Allocation Analyst

About us:

vineyard vines is a highly successful, privately held, American clothing and accessory retailer founded in 1998 on Martha’s Vineyard by brothers, Shep & Ian Murray. With Shep & Ian still at the helm today, vineyard vines has experienced exponential year over year growth and now operates over 120 retail locations including an outlet division, a successful e-commerce business, domestic distribution center, and expanding corporate headquarters. In addition, vineyard vines is carried in major department stores such as Nordstrom and Bloomingdales as well as numerous specialty boutiques across the US.

vineyard vines was founded on a state of mind that Every day should feel this good.

You don’t need to be on a beach, by the ocean or on vacation to have Every day should feel this good moments. It’s a state of mind that we all experience, and one where everyone is invited. At vineyard vines, we don’t just live an #EDSFTG life away from our desks—we bring it to work with us, too.

In our stores, at our Harbor Drive headquarters or working remotely, our company culture is fun, encouraging and welcoming to all. We work hard and play harder, and we never take ourselves too seriously. And while we have many company goals, our number one priority is making vineyard vines a great place to work for all employees.

Our team is our family, and we’d never have grown to where we are today without them. We’re committed to building an inclusive team across all channels, departments and stores within our community. We hope you’ll join us and see what the smiling pink whale is all about.

Overview:

The Allocation Analyst will manage inventory levels for the category across a fleet of retail stores, identifying risks & opportunities. They will partner with planning and merchandising to develop and execute responsive and proactive strategies accordingly.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage inventory from initial allocation through end of life cycle of merchandise, including replenishment and consolidation of goods to other stores or channels
• Manage overall store inventory levels based on store capacity, seasonality and selling curves
• Create and implement allocation, consolidation, and inventory sell down strategies
• Communicate to stores current out of stock items and inform them of inbound assortment
• Partner with stores to understand store specific allocation needs to create store attributes and clusters
• Create pre-season allocation strategies based on allocation mins, capacity, and store tiering
• Complete and share weekly business recaps with team and cross-functional partners
• Track and communicate delivery status to cross functional members with action plans
• Create store sales & inventory analysis and action plans
• Perform size selling analysis and provide recommendations for changes, at both the total buy and store level

What you bring:

• 1-3 years of Allocation Planning experience or relevant financial or field experience, with a preference for experience in JDA Allocation
• Possess a clear understanding of financial measurements and retail KPIs: sales, gross margin, weeks of supply, inventory turn, sell through, etc. and how to impact them
• Ability to negotiate with and influence peers, members of a cross-functional team, and management
• Strong interpersonal communication
• Strong time management, prioritization, and organizational skills
• Organizational skills are essential as well as the ability to multi-task and work on multiple projects simultaneously to meet deadlines
• Team focused, confident, and professional
• Ability to effectively receive and communicate feedback
• Passion for the vineyard vines brand

Every day will feel this good because:

• We have a fun-spirited entrepreneurial culture filled with truly “good” people
• We have flexible working hours and work from home days to accommodate your personal life
• We offer a generous employee discount so you can rep our lifestyle on-and-off the boat
• We offer a competitive salary package, 401-K, commuter benefits, and paid-family leave, health savings , flex spending accounts, life & disability insurance
• We have an onsite gym as well as health & financial wellness programs to keep you active
• We offer 2 summer Fridays to take off in addition to a competitive vacation policy & holiday calendar