Allocation Manager

Job description

If you’ve worn a pair of glasses, we’ve already met. We are a global leader in the design, manufacture, and distribution of ophthalmic lenses, frames, and sunglasses. We offer our industry stakeholders in over 150 countries access to a global platform of high-quality vision care products (such as the Essilor brand, with Varilux, Crizal, Eyezen, Stellest and Transitions), iconic brands that consumers love (such as Ray-Ban, Oakley, Persol, Oliver Peoples, Vogue Eyewear and Costa), as well as a network that offers consumers high-quality vision care and best-in-class shopping experiences (such as Sunglass Hut, LensCrafters, Salmoiraghi & Viganò and the GrandVision network), and leading e-commerce platforms. Join our global community of over 190,000 dedicated employees around the world in driving the transformation of the eyewear and eyecare industry. Discover more by following us on LinkedIn! Your #FutureInSight with EssilorLuxottica Are you willing to pioneer new frontiers, foster inclusivity and collaboration, embrace agility, ignite passion, and make a positive impact on the world? ​Join us in redefining the boundaries of what’s possible!​ GENERAL FUNCTION Acts as main information & reporting resource for the Allocation team. The Allocation Manager may lead a team of supply chain analysts, who are responsible for ensuring allocation and delivery requests for Wholesale and Retail teams are fulfilled on time and accurately. The Allocation Manager is also responsible for checking that the allocation and delivery creation jobs are running smoothly for Wholesale, Retail and Web channels and is able to act upon any failure or special request. The Allocation Manager is expected to troubleshoot in case of errors when running allocation and deliveries and to work closely with Business IT and IT, should their intervention be necessary in solving errors. The Allocation manager will work closely with different stakeholders in the organization (Sales, Corporate Distribution Planning, Operations, Transportation, Finance) to correctly convey priorities of the business. MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Prepares daily/weekly/monthly reports utilizing various planning systems, SAP, Business Objects, etc., continually modifying to meet new business requirements Assists team with development of complex Excel spreadsheets, automation formulas, & reports formatting Is responsible for a team of analysts Fulfills allocation and delivery creation requests received from Wholesale and Retail Team Checks over requests coming from Retail and Web teams Checks over the nightly automatic jobs of allocation and delivery creation to ensure everything run smoothly. Manipulates data between databases to provide more useful information Participates to meetings with Operations and Customer Service in order to have a clear understanding of the priorities of work Works with IT and Business Support in order to solve issues encountered when allocating or creating delivery Works with Atlanta or Corporate Distribution Planning team to prioritize specific shipments or to organize deliveries for Distribution Centers of other regions Participates to weekly meetings with Operations, Sales, Distribution Planning, Transportation in order to have a clear understanding of the priorities of work BASIC QUALIFICATIONS Bachelor’s degree; concentration in Supply Chain, Ops, Business, & Finance preferred 5+ years’ experience in Logistics/Supply Chain or similar environment Demonstrated experience working with multiple data sources Strong verbal & written skills, in addition to strong presentation ability Able to gather, manipulate, & interpret data, solve problems, & establish priorities PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS Knowledge of Access & Visual Basics is a plus. Prior Planning knowledge preferred SAP AFS, MS Office & planning systems experience Our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion commitment​ We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We celebrate diversity and provide equal opportunities to all, regardless of race, gender, ethnicity, religion, disability, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic that makes us unique.