Distribution Planner - Williams Sonoma

Job Description

Requisition Number: WS-17026
Area of Interest: Inventory Management
Organization: Corporate
Brand/Division: Williams-Sonoma
Position Type: Full-time
JOB DESCRIPTION
Manage the Allocation functions, systems, and processes necessary to maintain appropriate store inventory levels. Allocation of inventory from Distribution Center to stores via current system (Retek, etc). Reports to the Manager of Distribution. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: * Utilize and control the store allocation systems. * Ensure stores maintain appropriate in-stock, service levels, and weeks on hand objectives. * Set up appropriate system parameters, profiles, safety stocks, display minimums, etc., to achieve store/item in stock goals and objectives. Manage allocation system to rate of sale. * Set-up and maintenance of the allocation system to ensure timely processing of new, current, and discontinued merchandise. * Plan and execute allocations to support Visual floor sets and Perimeter or bay requirements by store group. * Support specialized store assortments (warm weather, Flagship, bay variations, special purchase or store needs). * Resolve allocation issues as needed. * Work Cross Functionally with Planning team and Inventory * Special projects, analysis, and report assignments as needed.
REQUIREMENTS AND QUALIFICATIONS
REQUIREMENTS: * 3-5 year's retail planning and distribution experience. * Strong communication skills * Ability to work cross functionally with the Field Operations and store management * Strong Excel Skills * BA degree Preferred About Williams-Sonoma, Inc. Founded in 1956, Williams-Sonoma, Inc. is the premier specialty retailer of high-quality products for the home. Our family of brands includes Williams Sonoma, Pottery Barn, Pottery Barn Kids, PBteen, West Elm, Williams-Sonoma Home, Rejuvenation, and Mark and Graham. These brands are among the best known and most respected in the industry. We offer beautifully-designed, stylish and functional products for every area of the home, including the kitchen, living room, bedroom, home office, closet, laundry room, and even outdoor spaces. We've seen some big changes since our first brick-and-mortar store opened more than half of a century ago. What hasn't changed is our passion for high-quality products, functional design, outstanding customer service, and enhancing the lives of our customers and the communities where we operate. In 2017, we acquired Outward, Inc., a 3-D imaging and augmented reality platform for the home furnishings and décor industry. Today, we're a multi-brand, multi-channel, global enterprise supported by state-of-the-art technology and some of the most talented teams in retailing - and we're always looking for new energy and ideas. Benefits: Once you are here, you can look forward to a wide variety of benefits. Our corporate vision--to enhance our customers' quality of life at home--extends to the lives of our associates. To that end, we offer an extensive benefits package designed to help you grow, personally and professionally, to keep you healthy, to prepare you for the unexpected, to care for your family and to build a secure future. Depending on your position and your location, here's a look at what you might be eligible for: * A generous discount on all Williams Sonoma Inc. brands through multiple shopping channels * A 401(k) plan and other investment opportunities * Paid vacations, holidays and other time-off programs * Health benefits, including health, dental and vision insurance; health and dependent care tax-free spending accounts; medical, family and bereavement leave; same-sex domestic partner benefits; short- and long-term disability programs; life and travel insurance; an employee assistance program * Tax-free commuter benefits * A wellness program that supports your physical, financial and emotional health * In-person and online learning opportunities through WSI University, LearnIt and AcademyX * Cross-brand and cross-function career opportunities * Quarterly sample sales * A business casual work environment * A bike share program * Time off to volunteer * Matching donations to qualifying nonprofit organizations * Company-sponsored walks and runs * Healthy, organic options in the cafeteria and an awesome salad bar * Discounts on nearby gyms and other local businesses Williams-Sonoma, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Williams-Sonoma, Inc. will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, or other applicable state or local laws and ordinances. WSI will not now or in the future commence an immigration case or "sponsor" an individual for this position (for example, H-1B or other employment-based immigration This role is not eligible for relocation assistance. #LI-KK
Williams-Sonoma, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Williams-Sonoma, Inc. will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, or other applicable state or local laws and ordinances.