Merchandise Analyst (Allocation)

Job description

Qualifications: - Allocate inbound merchandise and DC inventory based upon sales performance, trends, lost sales opportunities, and specific merchant category strategies. Maintain inventory balance by store across the chain. - Coordinate with buyer and planner to ensure stores have appropriate minimum quantities to both present the product correctly and support advertising. - Ensure new stores are allocated the correct assortment and inventory levels to support the category sales plan and any unique store characteristics. - Provide observations, conclusions and recommendations to the buyer, planner, and director, based on comparing actual results to the forecast, for the purpose of improving future allocation strategies. - Achieve annual sales dollar and inventory turn targets for assigned product areas at chain level. - Actively collaborate and communicate with the cross-functional team to meet goals, complete tasks and solve problems. Demonstrate strong analytical skills and the ability to recognize trends and prioritize workload. - Support buyers and planners with any requested ad hoc analysis, with a focus on providing data-driven observations, conclusions and recommendations....