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Senior Manager, Fashion Allocations Jobs in New York, NY at CHANEL
Title: Senior Manager, Fashion Allocations
Company: CHANEL
Location: New York, NY
At Chanel, we are focused on creating an inclusive culture that nurtures personal growth, contributing to collective progress. We believe the uniqueness of each individual increases the diversity, complementarity and effectiveness of our teams. We strongly encourage your application, as we value the perspective, experience and potential you could bring to CHANEL.About the role:Chanel’s Fashion division is seeking a Senior Manager of Allocations to lead the planning and execution for its product allocations and stock rebalancing. The individual will contribute to the achievement of our financial and inventory goals by 1. driving the in-season replenishment of the Core/Reoffered assortment to boutiques from our warehouse and 2. partnering with the Merchandise Planning team to evaluate boutique’s inventory position in comparison to sales. In addition to helping optimize our processes, the Senior Manager of Allocations will also have a key role in coordinating Warehouse related activities and the implementation of future allocations tools
This position works closely with Merchandise Planning, Buying, Supply Chain & Retail Operations.
What impact you can create at CHANEL:
Drive allocation strategies and execute bi-weekly allocations that support the OTB & Boutique’s needs. Prioritize allotment to maximize client demand during product scarcity
Analyze boutique’s inventory positions and collaborate with Merchandise Planning and Buying to impact future allocations and execute transfers/stock rebalancing
Ensure timely delivery of product to stores, building a relationship with warehouse teams, developing and adhering to time and action calendars
Liaise with warehouse to coordinate all Merchandise activity & provide monthly activity forecasts for capacity planning
Evaluate & consider impact of store capacity, events, visual merchandising & trends to allocations
Lead process of developing, updating and enhancing tools that support allocation planning and hind-sighting
Support change management and training for developments to our Allocations process
You are energized by:
Working cross functionally in a collaborative environment They will collaborate closely with partners in Merchandising, Visual Merchandising, Supply Chain and Store Operations
Managing ambiguity and problem solving through proactive, agile & resilient mindset
Balancing a strategic mindset with a hands-on, operational drive
Connecting the dots on problems, bring a key eye for details and expert problem perception
What you will bring to the team:
Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, and have aptitude to learn technical applications quickly
Experience in managing replenishment tool and strategies
Strong analytical prowess to reconcile data across multiple sources and to draw actionable insights
Capacity to organize and prioritize workload with an attention to detail
Demonstrate strength in communication and influencing skills
Experience in luxury retail business preferred
Position Logistics:
Minimum 7 years of Allocations and Merch Planning experience
Bachelor’s Degree required
Partially Remote: Role requires a minimum of three-days in-person office presence in the New York office
Chanel, Inc. reserves the right to edit, change, or make exceptions on designations where circumstances where deemed appropriate.
Compensation:
The anticipated base salary range for this position is $87,500 through $130,000. Base salary is one c…
