Ricki's Home Office Allocation Analyst

WE VALUE:
Passion - believes in our brands, loves fashion

Drive Results
- deliver results through motivation, inspiration, and accountability

Personal Leadership - trust, integrity, respect, foster collaboration, initiative

End Poverty in Women & Breast Cancer Awareness - community involvement

THE CAREER OPPORTUNITY:
We are seeking experienced retail Allocation Analyst to join Ricki’s Home Office located in Winnipeg. This role looks after both brands - Ricki’s and cleo. If you're an accurate and organized person who is all about the details, then a career as an allocation analyst might make an exciting and fitting goal for you

Allocation analysts support in creating, managing, executing and analyzing inventory plans at the product/category/item level to maximize business opportunities. The allocation analyst will manage replenishment allocations, conduct analysis and generate recommendations to drive future purchases and merchandising strategies. In partnership with the Allocations Manager, Buying and Planning teams, our Allocations Analysts ensure timely flow of merchandise from the Distribution Centre to stores to support the assortment strategy and in-store marketing events. The position is full -time at 37.5 hours with benefits.

**MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES**:

- Maintains and develops business strategies and initiatives that drive profitable results.
- Oversee and assess inventory (i.e. blend, depth) and make recommendations to ensure right product in right stores at right times.
- Develop plans by analyzing historical data and current trends while identifying risks and opportunities. Reconcile plans from a top down and bottom up perspective to maximize financial objectives.
- Analyze and interpret reporting to validate plan achievement & assortment execution; and to accurately forecast future product needs.
- Responsible for determining appropriate allocation method and allocating merchandise to individual stores to achieve balanced stock and optimal sales performance.
- Run replenishment as business rules dictate - analyze numbers and determine replenishment methodology to be used by category and item. Managing replenishment allocations from distribution centre.
- Balance store inventories, initiate transfers/consolidations to maximize regular price sell-through.
- Participating in developing new store stock pile plans and executing the plan.
- Communicating regularly with the Allocations Manager to facilitate informed decision making.
- Creating and updating store rankings seasonally and in season to support store needs and to support future planning.
- Communicate with stores to help them maximize their business. Review, analyze and respond to product requests from stores.
- Share discoveries thru reports and discussions with stakeholders.

WHO YOU ARE:

- Team player who will demonstrate core team values.
- Able to think objectively and interpret meaningful themes from quantitative and qualitative data. Able to use rigorous logic and methods to solve problems with effective solutions.
- Clear communicator with the ability to interact with key decision makers at all levels in the organization.
- A self-starter that works well independently, as well as part of a team, in an open, collaborative environment without rigidly defined boundaries of “who does what”.

THE SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE WILL HAVE:

- Diploma in Fashion Merchandising or Business Administration or 2+ years’ experience in retail management or similar experience.
- Demonstrate an analytic ability, along with problem solving and decision making.
- Strong time management and organizational skills with the ability to prioritize and manage workload while multi-tasking to meet multiple deadlines.
- Strong collaboration and organizational skills and ability to work with a high-level of accountability.
- Demonstrate strong listening, written and oral communication skills
- Proficiency in retail math.

We thank all applicants for their interest however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Ricki’s/cleo is an equal opportunity employer. If chosen to participate in the selection process, accommodations are available upon request. We will consult with the applicant to provide or arrange suitable accommodation in a manner that takes into account the applicant’s accessibility needs.