Coach is a global fashion house founded in New York in 1941. Inspired by the vision of Creative Director Stuart Vevers and the inclusive and courageous spirit of our hometown, we make beautiful things, crafted to last-for you to be yourself in.Coach is part of the Tapestry portfolio - a global house of brands committed to stretching what's possible.Job Title: Retail Allocator
Primary Purpose: The Allocator is responsible for effectively managing inventory levels to support Coach's overall North American sales and inventory plans. The Allocation team is highly collaborative and partners closely with a variety of cross-functional teams. This is a great opportunity for an individual with outstanding analytical and communication skills, who is strategic, motivated, and systems-savvy.The successful individual will leverage their proficiency in allocation to: - Effectively utilize appropriate allocation strategies to impact the financial success of selected departments.
- Continuously analyze and manage inventory levels at both distribution and store levels.
- Work closely with Buying Partners to clearly communicate allocation strategies, understand Buying strategies, and ensure alignment with cross-functional partners.
- Collaborate with peers to ensure consistency and accuracy of information, share best practices, and maximize systems knowledge.
- Advise on seasonal buy investment strategies to influence inventory levels based on channel performance and tiering strategies.The accomplished individual will possess:
- Advanced working knowledge of MS Excel required.
- Strong strategic thinking and outstanding analytical/quantitative skills with the ability to manage large amounts of data.
- Ability to effectively multi-task, prioritize, and adapt to a fast-paced, dynamic business environment.
- Excellent listening, communication, and presentation skills; ability to effectively interact and collaborate with team members and cross-functional and field partners at all levels.
- Understanding of how planning and allocation systems impact each other and ability to move between systems effectively and efficiently.
- A keen attention to detail and a drive to finish tasks accurately and efficiently.
- Excellent time management and prioritization skills.An outstanding professional will have:
- An equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered.
- Experience with allocation and reporting systems and databases (i.e. Allocate
Smart, Micro
Strategy, SAP).Our Competencies for All Employees: - Courage: Doesn't hold back anything that needs to be said; provides current, direct, complete, and "actionable" positive and corrective feedback to others.
- Creativity: Comes up with a lot of new and unique ideas; easily makes connections among previously unrelated notions.
- Customer Focus: Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers.
- Dealing with Ambiguity: Can effectively cope with change; can decide and act without having the total picture.
- Drive for Results: Can be counted on to exceed goals successfully; is constantly and consistently one of the top performers.
- Interpersonal Savvy: Relates well to all kinds of people; builds constructive and effective relationships.
- Learning on the Fly: Learns quickly when facing new problems; open to change; analyzes both successes and failures for clues to improvement.Our Competencies for All People Managers:
- Strategic Agility: Sees ahead clearly; can anticipate future consequences and trends accurately.
- Developing Direct Reports and Others: Provides challenging and stretching tasks and assignments; holds frequent development discussions.
- Building Effective Teams: Blends people into teams when needed; creates strong morale and spirit in their team.Coach is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer and we pride ourselves on hiring and developing the best people. All employment decisions are based on the applicant's or employee's qualifications as they relate to the requirements of the position under consideration.Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)Tapestry, Inc. will provide applicants and employees with reasonable accommodation for disabilities or religious beliefs. If you require reasonable accommodation to complete the application process, please contact Tapestry People Services at 1-855-566-9264 or employeerelations@tapestry.com.
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