Allocator & Associate Buyer, DTC

5 days ago

Old Toronto, Canada TechAlliance of Southwestern Ontario, London Economic Development Corporation Full time
At ASICS, we empower our employees to pursue their career goals. If this sounds like you, then we want you on our team.

ASICS has been dedicated to designing the most technically advanced footwear and athletic products in the world for over 60 years. All of that comfort, fit, and functionality starts within the minds of the passionate people that work within our walls.

Based upon our core values, everyone's input and contributions are respected at ASICS America. We nurture a collaborative environment and hire team members that are never content, always pushing through their own limitations, continually in the pursuit of improving performance, are innovative and creative, reach for new challenges, and always aim to surpass the next goal.

Our Mission: We pledge to bring harmony to the body and soul

ASICS, an acronym derived from the Latin phrase, Anima Sana In Corpore Sano - a sound mind in a sound body. Staying true to the philosophy by which it was founded, every ASICS innovation, every concept, every idea is intended to create the best product. Our mission is to become the number one brand for the sports enthusiast. To accomplish this, we pledge to continue to make the best product; striving to build upon our technological advances and pushing the limits on what we can learn from the body and its needs in athletic gear.

POSITION PURPOSE / SUMMARY STATEMENT (defines the major functions/purpose of the position):

Reporting to the Category director, the Allocator & Associate buyer will be responsible for procuring and allocating merchandise assortments for our Direct-to-Consumer business. Located in Toronto, the Allocator & Associate buyer will work to create the appropriate merchandise mix based on Open-to-Buy, emerging market trends, along with meeting the assortment strategies established by ASICS management. Additionally, the Allocator & Associate buyer is responsible for ensuring ASICS DTC business has the right product, in the right channels, at the right time. This encompasses planning initial allocation of inventory and channel replenishment. The allocator will need to create a strong partnership with the Category team, Ecommerce team and retail stores to ensure strategies are aligned with merchandise and financial plans.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES (include titles of positions directly reporting to this position):

  • This position does not have supervisory responsibilities.

Organizational Relationships

  • Interacts with all levels throughout organization including employees and outside vendors.

Duties And Responsibilities

  • Responsible for all allocations and weekly replenishment to the stores, maintaining monthly store level sales forecast.
  • Create and maintain seasonal assortment sheets for all channels that represent the ASICS brand to the fullest; distribute and communicate changes to appropriate business partners on an ongoing basis.
  • Analyzes sales on a weekly basis to help determine sales opportunities and risks. Review and validate inventory requirements; create optimal inventory and sell thru strategies.
  • Manage channel and department sales curves to ensure proper size runs and quantities are sent out to stores.
  • Continually collaborate with Category team to maintain channel assortments while maximizing inventory productivity.
  • Create initial new store assortment plans to ensure the store meets both capacity and sales plans.
  • Weekly analysis/reports, to maximize sales opportunities and limit markdown risks.
  • Monitor timing of seasonal trends in stores.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

  • Strong retail math knowledge
  • Intermediate to advanced Microsoft Excel skills
  • Professional presentation and communication skills with ability to effectively communicate with varying levels of management.
  • Ability to analyze large amounts of data.
  • Ability to manage and track purchase orders and delivery of products.
  • Attention to detail, ability to multitask and prioritize tasks with strict deadlines.
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
  • Knowledge of ASICS product desired
  • Previous Allocation or Store Planning preferred.
  • Ability to build and maintain strong working relationships (specifically with Retail Buying and Distribution center)

Core Competencies

  • Customer Focus
  • Innovation & Creativity
  • Collaboration & Mutual Respect
  • Leadership
  • Results Driven

Education/Experience

 MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

  • 2+ years of experience as a Allocator/Associate Buyer or related experience
  • Bachelor’s Degree in a related field or equivalent work experience preferred.
  • Experience in SAP preferred.
  • Experience with Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

  • N/A

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: In general, the following physical demands are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to allow differently abled individuals to perform the essential functions of the job.

  • Must be able to see, hear, speak, and write clearly in order to communicate with employees and/or other customers.
  • Manual dexterity required.
  • Office work, some lifting, considerable walking

WORK ENVIRONMENT: In general, the following conditions of the work environment are representative of those that an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to allow differently abled individuals to perform the essential functions of the job within the environment.

  • The office is clean, orderly, properly lighted, and ventilated. Noise levels are considered low to moderate.

ASICS Canada reserves the right at any time, with or without notice, to alter or change job responsibilities, reassign, or transfer job position or assign additional job responsibilities within your general skill set or capabilities. ASICS Canada is an equal opportunity employer.

ASICS CCPA Pre-Collection Notice for Job Applications: We collect personal information (PI) from you in connection with your application for employment with ASICS Canada, including the following categories of PI: identifiers, personal records, professional or employment information, and inferences drawn from your PI. We collect your PI for our purposes, including performing services and operations related to your potential employment. For additional details or if you have questions, contact us at hrccpa@asics.com.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employee(s) assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of employee(s) assigned to this job. ASICS Canada reserves the right at any time, with or without notice, to alter or change job responsibilities, reassign or transfer job position or assign additional job responsibilities within your general skill set or capabilities. ASICS Canada is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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