Sportscraft - Assistant Planner

Description of Role

The Allocator is part of Sportscraft’s Planning team, helping to bring seasonal planning strategies to life across our online and store network. This role manages store inventory performance through precise allocation, replenishment and stock transfers, supported by continuous analysis of sales and stock levels. Partnering closely with Planning, Visual Merchandising, Retail Operations and Logistics, the Allocator makes sure each store receives the right product at the right time, driving full-price sell-through, maintaining strong stock and size availability and reducing the risk of markdowns.

Key Responsibilities

• Management of allocations and replenishment in line with planning strategies across stores, online and distribution centre.
• Analyse store level sales, stock performance and inventory levels to maximise opportunities and limit risk.
• Analyse store profiles, grading and size allocations to continue accurate stock allocations.
• Recommend store consolidations on best sellers and fragmented stock to minimise the risk of markdowns.
• Manage the opening stock packages and allocations for new store openings.
• Run key Monday reports, analysing the data to give suggestions to the planning team.
• Collate promotion and markdown lists, communicate with wider team the plans and upload pricing to AP21 system.
• Review key essential and program styles regularly to ensure we achieve our in-stock targets.
• Liaising with key external and internal stakeholders to ensure all allocation deadlines are met. Maintain delivery schedules to drive intake and allocation decisions.
• Management of Core and Seasonal stock allocations.
• Work with Planner to produce appropriate sizing ratios for seasonal use.
• Run replenishment twice weekly.
• Item registration and Purchase Order management

Knowledge & Experience

• A minimum of one year in a similar role to be considered.
• Tertiary qualifications in business / marketing / retail
• Specific experience in a high SKU department is highly desirable
• Data driven with a high attention to detail
• Analytical capability - this role requires you to be able to support the Planner and adjacent teams with reporting and detailed analysis
• Excel is your friend best friend! You must be comfortable navigating Excel and using it to manipulate data
• You are passionate about our brand and products: Retail is what you love and where you want to be