As a Senior Retail Allocator, you will combine strong analytical thinking with commercial understanding to ensure inventory is positioned effectively across stores. You will work at the intersection of planning, retail, and operations—helping the business move toward more data-driven, responsive allocation decisions

Your Mission

• Manage allocation and replenishment to ensure the right product is in the right place by monitoring performance and adjusting flows based on sales and stock levels, while supporting store level execution
• Support the shift from forecast-driven to demand-led replenishment by using data and system insights to refine allocation decisions over the season
• Analyze sales, stock, and size performance at SKU and store level, as well as identify missed sales opportunities and stock imbalances, providing actionable insights to improve performance
• Contribute to the rollout and improvement of allocation tools and processes and act as a point of reference for best practices in allocation
• Support communication between central and local teams, through clear and positive communication - being able to simplify complex topics

Your story

• 4+ years in Retail Allocation, Retail Planning, or Retail Analytics, within apparel, footwear or lifestyle brands
• Strong analytical mindset with attention to detail and strong understanding of retail KPIs (sell-through, stock cover, size performance)
• Experience with next generation AI-powered allocation systems
• Able to identify risks and opportunities early and act accordingly
• Open to change, with a continuous improvement mindset

This is a unique opportunity to help shape and scale a modern allocation function within a fast-growing brand. You will play a key role in deploying and operating next-generation allocation capabilities, supporting the business across the whole EMEA region

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What we offer

• On is a place that is centered around growth and progress. We offer an environment designed to give people the tools to develop holistically – to stay active, to learn, explore and innovate. Our distinctive approach combines a supportive, team-oriented atmosphere, with access to personal self-care for both physical and mental well-being, so each person is led by purpose
• On is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to creating a work environment that is fair and inclusive, where all decisions related to recruitment, advancement, and retention are free of discrimination
• Our full process can last about eight weeks from application to offer, because we care about getting it right. These steps explain how we usually do things

Ready to dig into the details?This second interview will be held with your future manager and will focus on the specifics of the job. Together you’ll delve into your unique skills and experiences and how they could be relevant at On. It's also a time to assess how you might feel working side-by-side. Bring any questions you have about the job, the team or anything else you might like to know – this is an open forum

Are we a good fit?We’ll get together internally to share our feedback and decide if we’re a match. We know that job searching is a big time investment, so it’s not a decision we take lightly. It’s also time for you to reflect on the experience – are we the right place for you?No matter the outcome, we’ll give you meaningful feedback

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