Retail Inventory Analyst - Raleigh,NC
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Johnnie-O is a branded lifestyle apparel company, founded in 2005 in Santa Monica, CA, that embodies living your best life. Its blend of Southern California lifestyle coupled with a hint of East Coast tradition and Midwest grit creates a truly distinct point of view within the lifestyle apparel industry. Johnnie-O is a unique lifestyle apparel brand providing classic, casual pieces for men and boys. The brand fills a niche in the apparel marketplace between the traditional East Coast “preppy” brands and West Coast “surf” brands. The Johnnie-O brand is both a personality and an experience that can be described as fun, fresh, tongue-in-cheek, accessible, active and family-oriented.
Johnnie-O is a fast-growing multi-channel apparel company. We seek to attract highly motivated individuals that want to work as a team and share in the commitment, responsibility and discipline required to achieve our vision. Johnnie-O management philosophy is based on responsibility and mutual respect. We are a fun and dynamic bunch that are motivated in working to get the company to the next level. Our employees are smart, creative, and passionate individuals who meet the same superior standards we set for our products. We embrace talented people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. It is our goal to hire high-energy, diverse, bright, creative, and flexible individuals who thrive in a fast-paced work environment.
The Role
Johnnie-O is looking for a Retail Inventory Analyst who will be responsible for monitoring inventory levels as well as coordinating account management of all retail stores to meet business objectives for rapidly growing brick & mortar presence. Additional responsibilities include replenishment of all doors, monitoring store silo / category sales, identifying trends, and monitoring the scope and timing of seasonal changes.
Essential Functions:
- Pro-actively manage replenishment forecast / needs based on current and historical inventory and sales performance – developed at category level and implemented down to SKU level specifics.
- Identify weekly, monthly, and seasonal sales trends and formulate action plans to effectively manage stock to sales.
- Highlight risks / areas of opportunity: Top Sellers, Bottom Sellers, Sell-Through, etc. - identifying key opportunities and providing appropriate recommendations to merchandising team.
- Review KPIs on a regular basis to maximize inventory productivity and sell through – sales, inventory turnover, & on hand inventory levels by location to determine replenishment needs.
- Regularly communicate any inventory concerns with Retail cross functional partners.
- Maintains consistent stream of communication with store managers regarding overall feedback.
- Maintains integrity of inventory database such as min max stock levels, category sales curves, store sales curves, etc.
- Manage shipments and deliveries - execute timely processing and follow up of orders to ensure targeted in stock levels and communicate any issues to the distribution center team.
- Stock balance based on slow mover identification and potential stock outs in other locations (i.e. returns from store to DC or store-to-store inventory balance).
- Ensure on-time delivery and assist with allocation of new season product and monthly deliveries.
- Coordination and tracking of new season prebooks and seasonal floor flips.
- Drive financial results that maximize sales, inventory, turn, and profitability at the style/color/size level up to the channel level.
- Manage Size Selling analysis to maximize product allocation by location.
- Retail seasonal inventory management – communicate with cross-functional teams to determine order start dates, delivery timing, and adjust for any shortages
- Update and maintain a size curve for new seasons to ensure quantities are reflective of retail needs
Competencies:
- Highly analytical and acute attention to detail; must be able to understand large amounts of datasets and information.
- Excellent communication and follow up skills to gather information, interpret data, and present results and findings.
- Strong critical-thinking skills.
- Ability to multitask, prioritize, and execute daily.
- Strong sense of urgency.
- Resourceful.
- An active participant on the team, offering suggestions for achieving team goals.
- Takes initiative to get things done and a strong drive to improve current processes.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree in related field (Business and/or Finance preferred).
- 1-3+ years of working in a retail environment.
- Apparel knowledge & brand experience strongly preferred.
Benefits & Compensation
- Full-Time/Salaried position plus discretionary bonus opportunities, paid time off, and paid holidays
- Health/Dental/Vision/FSA/Life/Short-Term Disability Insurance benefits
- Employee discounts
Aside from a fun and unique working environment, Johnnie-O offers a challenging career coupled with a competitive compensation and benefits package. We value our employee’s time and efforts. Our commitment to your success is enhanced by our competitive compensation and extensive benefits package, including health, dental, vision insurance, life insurance, flexible spending accounts, a generous time off policy including vacation, paid sick time, a retirement savings plan, bonus opportunities, and a generous employee discount. Casual dress policy, potential career growth and a family oriented working environment.