Allocation Planner- Corporate Headquarters, Secaucus, NJ
hace 1 día
Secaucus
Position Summary: The Allocation Planner owns end-to-end inventory flow from distribution centers to stores across multiple categories, ensuring optimal product deployment and in-store execution. This role partners cross-functionally to drive continuous improvement in business performance through rigorous forecast review and analysis, effective allocation execution within the JDA system, and the development of data-driven store tiering strategies based on sales performance. The Allocation Planner is responsible for maintaining optimal inventory levels across both E-Commerce and store channels, leveraging an omni-channel perspective to balance demand, maximize sales, and improve inventory productivity. This role is also accountable for season readiness, including pre-season setup and ongoing management of forecast and inventory exceptions. The Allocation Planner evaluates year-over-year strategy shifts and key performance metrics to inform allocation decisions, ensuring alignment to demand and overall business objectives. Key Accountabilities: • Analyze pre-season plans and merchandising strategies to identify meaningful changes versus prior year and assess downstream allocation impact, • Translate top-line buy strategies into actionable store-level allocation plans, optimizing by style, color, and demand patterns, • Proactively identify and execute in-season allocation opportunities across all channels with an omni-channel inventory lens, • Monitor and adjust weekly inventory positions based on sales performance, inventory levels, pricing actions, and emerging trends across both E-Commerce and Stores channels, • Investigate inventory exceptions and forecast variances, conducting root cause analysis to inform corrective actions, • Partner cross-functionally with Merchandising, Planning, and Visual teams to align weekly strategies and execution priorities, • Ensure clarity and alignment across teams on replenishment strategies, new product flows, and key event readiness, • Analyze store-level sales and inventory trends to recommend adjustments to forecasts, assortments, and allocation strategies, • Provide in-season insights on product performance at the style, regional, district, and store level to inform decision-making, • Develop end-of-season analyses to identify store-level inventory and assortment opportunities for future optimization, • Identify and communicate opportunities to enhance tools, processes, and reporting capabilities, • Demonstrate ownership of personal development through proactive skill-building and continuous learning, • Support leadership with ad hoc analyses and special projects as needed Education and Experience: • Bachelor’s degree preferred, • 2-5 years of experience in related role Skills & Behaviors • Strong analytical capability with the ability to identify trends, patterns, and root causes to inform decision-making, • High level of technical aptitude with comfort navigating systems, tools, and data environments, • Solid understanding of retail fundamentals, including key metrics, terminology, and financial drivers, • Proficiency in BI and reporting tools (e.g., Cognos) with the ability to synthesize data into actionable insights, • Knowledge of the inventory lifecycle and its impact on sales, flow, and productivity, • Demonstrates a strong sense of urgency, ownership, and proactive problem-solving mindset, • Embraces new challenges and adapts quickly in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, • Proven ability to build effective cross-functional relationships at all levels of the organization, • Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to clearly articulate insights and recommendations, • Collaborative team player who contributes to a positive and results-driven work environment Details: • Full-time role located in Secaucus, New Jersey, • Hybrid work model includes in-office days on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday, • Health, Vision & Dental Insurance for full-time employees, • 401K with employer match program, • Generous employee discount The Children's Place is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a diverse and inclusive work environment.