Allocation Planner at Everlane in Los Angeles, CA

Clean luxury. Better for you. At Everlane, we believe luxury should be as effortless as it is conscious. We partner with ethical factories, work with premium, sustainably sourced materials, and strive to leave the industry cleaner than we found it. There's still much to do, and we're excited to grow a team of motivated humans ready for the challenge. The journey toward better continues.

 

We are actively seeking an Allocation Planner reporting to the Director of Planning to support the optimization of inventory across channels through data-driven forecasts, constant monitoring of performance for opportunity, customer focus, and cross-functional collaboration. 

 

You are a highly analytical individual who knows Excel like the back of your hand, and you enjoy building models and systems to drive accuracy and efficiency.  You understand how different channels operate, and are willing to dive deep to figure out how to optimize sales and inventory turnover at the location level.  You understand supply chains and the logistics of moving inventory from place to place.  You are nimble enough to utilize our wealth of historical data and to test hypotheses and theoretical forecasts for unknown growth opportunities such as new store locations.  

 

You are extremely organized and can manage a detailed calendar with inflexible deadlines.  You will collaborate with Merchandising, Planning, Retail Operations , and Logistics, so the ability to communicate clearly and effectively across departments is critical.  You will partner with merchandising to inform decisions about location assortments to maximize productivity and inventory efficiency.

 

This is a full-time role. We are open to remote candidates who can support East Coast hours where our warehouse and retail leadership is located.

Your day-to-day:

 

• Develop optimal inventory targets by location to maximize inventory turnover and revenue
• Take action to allocate and move inventory to meet in stock and inventory turnover targets by location
• Drive allocation through analytics
• Support pre-season and reporting needs for all things store - cc counts, high velocity selling, stock out opportunities
• Work with merchandising to inform decisions about location assortments to maximize productivity and inventory efficiency
• Generate and manage weekly size-level allocations for stores
• Collaborate with logistics to ensure optimal inventory flows and to manage distribution center capacity and workflow
• Collaborate with logistics and store leadership on allocation and flow timing to optimize sales and store workload
• Perform a variety of analyses and tasks to improve understanding of business trends and opportunities
• Build tools and dashboards to streamline business processes
• Daily  communication and coordination with retail leadership.
• Working in anaplan or other planning software.

We'd love to hear from you if you have:

 

• 2+ years experience in inventory planning, distribution, finance, operations, or data analytics
• Advanced competency in Excel
• Familiarity with inventory planning concepts and theory
• Top-notch analytical, financial modeling and problem solving skills
• Highly organized with a meticulous attention to detail
• Ability to quickly adapt to change and new processes
• Passion for retail, minimalist design and disrupting an age-old industry
• Familiarity with using AI or advanced learning to automate tasks.

The Fine Print:

 

Work Arrangement: This is a full-time role. If you are located near our Los Angeles office, you will follow a hybrid schedule, with three days in-office (Tuesday–Thursday) at Everlane's LA Arts District location. All candidates must be available to work East Coast hours. 

 

California Residents:  At Everlane, we carefully consider a wide range of compensation factors, including your background and experience. These considerations can cause your compensation to vary. The annual compensation range for this role is $70,000 - 100,000.. This range is based on the New York Metro geographic area and the actual pay may vary depending on your skills, qualifications, experience, and geographic location. 

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