Job Description
The Inventory Operations Associate Analyst is a central corporate service role enabling the company to achieve strategic objectives and financial goals through global inventory strategies.
This role is the Center of Excellence for location planning, spearheading the development of strategic inventory processes, ensuring seamless coordination across regions and maintaining a global view of key inventory benchmarks.
The Inventory Operations Associate Analyst will be working closely with the Supply Chain, Planning, Store Operations and Finance Teams to provide end to end strategic inventory alignment. This role requires a strategic mindset combined with a keen attention to detail and data accuracy. The ideal candidate will be a collaborative team player with a passion for problem-solving and thrives in a fast-paced environment.
This job is located at our Global Home Office in Columbus, Ohio.
What Will You Be Doing?
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align inventory goals with sales forecasts, delivery schedules, and omni-channel market demands.
Drive accurate placement of inventory by region, DC, and store while maintaining company level KPIs
Support the Stores and Store Operation teams through capacity modeling, offsite analysis, and strategy execution needs.
Lead efforts to optimize inventory levels to meet customer demand while minimizing carrying costs and stockouts.
Own the location level inventory plan in partnership with merchandise planning to ensure financial and service metrics are met.
Work collectively with supply chain, visual merchandising, and testing to ensure inventory readiness for all promotions and events.
Develop and implement inventory management strategies that accommodate end of life inventory management across all selling channels.
Develop and implement assortment segmentation strategies based on product characteristics, demand patterns, and sales forecasts.
Identify and implement process improvements to enhance the efficiency of inventory management processes globally.
Proactively identify potential risks to inventory management and develop mitigation strategies.
Monitor inventory health across all locations and nodes and address aged or inefficient inventory.
What will you need to bring?
Bachelor’s Degree in economics, finance, data analytics, data visualization or related field, or equivalent experience preferred
Experience in location planning within fashion industry
Excellent math, organization, and time management skills
Proficient in MS Office and Excel, Power BI
Strong ability to handle and understand analytical data, with keen attention to detail and accuracy
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with a collaborative approach to working with cross-functional teams
Thrives in a fast-paced environment with a focus on continuous improvement and process implementation
Eagerness to creatively solve problems and drive business profitability and growth
Our Company
Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (A&F Co.) is a global, digitally-led, omnichannel specialty retailer of apparel and accessories catering to kids through millennials with assortments curated for their specific lifestyle needs.
Our Values
Our corporate purpose of being here for you on the journey to being and becoming who you are, fuels our customer-led brands and our global associates. We lead with this purpose and always put our people first, which is evidenced by our Great Place to Work™ Certification, as well as being named a Best Place to Work for LGBTQ+ Equality by the Human Rights Campaign. In addition to equitable compensation and benefit offerings, including flexibility and competitive Paid Time Off, we offer a range of educational and engagement opportunities, including various Associate Resource Groups, volunteer opportunities and additional time off to give back to our global communities.
What You'll Get
As an Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (A&F Co.) associate, you’ll be eligible to participate in a variety of benefit programs designed to fit you and your lifestyle. A&F is committed to providing simple, competitive, and comprehensive benefits that align with our Company’s culture and values, but most importantly – with you! We also provide competitive incentives to reward the commitment our associates have for moving our global business forward:
ABERCROMBIE & FITCH CO. IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
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