Retail Allocator

## Retail Allocator Apply:
St. Albans, United Kingdom:
Full time:
Posted Today:
JR135505

At Skechers, getting the right product to the right store at the right time is key to driving retail performance. We're looking for a commercially minded and analytical Retail Allocator to join our team and help maximise sales opportunities across our international company-owned retail stores.

This is a fast-paced role where product knowledge, attention to detail and strong analytical skills are essential. You'll work closely with our Merchandising and Allocation teams to ensure our stores have the right stock, in the right quantities, at the right time. Using sales history, current trading trends and inventory levels, you'll identify opportunities to improve stock performance, maximise sales and minimise slow-moving inventory.

If you enjoy working with data, understanding retail trends and making commercially driven decisions, this could be your next move!

As our Retail Allocator, you'll play an important role in driving stock availability and optimising inventory across our international retail portfolio.
** What you'll do:**
* ** Get the right product to the right place** – allocate products across your assigned stores, taking into consideration individual store requirements and stock plans at store, gender and category level.
* ** Plan for key trading periods** – demonstrate a strong understanding of seasonal trading patterns, peak periods, bank holidays, half terms and other key events across the store portfolio.
* ** Manage seasonal allocations** – plan and allocate initial seasonal assortments by store, division and department, ensuring the right product mix is available to meet customer demand.
* ** React to sales trends** – review current sales performance and proactively adjust initial allocations to maximise opportunities and respond to changing customer demand.
* ** Own replenishment activity** – manage auto-replenishment processes and make proactive adjustments based on sales trends, seasonality and wider business requirements.
* ** Focus on key products** – identify and prioritise the top 24 SKUs by store, ensuring focus remains on the products driving the strongest sales opportunities.
* ** Optimise stock levels** – maintain the right balance of stock to sales by gender and category, ensuring stores have the appropriate inventory based on sales performance, capacity and volume.
* ** Develop allocation strategies** – establish and maintain allocation parameters that consider store capacity, sales performance, trends, product seasonality and product life cycle.
* ** Analyse and report** – review company-generated and localised reports to identify sales trends, support stock balancing and guide strategic allocation decisions.
* ** Identify opportunities** – carry out detailed store performance reviews, highlighting opportunities to improve sales, stock availability and overall inventory performance.
* ** Get closer to our stores** – attend store visits to develop a better understanding of individual store requirements, customer demand and trading opportunities.
* ** Balance inventory** – recommend and implement stock transfers between stores to improve stock availability and optimise inventory levels.
* ** Work collaboratively** – partner with the Merchandising and Allocation teams, as well as the wider Merchant team, to identify slow sellers, develop exit strategies and maximise product opportunities.
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* What we're looking for:

** We're looking for someone who is analytical, commercially aware and highly organised, with the ability to turn data and insights into effective stock allocation decisions. You'll be proactive, detail-focused and confident managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced retail…