Inventory Optimization Specialist

2 weeks ago


Sydney, Australia H&M Full time

Company Description
- Make your mark within a leading global fashion company
- A place where you can express yourself & feel like you truly belong
- Fun, collaborative and inclusive team environment
- Flexible working arrangements and competitive benefits

At H&M we believe it’s possible for you to find what you love. We offer you space to create and room to grow — a place where you can belong and truly be yourself. You’ll join a team that is full of life in a company that feels as good as it looks. At H&M, we believe it’s possible because together we make it possible.

**Be yourself & more at H&M**

**Job Description**:
As a Inventory Optimization Specialist,** **you contribute to maximizing selling, profit, and customer experience by having the right garments in the right location at the right time, where customer demand is. You keep total overview, forecast and prioritization of garment flow, and structurally steer flow to our different store warehouses and stores based on current demand / supply patterns. You have a deep understanding of sales forecasting, pre allocation, garment flow and supply optimization.

**Some of the key responsibilities of this role**:

- Drive execution, way of working and operations of pre-season and in season allocation on store segments, OL, and future channels for all products.
- Plan and execute omni manual allocation for our customer groups.
- Follow up on allocation accuracy together with Merchandiser Managers, Warehouse, Store operations and area teams.
- Partner up with merchandising in planning and driving stock exit strategies internally and externally (Sale, Deals, Tactical reductions, External vendor)
- Contribute to a healthy and relevant store portfolio together with Merchandise managers and Project merchandiser on the customer offer.
- Set and follow up inventory targets for warehouse and store segments for your customer group.
- Support Store Merchandise Managers with strategy and technical analysis to enable best possible commercial decisions on detail and total in line with supply situations and actions.
- Identify supply constraints and drivers impacting sales within your market and set practical solutions.
- Forecast omni-inbound/outbound garment flow to support logistics planning for in season and future seasons.
- Forecast omni-inbound/outbound garment flow to support stores, online and Sales team on planning for in season and future seasons.
- Set up framework for prioritization of articles for allocation to secure commerciality in stores.
- Align with merchandising commercial actions affecting garment flow.
- Collaborate with logistics and your local team to forecast long term garment flow on location level.

**Qualifications**:

- University degree, preferably within Business, Economics/Finance (or similar) or technical/quantitative field
- Deep understanding of allocation, inventory optimization, logistics operation and store operations
- Broad understanding of buying, commercial planning and store sales and operations
- High analytical skills
- High level of salesmanship
- Advanced Excel user
- Programming skills meriting
- Collaborative personality and good communication skills
- Deep understanding of allocation, inventory optimization, logistics operation and store operations
- Broad understanding of buying, commercial planning and store sales and operations

This role is based in Sydney, Australia. **Applicants must have unrestricted working rights in Australia.**

Additional Information
**What’s in it for you?**
- Encourages work life balance with flexible working arrangements
- Receive 25% off H&M and other H&M Group brands
- Continuous learning and development opportunities within a global business
- Up to 26 weeks paid parental leave for eligible team members
- Access to 24/7 wellbeing provider
- Enjoy your birthday with an extra day of leave
- Please note that interviews are conducted both in person and virtually. When you apply, please feel free to tell us the pronouns you use and any reasonable adjustments you may need during the interview process._



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