What are the responsibilities and job description for the Analyst Allocations DTC position at PUMA Group?
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YOUR MISSION:
(Benefit Summary Corporate)
Pay may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.
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 is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. It is the policy of PUMA to prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type and to afford equal employment opportunities to all persons without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, gender, physical or mental disability, veteran-status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law.
YOUR MISSION:
- Exercises independent judgment in determining appropriate stock levels by analyzing current business trends and forecasts for each store and product type.
- Optimize product orders with consideration for several parameters, including, but not limited to store’s physical capacity, store’s daily receiving capacity, and distribution centers’ production capacity.
- Develop and execute product flow plans by considering distribution schedules, inventory capacity constraints and sales plans.
- Work closely with Merchandising, Planning and Store Operations teams to ensure merchandise strategies are executed in a timely manner. Orders are executed or adjusted based on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, promotional changes, marketing initiatives, etc.
- Collaborate with and influence multiple stakeholders to execute launches of new styles as inventory becomes available.
- In depth analysis of store activity against strategic plan to identify variances and opportunities.
- Issue transfers as needed to capitalize on top sellers and/or to ensure stores have capacity to continue receiving goods.
- Leveraging historic product data and input from field to identify store-specific trends and upcoming events that would influence allocations.
- Assist in various tasks, including store support for special projects.
- Analyze sales to stock ratios to ensure stores have the correct balance of inventory.
- Ensure purchase orders are completely fulfilled and shipped in a timely manner.
- 2 years retail experience preferred.
- Highly proficient in Microsoft Office, particularly in Excel.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills required.
- Prior analytical experience.
- Ability to resolve or effectively escalate issues.
- Ability to handle multiple demands calmly and efficiently, while maintaining high attention to detail.
- Must be self-motivated and a team player.
- Ability to exercise independent judgement, with sound decision making skills.
- Must be able to multitask and be extremely organized.
(Benefit Summary Corporate)
Pay may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.
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 is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. It is the policy of PUMA to prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type and to afford equal employment opportunities to all persons without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, gender, physical or mental disability, veteran-status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law.