Retail Merchandising Allocator - Ems Trading And Allocation (6-Months Temporary Contract) at adidas Group

Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organisation

Support the execution of in-season Allocation and Trading for the DTC Value Stores. Deliver initial allocations, ensuring quick and efficient reactions to fast changing market environment to manage the implementation of the allocation strategy.

Key Responsibilities

• Plan and execute allocations to assure that store needs are covered by following the channel Ranges provided by VC Buyer and Planner. Ensure optimal initial volumes to achieve store sales plans.
• Manage and execute replenishment and consolidations across VC stores.
• Manage inventory movement from DC to store as well as inter brand transfers.
• Attend BAAT meetings and feedback to team.
• Execute new store opening store plan.
• Manage and execute markdowns and price changes.
• Work closely with Field team to manage store queries as well sending comms to stores.
• Serve as a representative voice of trading and allocation in cross-functional workstreams to ensure teams are working collectively towards organisational objectives.
• Leverage relationships with cross-functional teams (e.g. DC, Operations) to obtain information necessary to achieve business objectives. 

Key Relationships

• Retail Operations.
• Local Retail Teams.
• Customer Service.
• Planning and Buying.
• Warehouse Contacts – Distributions and Solutions.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Specialist with technical skills related to in-season Allocation and Trading for a multichannel direct to consumer (own retail) global brand.
• Broad and deep knowledge of merchandising and retail supply and operations topics and broad knowledge of other functional areas involved in the Allocations and Trading process.
• Knowledge on Excel.

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualification

• University degree in business, ideally with marketing and sales focus or equivalent professional experience.
• 2 - 3 years relevant work experience.