Junior Manager Retail Allocator GCC
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About the Role
PUMA seeks a Junior Manager Retail Allocator to manage cross-channel product allocation strategies, optimize inventory flow, and support buying functions. The role requires 2+ years of retail allocation experience, strong SAP skills, and analytical abilities.
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Responsibilities
- Execute and plan product allocations to stores based on range plans, store capacities and channel strategy
- Manage regular replenishment cycles, ensure best seller availability and refill zero stock items
- Plan and coordinate inter store transfers in cooperation with the Manager Retail Buying
- Monitor and manage slow moving items, excess inventory and store selections
- Track ETAs to the warehouse and warehouse stock, ensuring smooth inventory flow
- Own all allocation related processes within SAP, SITOO, PRISM
- Place purchase orders in SAP and track inbound deliveries
- Plan, coordinate and execute seasonal range changeovers
- Track and analyse weekly, monthly and yearly sales, stock and sell through reports
- Build and maintain allocation KPI dashboards
- Work closely with Buying, Planning, Visual Merchandising, Brand Marketing and Retail Operations
- Support new store openings by planning and executing initial range plans
Requirements
- Minimum 2 years of experience in retail allocation, merchandise planning, supply chain or related field
- University degree in business related areas preferred
- Strong MS Office/Excel skills
- Basic knowledge of Merchandising KPIs
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills (English)
- Strong understanding of ERP systems (SAP in particular)
- Organized and detail oriented
- Adaptability to work in a fast paced retail environment
- Team player
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Mission
- Manages cross channel product allocation strategies to maximise assortment efficiency and sales performance across online platforms and physical store channels.
Allocation
- Execute and plan product allocations to stores based on range plans, store capacities and channel strategy.
- Manage regular replenishment cycles, ensure best seller availability and refill zero stock items to maintain in store availability. Adjust week covers logic proactively according to Retail Calendar and sales trends.
- Plan & coordinate inter store transfers in cooperation with the Manager Retail Buying.
- Monitor and manage slow moving items, excess inventory and store selections based on current sales trends and recommend actions.
- Track ETAs to the warehouse and warehouse stock, ensuring smooth inventory flow.
- Own all allocation related processes within the required systems (SAP, SITOO, PRISM) these include price uploads, DN process, ASN creation, sales entity invoicing, subsequent debits and store transfers.
- Maintain allocation files.
Buying Support & Order Management
- Place purchase orders in SAP.
- Track inbound deliveries in cooperation with the Retail Buying Manager to ensure timely stock allocation.
- Plan, coordinate and execute seasonal range changeovers across warehouses, online channels and stores with the Buying function.
- Liaise with logistics and warehouse teams to ensure on time deliveries according to stores' receiving capacities and delivery timings.
- Partially support the buying function in defining seasonal product range and plans.
- Partially support in building sales strategies and send out plans on the article and location level.
Data Analysis
- Track and analyse weekly, monthly and yearly sales, stock and sell through reports from several ERP & POS systems.
- Maintain capacity and option count trackers, report findings within the team and stakeholders.
- Build and maintain allocation KPI dashboards to track stock availability, replenishment and depth.
- Track in season availability in stores and provide recommendations on product additions to current in store selections, as well as to future buys.
Cross functional collaboration
- Work closely with the Buying and Planning team to ensure timely product launches and implementation of seasonal strategies.
- Work closely with Visual Merchandising, Brand Marketing and Retail Operations to align retail and marketplace product allocations with brand and business objectives.
- Liaise with Retail Logistics to ensure timely and accurate delivery times.
- Coordinate with store managers and operations managers on stock availability and potential product opportunities on a weekly basis.
- Support new store openings by planning and executing initial range plans in line with store format and concept.
Your Talent
- Minimum 2 years of experience in retail allocation, merchandise planning, supply chain or another related field
- Preferably with a university degree in business related areas
- Strong MS Office/ Excel skills
- Basic knowledge of Merchandising KPIs
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills (English)
- Strong understanding of ERP systems (SAP in particular) is a must
- Organised and detail oriented
- Adaptability to work in a fast paced retail environment and manage multiple priorities
- Team Player
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