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.

• 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