Lucky Brand Director Allocation (Vernon, CA)

Rooted in rock'n'roll with a signature sense of humor, Lucky Brand Jeans stands for independent thinking, individual style and a feeling as authentic as love. Friends since youth, creators Gene Montesano and Barry Perlman shipped the first order of Lucky Brand Jeans in 1990, and have been renowned for their great-fitting, vintage-inspired jeans and clothes ever since. Lucky Brand Jeans is sold at over 150 neighborhood Lucky Brand Jeans stores internationally, at LuckyBrandJeans.com, and in variety of department and specialty stores Overview:
Lucky Brand is a rapidly growing brand offering apparel, accessories, fragrances, and jewelry for women, men and children. Established in 1990, Lucky Brand has become one of America's favorite denim brands with a sense of humor evident in its trademark "Lucky You" fly. Lucky Brand products are sold through its own 226 retail and outlet stores within the US, its company website (www.luckybrand.com), select group of high-end department and better specialty stores, and through international retail partners in Asia, Middle East, and Canada.Responsibilities:
Develop Allocation Strategy and Store Inventory Plans •Collaborate with Merchants and Planners to develop and communicate a comprehensive allocation strategy for channel/division level to achieve:

fiscal sales, margin, and receipt plans in units •Coordinate end to end inventory management with cross function partners, ensuring timely and accurate deliveries that are in line with merchandising floor sets. •Conduct a quarterly hindsight and detailed review of historical performance, providing recommendations and guidance for future season deliveries. Weekly Business Management •Identify risks and opportunities based on analytical observations and provide recommendations to deliver overall company financial objectives •Provide inventory management recommendations to ensure in stock position and maximizing sell thru on floorsets •Develop merchandising and allocation strategies and present to cross-functional team and senior management Owner of Store Inventory •Lead and direct allocation and flow strategy for each floorset •Drive In stock position by store on basic replenishment merchandise •Present current and future allocation strategies on a rolling calendar approach •Highlight risks and opportunities with recommendations to deliver overall company financial objectives •Drive results to maximize selling by developing store groups, specialized store assortments and receipt flow in partnership with Planning Team, Merchants and Distribution Center Management •Present receipt flow, in stock positioning and store tests and performances at monthly SFR meetings. Assortment Planning & Assortment Planning Prep •Validate receipt plans and flow strategy of receipts, directing the team
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