Description

　　Blink puts Mood Above Muscle™, which celebrates the positive feeling you get from exercise, not just the physical benefits. Founded in 2011 by executives at Equinox, Blink Fitness is a premium quality, value-based fitness brand born from the desire to help people feel good inside and out. In 2015, Blink launched franchising to complement its fast-growing company-owned business model.

　　Blink is an exciting and dynamic high growth company with a start-up mentality. We are a passionate collaborative team with a great entrepreneurial spirit and a willingness to roll up our sleeves to get the work done.

　　For more information visit Blink’s consumer website -- blinkfitness.com – and its franchise website – blinkfranchising.com.

　　Blink is looking for an Allocation Analyst to help support the buying & planning team. Reporting to the Retail Buying & Planning Manager, this position will provide administrative support as well as assist in driving Blink’s retail sales and profitability by managing inventory flow to all locations, managing purchase orders and tracking invoices. The position will be responsible for analyzing sales trends and financial sales targets to maintain appropriate stock levels.

　　Responsibilities:

　　Allocation and Replenishment:

　　Implement and manage process and systems for allocation and replenishment, within monthly OTB budget

　　Report and analyze weekly and monthly sales to develop replenishment strategies, maximize sales opportunities, and minimize markdown liability

　　Monitor performance of each category to ensure inventory levels are appropriate to achieve sales goals

　　Review and process vendor invoices to be paid

　　Manage purchase orders

　　Inventory Management:

　　Manage inventory levels in gym as well as in warehouse

　　Maintain item catalog including but not limited to item creation and price adjustments

　　Oversee employee uniform inventory and ordering.

　　Customer service for internal field team:

　　Track shipments and investigate purchase order discrepancies

　　Respond to field requests through retail inbox and develop field communications around critical inventory and merchandising functions

　　Place initial fixture orders for new gyms and manage fixture replacement requests

　　Assist with other administrative needs

　　Qualifications:

　　Bachelor's Degree required.

　　The ability to analyze data, build reports and work with limited systems resources.

　　1-2 years of experience in a merchandising role and/or an inventory planning or allocation function.

　　Intermediate experience in Excel, as well as PowerPoint and Word

　　Knowledge of retail math: margin, sell through % and other retail math terms.

　　Self-starter with a strong sense of urgency.

　　Must have quick, clear verbal and written communication skills.

　　Detail oriented with strong organizational skills.

　　Compensation and Benefits:

　　Competitive Base Salary.

　　Complimentary Blink membership.

　　Comprehensive benefits package.

　　And more.

　　Pay Transparency: $68,000.00-$72,000.00 per year

　　Hybrid Work Environment: 3 days on-site