Allocation Specialist

Buck Mason is on the hunt for an experienced Allocation Specialist with an entrepreneurial mindset to join our Planning and Allocation team. If you love the puzzle that comes with getting the right product in the right place to ensure a superb customer experience, then read on!

As the principal allocator, you will play an integral role in building the organization's capabilities and maximizing growth and profitability through strategic optimization across all channels. You will collaborate cross functionally with Retail, Merchandising, Supply Chain, Ecommerce and Operations in order to create, execute and maintain seasonal inventory strategies.

        Analyze sales and inventory trends by store location and specs to develop SKU-level allocation plans.

        Develop allocation processes that allow us to act quickly and smoothly with inventory placement.

        Contribute to the development of seasonal launch calendars that align with brand strategies.

        Monitor customer nuances by location to provide recommendations on new product placement.

        Act as the point person to our retail stores on all inventory related questions.

        Partner with Planning and Merchandising in developing a tiered door structure for core and seasonal SKUs.

        Work with your cross functional partners on SKU end-of-life consolidation strategies.

 

        3-5 year of experience in retail allocation. Preferably in apparel, but not required.

        Loves working in Excel and creating a masterful Excel tool. (You've probably watched at least one YouTube Excel tutorial).

        Welcomes the challenge of learning a new software/BI Tool.

        Sees problems as an opportunity to find creative solutions and improve processes.

        Interpersonal Skills! You will be the main inventory contact for a couple dozen managers. (And we mentioned cross-functional partners, right?)

        Attention to Detail are not just words on your CV.

        The words "Effective Time Management" excite you.

        Confident in making recommendations because you've done the research to back them up.

        Based in Los Angeles, CA.

Buck Mason is committed to building and supporting inclusive and representative communities, long-term career opportunities and extends Equal Employment Opportunities to qualified applicants and employees on an equal basis regardless of an individual's age, race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy status, marital status, military or veteran status, genetic disposition or any other reason protected by law. 

 

Founded in 2013 by Sasha Koehn and Erik Allen Ford, Buck Mason makes simplified clothing for the modern man. At the heart of everything we do is the unclouded California ethos of quality, restraint, and integrity. We take iconic pieces and reconstruct them in hard-wearing fabrics, with timeless details, and the perfect fit. Our goal is to offer fashion that is less complicated, building pared-down essentials that live beyond a single season. With its corporate offices headquartered in Los Angeles, Buck Mason's retail footprint extends from sea to sea, through e-commerce and brick-and-mortar locations in Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York, Austin, Nashville, Seattle, DC and more.