Allocation Analyst

Job description

For over 35 years Northern Reflections has been attracting top talent to be the best specialty fashion apparel brand in our industry. With a thriving ecommerce business and stores from coast to coast in Canada, we are an innovative and passionate team striving to deliver an exceptional customer experience. Our quest for enthusiastic, cutting-edge people is vital to strengthening the brand, building trust and continued company growth.

We provide an environment of empowerment where cross-functional teams collaborate and support one another to achieve mutual goals. We value high performance teams where our Associates passionately engage in building relationships which fosters loyalty and trust. We pride ourselves in building lasting relationships with our Customers through an exceptional experience.

As our business evolves, our vision has remained constant....

We are devoted to our customers, passionate about our brand, and inspired by our people.

Reporting to the Sr. Manager, Allocation, the Allocation Analyst will manage the by-store inventory investment for their categories of the business by accurately flowing inventory to the stores in a timely and effective manner. The Allocation Analyst has a direct role and responsibility in the overall financial performance of their categories (Sales, Gross Margin and Turnover).

JOB DUTIES:

- Meets distribution standards for maximizing sales through effective and timely allocation.
- Analyze category data to provide recommendations to optimize store assortments, increase store turns, improve GMROI and reduce distribution costs
- Maintain and distribute key reports to support stakeholders; identify and communicate risks and opportunities
- Monitors and effectively adjusts replenishment flow based on current sales trends, communicating variances in basic and fashion item in stock and sell through rates
- Manage specific departments to support unique inventory needs for on-line business
- Demonstrates total knowledge of product layouts assortments and promotions, including regional and select store buys, and on-line store products.
- Build strong relationships with the buying team to understand assortment strategies that effects the inventory position by SKU and store to maximize inventory sell through.
- Communicates with Planners and Merchants on product flow issues and strategies.
- Reviews warehouse inventory and monitors stock levels accordingly
- Works closely with Buying Team and Distribution Centre on vendor compliance issues (layout and pack code discrepancies, sku and size variances)
- Identifies merchandise opportunities through constant contact with the Operations team.
- Build strong partnership with planners to understand the financial implications of business decisions that affect inventory, sales and margin.
- Provide in depth analysis and feedback by-size style/color to the business for initial buys and re-orders.
- Consolidations: prepare the analytics to recommend cost effective consolidations, as required to meet demand.

QUALIFICATIONS:

- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
- 2+ years of experience in allocation and/or analytical experience in a retail organization
- 2+ years of experience in allocation and/or merchandising support
- Strong analytical, critical thinking and customer service skills
- Excellent written and communication skills
- Post-secondary degree in a related field or equivalent experience

Flexible Language Requirement:

- French not required

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift

**Experience**:

- analytical experience in a retail organization: 2 years (required)
- Microsoft Excel: 2 years (required)