Allocation & Order Placement Manager (w/m/d)

The future looks like you

With over 1,300 stores in 17 European countries and more than 27,000 employees, C&A is one of Europe’s leading fashion retailers. Every day, C&A welcomes millions of visitors to its stores in Europe and to its online shop. C&A offers high-quality and long-lasting fashion at affordable prices for all. We are building on 184 years of experience in the fashion industry and continuously modernize the company to become an omnichannel fashion retailer. 

At C&A we believe that affordable and high-quality fashion is not contradictory to caring for people & the planet. We see ourselves as an always-on learning community, always forward thinking and acting to develop our business and innovate the industry. This is your chance to join the C&A team as Allocation and Order Placement Manager.

The Allocation  team secures and fulfills omni availability to meet the customer’s needs while it ensures the European buy is correctly split to market level based on demand in the assigned category. 

Your responsibilities

• Break down EU planning by style and align national allocations with intake budgets.
• Set initial store allocation based on demand and differentiate between initial allocation and replenishment to ensure continuous stock in top-performing stores.
• Implement demand-based replenishment throughout the season, adapting to store needs.
• Define size distribution at both option/market and store levels, adjusting based on sales trends.
• Analyze sales data daily/weekly to adjust allocation and replenishment strategies, creating exception-based reporting.
• Maintain range integrity while monitoring open-to-buy, forecasting intakes, and conducting seasonal reviews to optimize allocation strategy

What you bring

• Minimum 3 years of experience in category planning or allocation
• Extensive knowledge of forecasting, understanding seasonality curves and trends taking into account multiple factors like promotions, events, range assortment, etc
• You are comfortable working with large sets of data
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent
• Fluent in business English, oral and written
• Preferred: Good knowledge of Data warehouse reporting

What we offer

• An exciting job in an international and inspirational working environment 
• In-depth induction into your new role 
• A positive working atmosphere with an open feedback culture 
• The option to work from home 
• In addition, you will enjoy attractive discounts including a public transport travel pass