Allocation & Order Writing Manager (m/f/d)

THE FUTURE LOOKS LIKE YOU

At C&A we are driven by our values and we believe that affordable and high-quality fashion is not contradictory to caring for people & the planet, we are always forward thinking and acting to develop our business and innovate the industry.

Are you passionate about turning complex data into smart, demand-driven decisions? Do you want to play a key role in ensuring customers across Europe always find what they’re looking for?

As an Allocation & Replenishment Specialist, you'll help shape our product flow – from European planning to store-level execution – and make sure the right products reach the right stores at the right time.

Your work will directly influence customer satisfaction, sales performance, and operational excellence across markets.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

• Define the allocation by market by breaking down the EU planning by style. Reconcile the national allocations to fit with national intake budgets.
• Define initial store allocation by option based on demand.
• Define initial allocation versus replenishment in order to leverage replenishment to ensure bestselling stores are continuously being replenished.
• Ensure demand based replenishment to the right store in season.
• Initially define size bows on option/market level and afterwards also on store level.
• Daily and weekly responsiveness to sales trends by looking into sales on option/size/store level and adapt allocation and replenishment based on these learnings.
• Synthesizing vast amount of data to comprehensive exception based reporting (size/store).
• Define seasonality sales curves based on history and market trends, anticipating sales peaks or lows down to store level.
• Keep integrity of the range intact while allocating. Monitor Open-to-buy on market level, forecast future intakes and take action where required to ensure this integrity and guarantee the intakes as planned.
• Ensure size availability on core programs.
• Seasonal allocation review. During this review the allocation and replenishment framework will be signed off. Ensure a robust allocation strategy to optimize sales.

WHAT YOU BRING

• Extensive knowledge of allocation and replenishment
• Financial and analytical rigor in combination with product affinity to enable consumer focused decisions
• Extensive knowledge of forecasting, understanding seasonality curves and trends taking into account multiple factors like promotions, events, range assortment, etc
• Superior knowledge of the retail equation
• Strong comfortability with massive amount of detail and data
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent
• Minimum 3 year of relevant experience in allocation
• Fluent in business English, oral and written
• Extensive knowledge of Microsoft Excel
• Preferred: Good knowledge of Datawarehouse reporting
• Proven leadership skills with the ability to inspire and develop teams

WHAT WE OFFER

This is an opportunity for you to join us on a truly exciting transformation journey, where you’ll be able to leave footprints that last and contribute significantly to our vision. As well as knowing that you played a key part in the evolution of one of Europe’s most recognizable retail brands, you will also enjoy:

• Countless learning and development opportunities via our C&A academy
• Access to a Partner Discount Scheme
• An employee discount of 20% in C&A stores
• 30 days' vacation
• Corporate pension scheme
• Mental health and wellness program
• An exciting job in an international and inspirational working environment
• A positive working atmosphere and a talented team with an open feedback culture