(Temp) Allocator in London

Explore the possibilities across our global house of brands. Defined by inclusivity rather than exclusivity, Tapestry embraces the exploration of individuality and invests in helping you grow personally and professionally. Every individual in our global house has the opportunity to make an impact, learn and be part of our growing and unique story.

At Tapestry, we have the freedom to express ourselves and run with our best ideas across Coach and Kate Spade New York. We share a profound belief in both our individual and collective potential, and know that with hard work and dedication, anything is possible.

The successful individual will leverage their proficiency to:

• Partner with the Product team to develop inventory strategies for initial allocations to stores & ecommerce.
• Analyse store sales performance & inventory to optimize replenishment.
• Carry out all allocation and replenishment activity to ensure prompt and effective distribution of stock and ensure that target store stock levels are maintained.
• Proactive approach to ensure all cross functional queries are dealt with efficiently.
• Develop initial allocation strategies for new product launches and provide fill rate analysis to cross functional teams including Buying and VM.
• Partner with Buying to develop minimum stock holding levels at the SKU level (style/size/color) to ensure sales plans and VM guidelines for the floor.
• Review style and category performance and make suggestions for the replenishment and movement of stock.
• Provide Weekly sales & inventory reports to the business & ad hoc reports as required.
• Determine appropriate inventory levels for new stores across Europe.
• Provide clear & accurate inventory reports for all business partners.
• Partner with the warehouse team regarding the planning & execution of allocations & deliveries.
• Manage communication of newness arrival timing at the distribution centre & stores for business partners.
• Support allocations in absence of other Tapestry team members where relevant.

What Tapestry can offer you:

• Hybrid working (Tuesday - Thursday working from the office, Monday and Friday working remotely).
• Option to finish early on a Friday (Flex Fridays).
• 1 paid volunteering day per year and opportunities to volunteer with global projects.
• Learning & development opportunities.
• Internal mobility & career progression.
• Regular social events - seasonal & cultural.
• Equity Inclusion & Diversity initiatives which include employee resource groups & regional inclusion council.

Other benefits include:

• 25 days holiday in addition to bank holidays.
• Multi brand discount up to 50% off – Coach and Kate Spade.
• Private healthcare with health assessment (Bupa).
• Bupa rewards - Financial wellbeing support and wellness discounts.
• Private dental cover.
• Free 24/7 support for family building, fertility and menopause with Maven.
• Eyecare vouchers.
• Employee assistance programme.
• Enhanced employer pension contribution.
• Gym discount.
• Interest free season ticket loan.
• Cycle to work scheme.

At Tapestry, we are committed to building a diverse & inclusive workforce. We know that having a wide range of perspectives and experiences makes us more innovative and brings us closer to our consumers. If you are interested in this role but do not believe you meet all the set criteria, that’s ok. We are happy to work with individuals who have the drive, passion, agility and willingness to learn. So, take a chance and apply; you may just be who we are looking for. We would be delighted to hear from you.

Our Competencies for All Employees:

• Courage: Doesn’t hold back anything that needs to be said; provides current, direct, complete, and “actionable” positive and corrective feedback to others; lets people know where they stand; faces up to people problems on any person or situation (not including direct reports) quickly and directly; is not afraid to take negative action when necessary.
• Creativity: Comes up with a lot of new and unique ideas; easily makes connections among previously unrelated notions; tends to be seen as original and value-added in brainstorming settings.
• Customer Focus: Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; gets first-hand customer information and uses it for improvements in products and services; acts with customers in mind; establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers and gains their trust and respect.
• Dealing with Ambiguity: Can effectively cope with change; can shift gears comfortably; can decide and act without having the total picture; isn’t upset when things are up in the air; doesn’t have to finish things before moving on; can comfortably handle risk and uncertainty.
• Drive for Results: Can be counted on to exceed goals successfully; is constantly and consistently one of the top performers; very bottom-line oriented; steadfastly pushes self and others for results.
• Interpersonal Savvy: Relates well to all kinds of people, up, down, and sideways, inside and outside the organization; builds appropriate rapport; builds constructive and effective relationships; uses diplomacy and tact; can diffuse even high-tension situations comfortably.
• Learning on the Fly: Learns quickly when facing new problems; a relentless and versatile learner; open to change; analyzes both successes and failures for clues to improvement; experiments and will try anything to find solutions; enjoys the challenge of unfamiliar tasks; quickly grasps the essence and the underlying structure of anything.

Our Competencies for All People Managers:

• Strategic Agility: Sees ahead clearly; can anticipate future consequences and trends accurately; has broad knowledge and perspective; is future oriented; can articulately paint credible pictures and visions of possibilities and likelihoods; can create competitive and breakthrough strategies and plans.
• Developing Direct Reports and Others: Provides challenging and stretching tasks and assignments; holds frequent development discussions; is aware of each person's career goals; constructs compelling development plans and executes them; pushes people to accept developmental moves; will take on those who need help and further development; cooperates with the developmental system in the organization; is a people builder.
• Building Effective Teams: Blends people into teams when needed; creates strong morale and spirit in their team; shares wins and successes; fosters open dialogue; lets people finish and be responsible for their work; defines success in terms of the whole team; creates a feeling of belonging in the team.

Tapestry is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer and we pride ourselves on hiring and developing the best people. All employment decisions (including recruitment, hiring, promotion, compensation, transfer, training, discipline and termination) are based on the applicant’s or employee’s qualifications as they relate to the requirements of the position under consideration. These decisions are made without regard to age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic characteristics, race, color, creed, religion, ethnicity, national origin, alienage, citizenship, disability, marital status, military status, pregnancy, or any other legally-recognized protected basis prohibited by applicable law.