Senior Allocation Analyst
Description
At Torrid we're committed to cultivating a welcoming, inclusive and diverse culture driven by a focus on open dialogue, empowerment, recruiting, training, development and retention. We believe inclusion of diverse backgrounds and perspectives is fundamental to our success.
- Collaborate with buyers and planners to develop and communicate a comprehensive assortment planning and allocation strategy that aligns financial and product goals by category or department.
- Manage the “pre-receiving” review of styles to ensure allocations to the stores are in line with the assortment and allocation plan.
- Support creation of clustering by class and/or product category for assortment planning and allocation purposes
- Analyze store attributes to understand specific market/store needs utilizing data to drive market segment purchases and allocations.
- Review inventory levels and store rankings by department/sub-department/class and develop strategies to optimize inventory with new receipts and replenishment.
- Perform in-season and post-season analysis to identify future opportunities.
- Participate in decisions regarding minimum buys, packing guidelines and allocation maximums per item.
- Build and manage New Store opening assortments based on sales and inventory targets.
- Own the operational functions and execution of replenishment.
- Collaborate with peers to ensure consistency of information, share best practices, and develop systems knowledge.
- Develop and foster effective working relationships with members of cross-functional team.
- Provide ad-hoc analysis and additional responsibilities as required.
- Additional tasks and analysis assigned by direct supervisor as business needs arise, trends change, or initiatives and priorities require it.
- This role will involve mentorship of allocation analysts and may include direct report responsibilities depending on the team structure and business needs.
- Bachelor's degree in Merchandising or Business, or equivalent experience preferred.
- 3+ years of retail experience in allocating and analyzing data required.
- Proficiency in Word, Excel, and Outlook (Microsoft Office Suite).
- Strong analytical and quantitative skills.
- Illustrates a dedication to meeting requirements of internal and external customers, responding to all customer requests promptly and thoroughly.
- Must be available to work on Pacific Time hours to meet the needs of the business.
- A culture where people are accepted and encouraged to be who they are.
- Competitive compensation, 401k with company matching contribution, plus potential to earn company performance-based bonuses.
- Comprehensive wellness package including, medical, dental, vision, and Flexible Spending Account
- Generous 50% employee discount and access to employee-only sales.
- Support the causes you’re passionate about. We pay you up to 32 hours annually for volunteering your time in the community.
- Tuition reimbursement program
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) - Aimed at helping employees address a variety of personal and family issues including legal financial consultations, mental health services and more.
- Discounts on cell phones, and computer purchases, entertainment tickets and more.
- Pet insurance for your fur babies.
- Work and learn alongside industry-leading executives while making huge strides in impacting the lives of women.
- You’ll be challenged and grow. Opportunity for upward mobility is available at all levels of the organization.
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