Allocator

About Seasalt

Seasalt began in 1981 with a small shop in Penzance, selling workwear to local mariners and practical overalls to artists. Today, we've grown into a thriving omnichannel retailer with over 80 UK and Ireland stores, 400+ wholesale stockists, and a growing international and online footprint.

As a B Corp and winner of both Drapers "Best Place to Work" and CIPD's "Best Recognition Programme", we care deeply about our people, our communities and our long-term impact. Our Head Office teams provide the foundations that empower our people to drive sustainable growth across the UK and international markets.

About the Role

As an Allocator, you'll collaborate closely with our Channel Merchandisers and Assistant Channel Merchandisers to make sure the right stock is in the right place at the right time – across channels, partners, warehouses, and stores – to meet sales demand and achieve targets.

This is a full-time, permanent role based in our Head Office in Cornwall for 40% of the working week with the remaining days based remotely within the UK.

Your Responsibilities

• Action pricing changes for promos and further reductions of clearance stock
• Seasonal system administration and maintenance
• Answer and action any price/promo related queries through Fresh Service system
• Establish and build relationships within the immediate team and across Product, Retail, Online, Warehouse and Partner teams, sharing knowledge and best practice where necessary
• Prepare initial allocations for our retail and clearance stores and partners
• Maintain effective replenishment for our stores and partners in line with trade, from both a product and store perspective
• Carry out operational tasks to ensure systems are accurate and complete in time for wholesale stock dispatch
• Release sales orders for wholesale customers for pick and dispatch in line with the order book to achieve sales targets; raise and resolve any issues that arise that may impact order fulfilment
• Allocate Wholesale SMS samples to agents within required timeframes
• Balance stock between stores, channels and warehouses, ensuring that stock is well-managed and satisfies demand for online sales and wholesale orders
• Understand category performance by store and key styles, proposing opportunities
• Be aware of the local market level risks and opportunities, using this knowledge to shape immediate actions and longer-term plans
• Support the Channel Merchandising team with store queries, preparing and analysing weekly trade figures, forecasting and ad-hoc tasks where required

Required Skills

• Highly numerate, able to work with numbers, analyse and report back on data
• Good working knowledge and skills within Microsoft Office, particularly Excel
• Problem solving skills
• Strong commercial aptitude
• Great communication skills
• Well organised with effective prioritisation
• Ability to work toward deadlines
• Seeks to manage and develop self

Desirable: Previous administrative experience and D365 knowledge would be desirable, but is not essential.

Benefits

• Salary: £25,700 (Band 1)
• Annual leave: 34 days paid annual leave (including bank holidays), increasing with length of service
• Employee discount: Attractive 50% discount
• Flexible benefits allowance to personalise your benefits package
• Private Medical Scheme including 24/7 virtual GP
• Employee Assistance Programme through Retail Trust with 24/7 support (free access)
• Pension plan with generous 7% employer contributions
• Life assurance programme
• Enhanced family leave policies
• Flexible working opportunities with hybrid working approach
• Learning and Development opportunities
• Paid volunteering: Two days per year
• Employee networks including the Inclusion Network
• Discount hub with 100s of savings on top retailers and gym memberships

Why Join Us

The success of Seasalt is down to the skill and hard work of our team. We don't just want to attract the best and brightest people to come and work with us, we want you to stay and grow with us.

As well as doing everything we can to support your development professionally, we believe encouraging personal growth is just as important. So you can fulfil your passion and purpose, not just at work but in life, we offer a range of benefits that are designed to enhance your career and wellbeing.

Our Commitment to Inclusivity

At Seasalt we have a brilliant team of people – they're what make Seasalt a fantastic place to work. We love to celebrate uniqueness and are committed to making Seasalt a place where everyone feels they belong. As an inclusive employer, we want to invite a diverse range of candidates to apply for our roles.

We aim to work flexibly where possible and value a range of perspectives – diversity of thought helps us to grow – so please apply if this is a role that would make you excited to come to work every day. We're happy to help with any adjustments to our recruitment process and beyond. Just drop us an email at careers@seasaltcornwall.co.uk

How to Apply

Closing date for applications is 6th June, however our roles can close earlier so we would recommend applying as soon as you are able.

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