Retail Allocator

Patagonia is an outdoor apparel company founded in 1973. At a time when all life on earth is under threat of extinction, we aim to use the resources we have—our business, our investments, our voice and our imagination—to influence changes needed to protect our planet. A registered B Corporation and founding member of 1% for the Planet, Patagonia is recognised internationally for its commitment to product quality and environmental activism, contributing over $145 million in grants and in-kind donations to thousands of grassroots environmental groups around the world.

Your role:

We are in business to save our home planet. Your role will contribute to this by ensuring that our Patagonia Europe retail stores have the appropriate products and level of inventory to meet their targets. This means to essentially ensure that we have the right products, right quantity, at the right time, in the right size and colors on hand in store.

Main tasks:

Execute allocation strategy for the season in alignment with merchandising, planning, supply and channel head.

Manage daily allocation tasks such as running replenishment, review released orders, approving store order requests and update weekly reports.

Analyse and distribute inventory according to the right product, right place, right time philosophy across stores. Report to management and action on outcome of these analyses.

Best & slow-seller management, comparing stock vs. sales, and participating in bi-weekly business meetings.

Communicate day-to-day information with the stores in regards to allocation, assortment and supply/inventory.

Serve as the main contact person between the stores and HQ regarding supply and stock questions.

Create and release initial orders to the retail stores at the start of each new season.

Align with Product team to initiate PDM orders for outlet stores.

Connect with Logistics, Retail operations, BA and IT regarding optimization of allocation processes

Actively participate in new store openings.

Provide backup support to the inventory allocator, assisting in their responsibilities as needed.

Participate actively on the implementation of new projects and give feedback on projects status where needed.

What we’re looking for:

A love of the outdoors

A passion for saving our home planet and making a positive impact through your work

Experience in allocation, in store and/or within the retail business.

Strong linkage with the retail business.

Good commercial, analytical and problem-solving skills.

Process oriented with the ability to identify solutions to problems and opportunities by analyzing data;

Entrepreneurial mind-set and a pro-active approach to business.

Ability to work on own initiative;

Very strong EXCEL skills;

Power BI and/or Tableau experience is a plus;

Fluency in English. Other languages are a plus;

Other important details:

This is a Full-time position based in Amsterdam;

We have a hybrid work model, working from home for maximum 3 days per week

We strive to make unbiased decisions and to offer a great experience to every person who applies for a role at Patagonia. Our interviews include standardized questions that focus on the aspects that are important for success in the role.

To find out more about what we offer our employees click here: https://eu.patagonia.com/nl/en/what-we-offer/

At Patagonia, we commit to becoming an anti-racist company that leads by example. This means doing the work to be inclusive and equitable, across all aspects of our business.

Every person who applies to join Patagonia receives equal employment opportunities, and we value a welcoming environment where each member of our EMEA team feels included, respected and empowered, regardless of their race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, civil status, national origin, disability or age.

At Patagonia, we strive to have inclusive representation within our organisation and embrace a diverse mix of talent to contribute to our culture. We actively seek applications from Black and People of Colour (BPOC) and other underrepresented groups.

As we are in business to save our home planet, we can only do this together.

Please make sure that your CV and cover letter are in English.

Disclaimer for recruitment agencies:

Thanks for your interest in supporting us for this role, but we don’t accept unsolicited CVs from recruitment agencies.