We Are Denim Heads.
We love denim. Live and breathe it. It’s in our DNA. At G-Star, we see no limit to what denim can do. We believe it can be force of progress and innovation for both people and planet. How? By hiring the most creative, curious and caring minds. People who think beyond fashion. Bringing big ideas to big challenges. Driven by possibility. Those who work hard, make mistakes, but always continue to grow.
Denim is in our DNA, our people are our stitching.
Join the denim heads making raw denim!
Here’s what we’ll do together:
Is your passion for denim, stock allocation and analytics as high as ours? As Allocator within G-Star, we will expect you to have all the answers when it comes to the numbers!
Just imagine – As our new Allocator, you will be responsible for overseeing optimal stock levels for our full price store portfolio in EU.
Within the Planning, Buying and Allocation Team you will provide all the needed figures, analysis and stock allocations in order for the stores to maximize their profits. You’re already a market expert in-the-making when it comes to allocating stock. You’re going to help matching stock and demand across all of our stores and flag potential stock-outs, whilst being the main point of contact for retail and district managers.
Your tasks and responsibilities:
- Together with the merchandise planner and buyer assure that new collections are ordered on time via ERP/SAP.
- Monitor and manage the replenishment flow to our stores via our replenishment and allocation system
- Initiative and actively propose store to store transfers to maximize potential sales
- Monitor incoming stock to make sure these collections are allocated towards the stores, and support wherever is needed.
- In-depth analysis from topline to historical sales on size level, to flag both potential stock needs or prevent stock build-ups across all sales channels.
- Stock management to assure a healthy stock situation in our stores, and quickly solve any challenges that occur together with the other departments (retail, IT, logistics, SBO)
- Best & slow-seller management, comparing stock vs. sales, and participating in weekly trade meetings.
- Sharing all best practices with our key stakeholders, and being that vital link between the retail-teams and other departments at HQ.
- Facilitate and align SALE and other important events, thereby keeping all the stakeholders informed on product, price, place and promotion.
- Good alignment between the brick stores and our G-star.com
What you bring to the table:
- You have a relevant Bachelor and preferably 1-2 years of relevant experience in a replenishment position within the retail industry.
- Experience working with ERP systems, preferably SAP.
- Microsoft Excel has no secrets left for you.
- Analytical talent combined with a hands-on mentality!
- Solid understanding of optimizing stock turn, increasing sell through and reallocating stock.
- Fashion? You live and breathe it.
- Coordinating experience? That is a real plus…
- Are you also self-confident, organized, and proactive with strong analytical skills? We’re heart-eyed.
- Finally, do you have a strong personality and excellent verbal and written communication skills in Dutch and English? We’d love to meet you!
What we bring to the table:
Beyond a competitive salary, working at G-Star brings many other perks and exciting opportunities: an awesome and diverse team that collaborates to change the game; a work environment that offers room for fun, inspiration and innovation; a clothing budget; a healthy, fresh and delicious lunch and even discounts in various fitness clubs and last but not least, a discount on a new bicycle.
What will happen next:
- During this job application, we will ask you to play a couple of short neuroscientific games. These games provide you with the opportunity to showcase your potential, talents, and personality.
- As a result, we can ensure equal opportunities for everyone who applies, by evaluating everyone based on objective, scientifically proven insights rather than gut feeling.
- As we value personal growth and transparency, we will make sure you receive your results on the games as well.
- When we hopefully find what we are looking for, we will get in touch with you and if it’s a good fit, we’ll plan our first interview.
- When we’re ready to commit to each other, we’ll finalize the terms we’ve discussed and we’ll explain to you how to order your first pair of jeans from the G-Star employee store.
Good luck!