Junior Manager Retail Allocator GCC

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YOUR MISSION:

Manages cross-channel product allocation strategies to maximise assortment efficiency and sales performance across online platforms and physical store channels.

Allocation:

• Execute and plan product allocations to stores based on range plans, store capacities and channel strategy.
• Manage regular replenishment cycles, ensure best-seller availability and refill zero-stock items to maintain in-store availability. Adjust week covers logic proactively according to Retail Calendar and sales trends.
• Plan & coordinate inter-store transfers in cooperation with the Manager Retail Buying.
• Monitor and manage slow-moving items, excess inventory and store selections based on current sales trends and recommend actions.
• Track ETAs to the warehouse and warehouse stock, ensuring smooth inventory flow.
• Own all allocation-related processes within the required systems (SAP, SITOO, PRISM) - these include price uploads, DN process, ASN creation, sales entity invoicing, subsequent debits and store transfers.
• Maintain allocation files.
  
  

Buying Support & Order Management:

• Place purchase orders in SAP.
• Track inbound deliveries in cooperation with the Retail Buying Manager to ensure timely stock allocation.
• Plan, coordinate and execute seasonal range changeovers across warehouses, online channels and stores with the Buying function.
• Liaise with logistics and warehouse teams to ensure on-time deliveries according to stores' receiving capacities and delivery timings.
• Partially support the buying function in defining seasonal product range and plans.
• Partially support in building sales strategies and send out plans on the article and location level.
  
  

Data Analysis:

• Track and analyse weekly, monthly and yearly sales, stock and sell-through reports from several ERP & POS systems.
• Maintain capacity and option count trackers, report findings within the team and stakeholders.
• Build and maintain allocation KPI dashboards to track stock availability, replenishment and depth.
• Track in-season availability in stores and provide recommendations on product additions to current in-store selections, as well as to future buys.
  
  

Cross-functional collaboration:

• Work closely with the Buying and Planning team to ensure timely product launches and implementation of seasonal strategies.
• Work closely with Visual Merchandising, Brand Marketing and Retail Operations to align retail and marketplace product allocations with brand and business objectives.
• Liaise with Retail Logistics to ensure timely and accurate delivery times.
• Coordinate with store managers and operations managers on stock availability and potential product opportunities on a weekly basis.
• Support new store openings by planning and executing initial range plans in line with store format and concept.
  
  

YOUR TALENT:

• Minimum 2 years of experience in retail allocation, merchandise planning, supply chain or another related field
• Preferably with a university degree in business-related areas
• Strong MS Office/ Excel skills
• Basic knowledge of Merchandising KPIs
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills (English)
• Strong understanding of ERP systems (SAP in particular) is a must
• Organised and detail-oriented
• Adaptability to work in a fast-paced retail environment and manage multiple priorities
• Team Player
  
  

PUMA supports over 21,000 employees across 120+ countries. The PUMA Group owns the brand PUMA, Cobra Golf and stichd, and is headquartered in Herzogenaurach, Germany.

PUMA provides equal opportunities for all job applicants, regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, or disability. Equality for all is one of the core principles at PUMA and we do not tolerate any form of harassment or discrimination.

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