Details: This position is responsible for driving sales and profitability of selected departments through effective allocation strategies as an engaged member of the Merchandising/Planning team. The Distribution Analyst is responsible to understand and execute the company’s merchandise strategies at the store level through allocations, re-orders and replenishment systems. Initiates and builds close partnerships with the Distribution Center processing leads, Location Planners to identify growth opportunities and seasonal set-ups, and Merchandising/Business Managers to understand and execute the merchandise business strategy. As a salaried key associate, the Distribution Analyst is expected to flex hours to meet workload demands during critical sales and receipt periods or as business needs dictate.1.Must be able to efficiently and thoroughly analyze store sales performance and inventory needs in order to facilitate proper decision-making during the allocation process. Selects the best methodology to allocate merchandise to the stores in a manner that drives sales, minimizes markdowns, maximizes gross margin and optimizes inventory turnover.2.Partners with Location Planners and Buyers to assort, monitor receipts and deliver planned inventory levels in new stores. Reacts quickly following new store openings with allocations that are adjusted to maximize sales opportunities by recognizing inventory short falls and overages compared to current trend and plan. 3.Analyzes and supports key item presentation levels thru rankings and allocations to ensure sufficient receipt flow and that all stores are in an appropriate stock position. Surfaces issues to Buyer and Business Manager when we appear to be buying too little or too much based on observations made when allocating these key items.4.Drives replenishment item sales by analyzing, developing, and updating sales and inventory parameters at the store level on a regular basis while identifying overall opportunities at the total chain and item level.5.Resolves store needs that are raised by DM’s and others through allocation adjustments or encouraging Buyers to place special store buys. Follows up with Location Planner on possible plan revisions. 6.Maintains and is fully conversant with X-matrices by vendor and category.7.Partners with Buyer to produce rankings and other necessary market prep analysis. 8.Performs other related duties and special projects as assigned.

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