Become the strategic partner behind inventory success! As a Retail Allocation Manager, you'll ensure optimal stock availability and drive efficiency across our stores, combining analytical prowess with proactive decision-making to create seamless shopping experiences.
Core Responsibilities
- Execute and review daily allocation and replenishment plans in o9 for assigned store groups (driven by country or servicing warehouse).
- Monitor inventory positions, stock imbalances, and exception alerts.
- Resolve exceptions within agreed thresholds and escalate where required.
- Adjust planning parameters within defined policies to respond to changing demand or supply conditions.
- Ensure accurate execution of stock transfer orders into ERP systems.
- Liaise with stores, logistics, and central teams to ensure smooth operational execution.
- Track and report on performance indicators for assigned stores.
- Provide guidance on allocation strategies, prioritization, and exception management as a liaison between allocators and inventory Planning lead.
- Own allocation and replenishment performance across the managed store network, ensuring inventory decisions support availability, productivity, and inventory health targets.
- Drive continuous improvement in allocation processes, system utilization, and parameter optimization across the team.
- Play your part in our team succeeding!
- The Retail Allocation Manager is responsible for the day-to-day planning and execution of inventory allocation and replenishment for a defined group of stores.
- The role ensures optimal stock availability while working within established policies and parameters.
- This is a judgement-led role requiring strong system knowledge, analytical thinking, and proactive exception management.
- Do you have what it takes?
- Extensive experience in allocation, replenishment, and inventory planning within high-volume retail environments.
- Advanced proficiency with planning and forecasting systems (o9, SAP, or comparable platforms) to support data-driven inventory strategies.
- Demonstrated ability to operate with a high level of ownership, prioritizing competing initiatives and delivering results with limited oversight.
- Advanced analytical and problem-solving capability, leveraging data insights to identify root causes and implement sustainable process improvements.
- Highly effective communicator with the ability to influence and collaborate with store leadership, supply chain partners, and cross-functional team members.
- Proven ability to translate performance data into actionable operational strategies, while coaching and developing team members to improve planning effectiveness and business outcomes.
- Leadership experience driving regional allocation initiatives, including promotional planning and strategic event execution to support sales and inventory objectives.
- Must be able to work early mornings.
- Some nights, weekends and holidays are required during peak times.#KC-LI1Compensation
- The salary for this position has a range of $107,885.00 - $161,827.00 based on anticipated responsibilities, market benchmarks, and organizational constraints.
- The LEGO Group carefully considers a wide range of compensation factors, including but not limited to prior experience, skills, expertise, location, internal equity, and other considerations permitted by law.
- The comprehensive remuneration details, inclusive of benefits, will be communicated upon finalisation of the employment offer.
- Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis.
- However, please note we do amend or withdraw our jobs and reserve the right to do so at any time, including prior to any advertised closing date.
- So, if you're interested in this role we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
- What’s in it for you?
- Here are some of what to expect
- Family Care Leave
- We offer enhanced paid leave options for those important times.
- Insurances
- All colleagues are covered by our life and disability insurance which provides protection and peace of mind.
- Wellbeing
- We want you to be your best self, so you’ll have access to the Headspace App and lots of wellbeing initiatives and programs run by local teams where you are based
- Colleague Discount
- We know you'll love to build so from day 1 you will qualify for our generous colleague discount.
- Bonus
- We do our best work to succeed together.
- When goals are reached and if eligible, you'll be rewarded through our bonus scheme
- Your workplace
- When you join the team you'll be assigned a primary workplace location i.e. one of our Offices, stores or factories.
- Our hybrid work policy means an average of 3 days per week in the office.
- The hiring team will discuss the policy and role eligibility with you during the recruitment process.
- We strive to create a diverse, dynamic and inclusive culture of play at the LEGO Group, where everyone feels safe, valued and they belong.
- The LEGO Group is highly committed to equal employment opportunity and equal pay and seeks to encourage applicants from all backgrounds (eg. sex, gender identity or expression, race/ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, age, religion and Veteran status) to apply for roles in our team.
- We support our employees in being there for the moments that matter in life and celebrate families of all kinds, the loved ones that make us who we are.
- Being part of the LEGO Group also means taking part in our annual Play Day, playing a part in building a sustainable future and continuing our mission to “inspire and develop the builders of tomorrow.”The LEGO Group is fully committed to Children’s Rights and Child Wellbeing across the globe.
- Candidates offered positions with high engagement with children are required to take part in Child Safeguarding Background Screening, as a condition of the offer.
- Thank you for sharing our global commitment to Children’s Rights.
- We conduct drug screening as a part of our drug free workplace policy and in support of our commitment to the health and safety of our employees.
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- Just imagine building your dream career.
- Then make it real.
- Join the LEGO® team today.
