Planning & Allocation Analyst

Serving the needs of all families with young children, Carter’s Inc. is the largest North American apparel retailer exclusively for babies and young children, encompassing Carter’s, OshKosh B’gosh, Skip*Hop and Little Planet brands. Meaningful work, constant learning, genuine people, and a community guided by core values that promote inclusion and innovation is in everything we do. There are many reasons to build your career at Carter's.Hou You'll Will Make An Impact:The Planning & Allocation Analyst partners with the Planning, Merchandise, and DC teams to achieve the overall financial and strategic objectives of the organization. Their core function consists of maintaining, analyzing, and reporting on allocation strategies, highlighting performance drivers and opportunities that will impact top and bottom-line sales. Along with all allocations, analysis, and inventory management for their area of coverage.70%: Allocations and Inventory ManagementExecuting inventory allocations through Launch, Backup and New Store for each item in area of responsibility.Collaboration with Business Partners to improve inventory management by optimizing constraints, configurations and attributing throughout product life cycles.Overseeing system forecasts and working collaboratively with Planners to align on marketing strategies, growth initiatives and overall business objectivesWorking closely with Planners and Category Managers to synchronize sales and inventory strategies, ensuring timely and efficient product delivery to stores.Ensure inventory is consistently balanced across stores by considering factors such as sales volume, store type, and individual store capacity on a weekly basisProactively collaborate with the Planning and Merchandising teams to analyze the business performance, monitor in-store and DC inventory levels, manage flow requirements to optimize inventory, achieve sales plans, maintain WOS balance and minimize stockoutsPartnership with Merchandise Associates, DC Partners, Category Managers, Planners, and Sr. Analyst to address and resolve inventory concerns, ensuring every unit is accurately accounted for and actioned.30%: Reporting and Analytics Leverage analytics and critical thinking to develop and refine inventory strategies, remain agile to course-correct and make informed, data-driven decisionsConduct detailed analysis of store inventory at the product level to identify over- and under- performing items/collections, providing actionable suggestions for improvement.Provide ad hoc analysis to Planners and Buyers, identifying opportunities and risks, such as lost sales, and exit strategies, while supporting purchase decisions by recommending pack sizes, buy quantities and optimal assortmentsParticipation in meetings with Allocation team, Business Partners, and Allocation Manager to align on corporate initiative and goals and share data-driven insights and recommendations.Supporting market analysis and store profiling through store visits, researching and understanding the competitive landscape, demographic nuances, weather and seasonal anomalies and any other relevant store attributing impacts.WE’D LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU IF: Must have:Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experienceMinimum 2+ years of Retail Analysis & AllocationsProficient in Microsoft Office - ability to manipulate large data and develop professional analysis and presentations.Strong analytical skills, experienced in retail math concepts and a solid understanding of retail KPI’s.Must be able to work as part of a team and independently with strong attention to detail.Ability to adapt to changing priorities with ease and composure while continuing to meet deadlines.Excellent communication skills, written and verbal, with the ability to express ideas, problems, recommendations, and solutions with clarity.Preferred skills and experience:Experienced with Inventory Smart, OMNIA, and Tableau are strong assets.MAKE A CAREER AT CARTER’S:Career Development: Success starts from within, and we have several paths from which you can choose to enhance your career evolution. From Carter’s University to Toastmasters to mentorship programs and more, we encourage you to utilize these tools to elevate your professional prowess.NOTE: This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. The duties described may be changed or reassigned at the discretion of management, and the employee may be required to perform duties that are not listed in the job description.Carter’s | OshKosh is an equal opportunity employer and encourages all interested and qualified candidates to apply. Should you require any type of accommodation, please do not hesitate to contact us. Carter’s | OshKosh est un employeur souscrivant au principe de l'égalité d'accès à l'emploi et encourage tous les candidats intéressés et qualifiés à postuler. Si vous avez besoin de certaines mesures d'adaptation, n'hésitez pas à communiquer avec nous. .