ASHLEY GODWIN

A part of the Kitchen/Entertaining department within the Domestics division.

Previous title: Allocation Analyst

• Develop and execute weekly strategic allocation and shipping strategies to create balanced assortments and optimize inventory flow across zones, volume bands, vendors, and categories.
• Proactively manage ownership and inventory availability by leveraging data, store insights, and market trends to identify imbalances and voids, mitigate risks, optimize product flow, and recommend actionable solutions that improve sales performance.
• Partner cross-functionally with merchants/buyers, planning teams, logistics, and distribution partners to communicate strategy, influence execution, and improve business outcomes during key selling periods.
• Demonstrate leadership and merchant capabilities by initiating product conversations, developing/training others, and identifying opportunities through data-driven problem solving and collaboration.
• Exposure to assistant planner role by trending sales and inventory plans, identifying opportunities of where to edit planned levels based on current and historical performance.
• Exposure to buyer role by attending and participating in vendor visits, styleouts, quarterly strategies, open-to-buy calls, purchase order selection, RTVs, and more.

• Provided best customer service by anticipating and responding to customer needs while maintaining optimal visual presentations and displays..
• Packaged orders for customer pick-up or home deliveries.
• Utilized DSP technology for item inquiries, checkout, in-store orders, etc.
• Organized, stocked, and transferred merchandise to keep necessary levels for sales demand.
• Engaged customers through effective communication and product knowledge.

• Participated in regular store audits, vendor visits, and negotiation processes.
• Utilized data-driven insights to inform decision-making around merchandising initiatives, improving overall store performance metrics.
• Supported buyers in making informed decisions by conducting thorough research on market trends and consumer preferences.
• Reached out and communicated with new and current vendors to bring newness to their current offerings.
• Helped maintain optimal inventory levels by tracking sales performance data and providing appropriate recommendations for reorders by use of VLOOKUP, On Order, and Ladder Plans.