Job Description

Job Description:

Job Title: Outlet Allocator
Duration: 02/12/2024 to 31/01/2025

Hourly Rate: 15- 18

Shifts: Monday to Friday - 8hr/day (4 days in the office, 1 day from home)

Location: London SW1P

Availability: Immediate start or short notice required

Organisation Unit: Merchandising, Europe & Middle East, India & Africa

Scope Of Job: EMEIA

PURPOSE:
Execute and communicate Allocation strategies for the Outlet channel to optimise inventory levels and maximise sales by site.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Allocation tool:

• Be efficient with our allocation & replenishment tool (A&R)
• Understanding of SAP system

Day to Day Allocation:

• In partnership with the Senior Allocator complete daily picks for stores in the Outlet network
• Liaise with Hub & Logistics teams to ensure picks get to stores in a timely manner
• Supports ad hoc store requests - ensuring prompt deliveries
• Produce weekly updates on key product / operational moments to support store teams
• Ensure maximisation of sales, inventory & stock turn, at total channel level
• Produce weekly analysis reports for Outlet channel, to identify potential out of stocks, size imbalances and areas of opportunity at combination level, and proactively react and communicate to relevant teams.
• Produce weekly capacity reports to aid the identification of potential opportunities and risks, based on Floorplans and stock flow.
• Strive to educate key interfaces about the Allocation function and constantly look for opportunities to enhance current working practices.
• Establish themselves as the key point of contact for stores and the Outlet Operations team

People Management:

• Supports the Senior Allocator with the achievements of the Allocation strategies.
• Actively promotes the Allocation function to the wider teams.

MEASURE OF SUCCESS

• Meeting and / or exceeding budgeted financial metrics including sales, margin and inventory targets, within the Outlet channel
• Optimise overall store inventory levels
• Contributes to a highly motivated team, and proactively fosters collaboration among cross functional teams (Merchandising, Planning, VM, Regional Retail Directors, Stores, Operations and Logistics).

CONNECTING WITH OTHERS

• Merchandising, VM, Regional Planning, Regional Directors, Finance, Stores, Logistics and Distribution.

QUALIFICATION:

• Educated to degree level with some experience within allocation, merchandising or planning
• Strong excel skills & experience of using Allocation tools

BEHAVIOURS:

• Commercial, Numerical with Strong excel skills, Adaptable, Problem Solving, Strong communication skills

Guidant Global (BH4SF) is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.