Overview:
Responsible for merchandise allocation across the store base for assigned departments. Duties include allocation of new receipts, replenishment of warehouse back stock, and overall management of store level inventories.
Responsibilities:
- Perform the sales allocation operations efficiently in order to ensure financial success by achieving sales and inventory targets and service levels
- Coordinate with store personnel, merchandising and inventory planner for assortment needs, selection and allocation
- Act as the subject matter expert for inventory movement and flow through the Kirklands supply chain
- Provide sound decision making on outbound priorities and be the steward of store inventory levels for areas of responsibility
- Perform sales reviews and assortment plans for seasons and coordinate with inventory planning and merchandising teams to perform initial release and subsequent replenishments and maintain size grading and flow sheets
- Create and analyze reporting, size selling data in order to identify improvement opportunities and implement allocation strategies to maximize business
- Perform the allocations on time in order to maintain the flow of merchandise and meet logistic requirements
- Maintain good relationship with different departments in order to contribute on strategies, share best practices and improve the business knowledge.
- Partner with store teams on specific merchandise needs.
- Assertively take on special projects when needed.
- Performs other duties as necessary.
- Demonstrates a commitment to Kirklands Values
Qualifications:
- Bachelors Degree.
- 2 or more years of experience.
- Analytical Experience, understanding of retail math, problem solving skills, proficiency in Microsoft Excel and an aptitude to learn technical applications quickly.
- Retail store experience a plus.
- Highly motivated and results oriented.
- Ability to build and maintain strong working relationships.
- Demonstrates strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Must be proficient in Microsoft Excel
- Ability to work at a computer for extended periods of time.