Specialist Merchandising Allocator - EM South
adidas Group · Cape Town, Western Cape
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- Responsible for the execution of all Allocations and Replenishment for the Franchise Stores across your Portfolio. Manage the implementation of the allocation strategy.
- Deliver thorough analysis for initial allocations, ensuring optimum stock availability. Manage replenishment through quick and efficient reactions to drive profitable stock investment.
Key Responsibilities
- Plan and execute allocations to ensure that store needs are covered
- Ensure optimal initial volumes to achieve store sales plans.
- Provide accurate information to deliver effective replenishment to stores
- Active participation in departmental analysis down to store and size to enable trade
- Manage launches including tracking launch stock inbound as well as outbound.
- Attend Launch meetings and feedback to Concept Store team.
- Execute new store opening store plan.
- Support the planning lead in the execution of markdowns and price changes.
- Effective use of reports available for analysis
- Work closely with Field team to manage store queries as well sending comms to stores.
- Leverage relationships with cross-functional teams e.g. DC, Operations, CTC, Omni channel to obtain information necessary to achieve business objectives.
Key Relationships
- Africa Export Franchise Excellence and Merch Teams
- Franchise Store Operations
- Partner Merchandising Team members
- Partner Warehouse Contacts – Supply Chain
- Concept Store HUB Merchandise team
- Brand, Omnichannel teams
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Commercial understanding and a merchant mind set
- Efficient and accurate attention to detail
- Good working knowledge of computer software MS Word, PowerPoint
- Intermediate to advanced working experience on Excel
- Commercial understanding and a merchant mind set
- Ability to work collaboratively within a team
- Ability to work under pressure.
- Ability to communicate effectively in English, both written and verbal.
Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualification
- Relevant retail/ business qualification.
- 3- 5 years retail experience
- At least 2 years' experience as a allocator.