What we're like
At BIG W every day’s a big day. For you, this could be the start of something big. There are over 15,000 of us, in the biggest cities and the tiniest towns. And each of us has an important role to play to help make a real difference for families by providing real value, real solutions, and real care. If you have a passion for designing and delivering great customer experiences; a desire to join BIG W's journey to become a purpose-led digital retailer enabled by a great store network; and if you’re looking for a place to grow your career, we could be just for you!
The Role
In your new role as Allocations Analyst, you will be responsible for working collaboratively across the wider team to problem solving utilising your strong analytics & logic to make customer and team-driven decisions that ensure the right stock in the right store at the right time to improve performance & customer experience. Through analysis of store performance, you will be able to identify opportunities to increase sales and profit through changes in future allocations. This is a fixed term - 12 monthopportunity.
Some of the key responsibilities of the role include:
- Determine the allocation quantities to stores for a wide range of products, based on product strategies and sales trends
- Monitor store and product stock performance to determine areas for improvement within allocations and ranging to maintain optimal stock balances in stores and capitalize on sales opportunities
- Allocation of advertised/event lines and monitoring of stock flow to ensure the product reaches stores on timeline, to satisfy customer needs for brochures and events
- Weekly Allocation of Products based on sales trends to meet Allocations KPIs, adjusting allocations as needed based on sales trends
- Advise Merchant Teams on data issues preventing allocations, and support issue resolution
- Work closely with the Commercial, Planning, Stock Flow, and DC teams to deliver an end-to-end approach to allocations that delivers the best result for stores and DCs
About You
You are a passionate & curious retail professional looking for your next career move as an analyst and develop strong problem-solviing and stakeholder management skills.
- Strong analytical, logical, reasoning, and problem-solving skills
- Personal adaptability and resilience - demonstrating the ability to embrace change and effectively adjust to new or altered processes
- Strong Interpersonal & Communication Skills
- Retail experience - understanding of operations & stock movement
- Basic excel skills with a willingness to learn more
What's in it for you?
- An attractive remuneration package including base + super
- Opportunity to collaborate with some of the brightest and best minds in Australia both across BIG W and Woolworths
- Tech options - Woolworths is the largest employer of Google Apps in Australia, are early adopters of Agile and have BYOD options too
- An exciting career - as our business grows, so do the opportunities for our people
- Flexibility and work-life balance policies that will help you thrive
Joining the Group
As part of the wider Woolworths Group, we care deeply about creating a workplace where our team members feel valued, respected and empowered. We are committed to providing equal opportunity regardless of gender identity, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or life stage. We are proud to be recognised as a Gold Tier Employer in the Australian Workplace Equality Index for LGBTQ+ inclusion and as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency.
As our Group continues to evolve, innovate and support our communities, we encourage our team members to do the same with their own careers, by providing ongoing opportunities to grow and make a real difference.
If you meet a number of the requirements, but not all, we encourage you to submit your application. You can learn more about working with us on LinkedIn #LI #work180 #LI-Hybrid
Our Talent Acquisition Team and Hiring Leaders kindly request no unsolicited resumes or approaches from Recruitment Agencies. BIG W is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.
