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About the Inventory Management Team
You will be part of the Inventory Planning organization is responsible for the strategic planning of inventory positions to drive sales, manage inventory turn and meet or exceed financial targets for your area of responsibility. Inventory associates are innovators, optimizers and problem solvers who are constantly seeking opportunities to move the business forward. You will collaborate with other business functions to support a product strategy intended to meet our customer’s needs.
Overview of the Distribution Analyst role
You will ensure that the store stock on hand is correct to support sales. You will translate assortment and buy plans into distribution parameters. You will allocate merchandise to stores, analyze and adjust store parameters to maximize sales and profit.

YOUR JOURNEY IN CONTINUED LEARNING

• In-person and online learning opportunities through WSI University
• Cross-brand and cross-function career opportunities
• Resources for self-development
• Advisor (Mentor) program
• Career development workshops and learning programsSpeaker series
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  WSI will not now or in the future commence an immigration case or “sponsor” an individual for this position (for example, H-1B or other employment-based immigration
  This role is not eligible for relocation assistance.
  Williams-Sonoma, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Williams-Sonoma, Inc. will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, or other applicable state or local laws and ordinances.
  

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Our Company
Founded in 1956, Williams-Sonoma, Inc. is the premier specialty retailer of high-quality products for the kitchen and home in the United States. Our family of brands are Williams Sonoma, Williams Sonoma Home, Pottery Barn, Pottery Barn teen, pottery barn kids, Rejuvenation, Mark & Graham, west elm, or Outward. These brands are among the best known and most respected in the industry. We offer beautifully-designed, stylish and functional products for every area of the home, including the kitchen, living room, bedroom, home office, closet, laundry room and even outdoor spaces. We’ve seen some big changes since our first brick-and-mortar store opened more than half of a century ago. What hasn’t changed is our passion for high-quality products, functional design, outstanding customer service, and enhancing the lives of our customers and the communities where we operate. Today, we’re a multi-brand, multi-channel, global enterprise supported by state-of-the-art technology and some of the most talented teams in retailing - and we’re always looking for new energy and ideas

• Develop distribution strategies and utilize JDA to maximize in stock position
• Translate assortment and buy plans into distribution parameters
• Analyze stock to sales and adjust store parameters to increase or decrease product flow
• Work with visual floor set to insure in stock and presentation quantity by location
• Manage new store planned inventory levels to insure in stock store opening
• Recommend to Planner and merchant distribution strategies to maximize business
• Monitor and resolve inventory control issues with on hand accuracy and data integrity
• Insure stores maintain appropriate in stock services levels weeks on hand
• Create and update store groups to support distribution strategy
• Operate a computer and communicate via telephoneTransport materials and equipment and lift, move, and carry objects up to 50 pounds on a limited basis