Sr Analyst, Allocation

Serving the needs of all families with young children, Carter’s Inc. is the largest North American apparel retailer exclusively for babies and young children, encompassing Carter’s, OshKosh B’gosh, Skip*Hop and Little Planet brands. Meaningful work, constant learning, genuine people, and a community guided by core values that promote inclusion and innovation is in everything we do. There are many reasons to build your career at Carter's.

How you’ll make an impact: 

The Senior Analyst – Allocation is responsible for managing, coaching, and developing a team of Analysts responsible for successfully optimizing inventory across stores and eCommerce to support sales, margin, and inventory turn goals. This role reports into the VP & GM of OshKosh, Skip Hop, and Non Apparel, and is based in our Atlanta, GA office. Key responsibilities include: 

60%: Lead a team of Analysts to execute and support Retail Inventory Management objectives 

• Manage and coach a small team of analysts with a development-first mindset 

• Analyze store and eCommerce inventory and provide recommendations on how to shape strategies and improve retail inventory quality 

• Ensure the successful execution of inventory strategies and allocations each week 

• Manage unit forecasts to accurately plan for DC and store labor to support shipment volume 

• Partner with planning teams to ensure inventory levels are appropriate to support in-stock expectations, sales builds and promotional cadence 

• Support the buy process by defining inventory strategies, providing guidance on unit depth, in-stock opportunities, inventory flow adjustments and size curve changes to optimize productivity 

• Assist in execution and validation of Purchase Order writing to ensure accurate receipts 

25%: Support the entire Inventory Management team by coordinating/implementing team-wide processes 

• Provide support to the team related to ad hoc analysis, field callouts, inventory sharing opportunities and buy strategy validations 

• Review systemic constraints to ensure that our systems are appropriately set to match the team’s strategic intent and needs of the business 

• Lead monthly processes to