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Job Title: Allocator - Pipeline
Job Location: NY: New York
Pay Rate: Open
Job Length: full time
Start Date: 2008-09-14

Company Name: Liz Claiborne, Inc.
Contact: HR
Phone: email only please
Fax: email only please

Description: Allocator - Pipeline

Job ID: 9353 # Positions: 1 City - State - Country: US-NY-New York Position Type: Full Time Posted Date: 06-23-08 Category: Planning/Retail

Apply for this job: Your application choices are: * Apply for this jobonline Liz Claiborne Inc. is an Equal Employment/Affirmative Action Employer (M/F/D/V) and is committed to diversity in its workplace.

More information about this job: Overview: Liz Claiborne Inc. has opportunities for passionate and innovative individuals to become part of a leading planning organization. This newly created "Academy of Planning" supports the Juicy Couture, Lucky Brand Jeans, and kate spade brands. If you have a love of fashion and an analytical background, this fast paced collaborative environment could be the right fit for you.

Responsibilities: Accountabilities: . Support the execution of the companys financial plans (GMROI, sales, and margin) by reviewing store opportunities and strategically allocating product to drive business. . Ensure that all new fashion flows are flawlessly executed to provide a "best in class" experience for our customer. . Respond and collaborate with the field organization to guarantee appropriate mix, depth, and breadth of inventory at an individual store level.

Key Responsibilities: Execute the inventory plan at the store level and/or alpha group . Execute initial fashion flows, fashion replenishment, and transfers of products in order to maximize sales and optimize inventory. Achieve turn objectives at a department and/or category level. . Manage individual store inventory analyzing weeks on hand, weeks of supply, open to ship, balance of ownership relative to deliveries, and cross dock flow. . Manage continuous flow of inventory through DC in collaboration with DC partners o Conduct supply chain pipeline review and call out inventory flow challenges . Review product performance at style and region/district/store level (Dept/season/store/category/style/size) Weekly Business Management and Key Meetings . Present insights and recommendations relative to inventory performance at store/category /style level. Highlight markdown and chase opportunities for planner and merchant. . Provide feedback from stores relative to product that is underperforming or exceeding expectations. Ensure stores are clear on replenishment strategies, new flows, and preparation for future events. . Manage allocations to support sales forecast, receipt flows, markdown strategies and future on order. . Collaborate with visual, merchant, and planning organization to understand weekly strategies and execute allocations to reflect these. Assortment Planning & Assortment Planning Prep . Review depth and breadth of assortment, populate distribution sheets, and present back to store planning. . Review and create size scales for the new deliveries. . Create and manage size scales with initial allocation for stores

Qualifications: . Analytical/Math Skills . Accuracy . Task Management (Deadline management/multitasking) Preferred Qualifications: . 4-year degree; advanced degree a plus. . Store line sales or stock experience a plus. . Ability to: . Present and recommend strategies and build a business case/develop a point of view . Work collaboratively with cross functional team . Strategic analysis . Solid written and verbal communication skills (email, phone, general written material) . Intermediate Microsoft windows applications, specifically Excel.

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