Free People Allocator

Free People is looking for an Allocator who will maximize sales and profit through allocation and business analysis to achieve financial objectives.

• Meeting or exceeding sales and inventory goals
• Allocating for one or more product class
• Responsible for store sales and inventory plans for assigned merchandise categories
• Analyzing sales to stock ratios and product flow management-new purchase order and back stock allocations
• Ensuring the right product is delivered to stores at the right time
• Identifying opportunities and risks, recognizing trends by product category and attribute at the individual store and store group level
• Partnering with planning to run size and color selling analysis to place future size and color buys
• Collaborating with planning and buying to relate current store performance to impact upcoming buys
• Prepping for and participating in monthly reforecast, strategy, buy meetings, and division roll
• Communicating with distribution center as necessary
• Partnering with the visual team and participating in weekly turnover meetings
• Communicating weekly with DM’s about current business
• Collaborating with peers to ensure consistency of information, share best practices and develop systems knowledge

• Minimum 2 years allocation experience
• High Proficiency with Microsoft Excel
• Strong analytical skills measuring key retail metrics
• Strong capacity for multi-tasking with an operational mindset
• Ability to prioritize and maintain a high level of accuracy completing multiple tasks in a fast paced, dynamic environment.
• Strong communication skills
• Open to constructive feedback
• Team-oriented & collaborative
• Organized, with a strong attention to detail.

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