ALLOCATOR
The AKIRA Inventory Analyst will be responsible for maximizing the margin return of inventory in their division
The Role:
- Allocation of new invoices
- Weekly allocation of backstock to stores
- Markdown and Promotion suggestions made with margin, inventory aging and space management in mind
- Weekly review of aged product to capitalize on in-season transfer opportunities and maximize margin and sell through balancing potential savings against store labor costs
- Weekly review of store & customer transfer requests for your division
- Assessment of store groups with recommendations for change
- Weekly Recap to team about store performance by category with suggestions for future buying/allocation strategies
- Weekly Recap to team about space planning and management
- Monthly hindsight of inventory wins and missed opportunities for future improvement
- Work with inventory processing partners to keep inventory moving through warehouse efficiently
- Manage communication with stores regarding allocation and space planning
The Ideal Candidate:
- Not intimidated by charts, numbers or uncertainty
- Analytical and detail oriented
- Decisive and clear communicator who can unravel and explain complicated problems
- Has a “Whatever it takes” startup mentality
- Comfortable in Excel using basic formulas and pivot tables