Allocation & Order Placement Manager (m/f/d)
C&A
- Vilvoorde, Vlaams Brabant
- Vast
- Voltijds
- Define the allocation by market by breaking down the EU planning by style. Reconcile the national allocations to fit with national intake budgets.
- Define initial store allocation by option based on demand.
- Define initial allocation versus replenishment in order to leverage replenishment to ensure bestselling stores are continuously being replenished.
- Ensure demand based replenishment to the right store in season.
- Initially define size bows on option/market level and afterwards also on store level.
- Daily and weekly responsiveness to sales trends by looking into sales on option/size/store level and adapt allocation and replenishment based on these learnings.
- Synthesizing vast amount of data to comprehensive exception based reporting (size/store).
- Define seasonality sales curves based on history and market trends, anticipating sales peaks or lows down to store level.
- Keep integrity of the range intact while allocating. Monitor Open-to-buy on market level, forecast future intakes and take action where required to ensure this integrity and guarantee the intakes as planned.
- Ensure size availability on core programs.
- Seasonal allocation review. During this review the allocation and replenishment framework will be signed off. Ensure a robust allocation strategy to optimize sales.
- Extensive knowledge of allocation and replenishment
- Financial and analytical rigor in combination with product affinity to enable consumer focused decisions
- Extensive knowledge of forecasting, understanding seasonality curves and trends taking into account multiple factors like promotions, events, range assortment, etc
- Superior knowledge of the retail equation
- Strong comfortability with massive amount of detail and data
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent
- Minimum 3 year of relevant experience in allocation
- Fluent in business English, oral and written
- Extensive knowledge of Microsoft Excel
- Preferred: Good knowledge of Datawarehouse reporting
- Proven leadership skills with the ability to inspire and develop teams
- An exciting job in an international and inspirational working environment
- In-depth induction into your new role
- A positive working atmosphere with an open feedback culture
- The option to work from home
- In addition, you will enjoy attractive discounts including a public transport travel pass