At a Glance
As a Senior Retail Allocator, you will combine strong analytical thinking with commercial understanding to ensure inventory is positioned effectively across stores. You will work at the intersection of planning, retail, and operations—helping the business move toward more data-driven and AI-powered, responsive allocation decisions. You will contribute to improving how inventory is managed across the region—supporting better product availability, reducing inefficiencies, and enabling more responsive decision-making. This role offers the opportunity to work on modern allocation capabilities while staying close to the commercial reality of the business.
Meet the Team
This is a unique opportunity to help shape and scale a modern allocation function within a fast-growing brand. You will play a key role in deploying and operating next-generation allocation capabilities, supporting the business across the whole EMEA region. You will collaborate closely with Retail, Planning, Supply Chain, and Data teams to ensure inventory supports business performance across diverse markets, and act as a key partner between merchandising, retail and operations.
Your Mission
- Support the shift from forecast-driven to demand-led replenishment by using data and system insights to refine allocation decisions over the season
- Contribute to the transition to a fully AI-powered allocation system and act as a point of reference for best practices in allocation
- Analyze sales, stock, and size performance at SKU and store level, as well as identify missed sales opportunities and stock imbalances, providing actionable insights to improve performance
- Manage allocation and replenishment to ensure the right product is in the right place by monitoring performance and adjusting flows based on sales and stock levels, while supporting store level execution
- Support communication between central and local teams, through clear and positive communication - being able to simplify complex topics
Your Story
- 4+ years in Retail Allocation, Retail Planning, or Retail Analytics experience, within apparel, footwear or lifestyle brands
- Strong analytical mindset with attention to detail and strong understanding of retail KPIs (sell-through, stock cover, size performance)
- Experience with next generation AI-powered allocation systems
- Able to identify risks and opportunities early and act accordingly
- Open to change, with a continuous improvement mindset
What We Offer
On is a place that is centered around growth and progress. We offer an environment designed to give people the tools to develop holistically – to stay active, to learn, explore and innovate. Our distinctive approach combines a supportive, team-oriented atmosphere, with access to personal self-care for both physical and mental well-being, so each person is led by purpose.
On is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to creating a work environment that is fair and inclusive, where all decisions related to recruitment, advancement, and retention are free of discrimination.
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Senior Retail Allocator, EMEA in Zürich Arbeitgeber: On
On ist ein hervorragender Arbeitgeber, der eine dynamische und unterstützende Arbeitsumgebung bietet, in der Mitarbeiter ganzheitlich wachsen können. Mit einem starken Fokus auf persönliche Entwicklung, Teamarbeit und innovativen Ansätzen fördert das Unternehmen sowohl körperliches als auch geistiges Wohlbefinden. Die Möglichkeit, in einem multikulturellen Team zu arbeiten und an globalen Initiativen teilzunehmen, macht diese Position besonders attraktiv für Fachkräfte, die nach einer sinnvollen und bereichernden Karriere suchen.
