Allocation Manager

We are seeking a data-driven and solution-oriented Inventory & Allocation Manager to lead inventory execution and allocation strategies across our omnichannel network. This role will be instrumental in driving inventory rebalancing across warehouse nodes, ensuring clear visibility into inventory across all channels, and fully owning retail store allocation and replenishment workflows.

As a key contributor within the Demand Planning team, you will partner closely with Planning, Operations, Logistics, Retail, and Merchandising to ensure our inventory is optimized to meet consumer demand—no matter where it comes from. This is a highly cross-functional and impact-driven role for someone passionate about turning data into action and building scalable systems that move with the speed of the business.
We are omni-channel by design—your strategies will influence product flow across all categories, geographies, and sales channels, from DTC to Marketplace to Retail.

Key Areas of Accountability

Retail Allocation & Replenishment Ownership

• Own all allocation and replenishment strategies for retail doors across core, seasonal, and new product launches.
• Establish and maintain scalable, data-driven allocation logic that supports store clustering, launch priorities, and performance trends.
• Monitor store-level performance and sell-through, executing rebalance and replenishment actions to maximize productivity and minimize aging inventory.

Inventory Rebalancing & Warehouse Optimization

• Lead the end-to-end process of inventory rebalancing between warehouses, including inbound/outbound TO strategy and execution across 3PL nodes (e.g., Stord, Quiet).
• Develop and manage logic to anticipate rebalancing needs based on forecasted demand, current availability, and fulfillment efficiency.
• Partner with Operations and Logistics to ensure accurate, cost-effective movement of goods across the network.

Omnichannel Inventory Visibility & Planning

• Maintain and enhance real-time inventory visibility dashboards and tools across DTC, Amazon FBA/AWD, Retail, and Wholesale channels.
• Identify and flag inventory risks or imbalances by channel or node to improve service levels and minimize lost sales.
• Support cross-functional visibility into inventory availability by SKU, warehouse, and fulfillment priority logic

Forecasting & Demand Translation

• Collaborate with Planning and Merch to translate forecasted demand into inventory actions, aligning on OTB and in-season movement strategies.
• Support demand signal validation from stores and marketplaces and convert into actionable TOs and replenishment orders.
  
  

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Operations & Logistics: Partner to ensure warehouse capacity aligns with forecasted movement and rebalancing needs.
• Production & Sourcing: Coordinate demand-driven needs with production schedules and shipment timelines.
• Finance: Collaborate on inventory investment strategy, aligning allocation and supply with financial goals.

Qualification Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required
• 4+ years of experience in allocation and inventory management, Retail, Amazon, and wholesale, experience strongly preferred
• Proven track record of managing large-scale inventory networks and driving allocation strategies that meet financial and operational targets

Technical Skills

• Proven experience in launching and operationalizing a new allocation system—from setting up logic and reporting to training teams and driving adoption across functions.
• Advanced Excel and Google Suite proficiency.
• Experience working with allocation tools, inventory planning systems, or BI platforms (e.g., Looker, Netsuite)
• Strong analytical mindset and comfort working with large datasets
• Familiarity with TO/PO workflows, inventory KPIs (turns, WOS, in-stock %, etc.), and retail math fundamentals

Soft Skills

• Highly organized and detail-oriented, with a strong ownership mentality
• Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills
• Ability to adapt in a fast-paced, evolving environment
• Strategic thinker with a hands-on, execution-first approach
• Curious, resourceful, and energized by operational problem-solving

Compensation and Benefits

• $100K - $110K base with competitive bonus
• Unlimited Sick Days & PTO
• Company paid medical, dental, and vision PPO insurance (Anthem Gold PPO) 
• Employee premiums paid 100%
• Dependent premiums paid 65%
• 401k plan with 3% company match
• Monthly $200 stipend for home office expenses
• Free $1,000 worth of True Classic merchandise every year
• Free Employee Assistance Program

Our mission is to empower everyone to show up as their best self. We are dedicated to creating a community where creativity, curiosity, and innovation thrive; and that starts with welcoming diverse voices to our team. We believe that everyone should feel confident being exactly who they are, which is why we’re committed to being an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate and support differences in race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, and abilities. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please reach out to Human Resources.