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Allocator Jobs in Annapolis, MD at South Moon Under
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Company Overview:
Originating as a small surf shop in 1968, South Moon Under has evolved into a national fashion retailer. We are building a vibrant, diverse team of creative, friendly, skilled, and passionate people who want to work hard and win even harder. We value our employees, and we enable them to deliver their best work. If you want to work for a company where we drive for success every day, without compromising human connection, you’ve found your Team!
At South Moon Under, our mission is summed up in four words – love. create. drive. imagine. We love this team – We create and curate beautiful things – We drive to be our best and we inspire others to tap into their power – We imagine and execute on our visions every day. Our Team is filled with smart, skilled, dynamic, creative, and passionate employees who drive to be better every day. Our customers are our inspiration. We personally curate our products to make our customers look and feel good. When our customers walk into our stores, we aim to connect and spread the love.
General Summary:
The Allocator is responsible for supporting the Buying and Planning team initiatives in driving and optimizing sales, margins and inventory productivity through effective allocation of merchandise to retail stores. This person will support the Merchandise planning team in building inventory plans that support overall company financial sales plans and buyer’s assortment vision, supporting right product, right place, right time mentality.
Principle Duties and Responsibilities:
Develop and implement allocation and replenishment strategies
Analyzes and identify selling trends, acting to maximize selling potential and minimize risk to inventory objectives and profitability
Support the development of annual, seasonal, monthly & weekly merchandise plans
Construct inventory flow plans, with the goal to maximize inventory turn
Analyze trends and recommendations to influence cancellations, future purchases, and assortment strategies.
Analyze historic performance to identify areas of opportunity or risk.
Develop, maintain, update, and automate set of tools & reports to support the needs of the business.
Establish appropriate process & tools to review product assortments and store allocation notes; providing data & analysis to support decision making.
Maintain business processes and serve as subject matter expert for process improvements.
Partner with supply chain teams to implement consistent and profitable in-season replenishment strategies and practices.
Develop enterprise wide risk mitigation plans and execute when appropriate.
Test multiple business strategies simultaneously, quantifying & communicating business impacts and be able to report results clearly and concisely to Executive management.
Manage SKU & style intensive businesses.
Manage location intensive assortments.
Communicate effectively, and at times persuasively, with employees at all levels of the company.
Support and adhere to all company policies, procedures, and guidelines.
Other duties as assigned.
Job Required Knowledge, Skills and Education:
Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Finance, Fashion Merchandising, or a related field.
2+ years of allocation or planning experience preferred, or 3+ years of retail store experience.
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Title: Allocator
Company: South Moon Under
Location: Annapolis, MD
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