Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organisation

Responsible for the execution of all Allocations and Replenishment for the Franchise Stores across your Portfolio. Manage the implementation of the allocation strategy. Deliver thorough analysis for initial allocations, ensuring optimum stock availability. Manage replenishment through quick and efficient reactions to drive profitable stock investment.

Key Responsibilities

• Plan and execute allocations to ensure that store needs are covered
• Ensure optimal initial volumes to achieve store sales plans.
• Provide accurate information to deliver effective replenishment to stores
• Active participation in departmental analysis down to store and size to enable trade
• Manage launches including tracking launch stock inbound as well as outbound.
• Attend Launch meetings and feedback to Concept Store team.
• Execute new store opening store plan.
• Support the planning lead in the execution of markdowns and price changes.
• Effective use of reports available for analysis
• Work closely with Field team to manage store queries as well sending comms to stores.
• Leverage relationships with cross-functional teams (e.g. DC, Operations, CTC, Omni channel) to obtain information necessary to achieve business objectives.

Key Relationships

• Africa Export Franchise Excellence and Merch Teams
• Franchise Store Operations
• Partner Merchandising Team members
• Partner Warehouse Contacts – Supply Chain
• Concept Store HUB Merchandise team
• Brand, Omnichannel teams

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Commercial understanding and a merchant mind set
• Efficient and accurate attention to detail
• Good working knowledge of computer software (MS Word, PowerPoint)
• Intermediate to advanced working experience on Excel
• Commercial understanding and a merchant mind set
• Ability to work collaboratively within a team
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Ability to communicate effectively in English, both written and verbal.

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualification

• Relevant retail/ business qualification.

• 3- 5 years retail experience

• At least 2 years’ experience as a allocator. AT ADIDAS WE HAVE A WINNING CULTURE. BUT TO WIN, PHYSICAL POWER IS NOT ENOUGH. JUST LIKE ATHLETES OUR EMPLOYEES NEED MENTAL STRENGTH IN THEIR GAME. WE FOSTER THE ATHLETE’S MINDSET THROUGH A SET OF BEHAVIORS THAT WE WANT TO ENABLE AND DEVELOP IN OUR PEOPLE AND THAT ARE AT THE CORE OF OUR UNIQUE COMPANY CULTURE: THIS IS HOW WE WIN WHILE PLAYING FAIR.

• COURAGE: Speak up when you see an opportunity; step up when you see a need..

• OWNERSHIP: Pick up the ball. Be proactive, take responsibility and follow-through.

• INNOVATION: Elevate to win. Be curious, test and learn new and better ways of doing things.

• TEAMPLAY: Win together. Work collaboratively and cultivate a shared mindset.

• INTEGRITY: Play by the rules. Hold yourself and others accountable to our company’s standards.

• RESPECT: Value all players. Display empathy, be inclusive and show dignity to all.

At adidas, we strongly believe that embedding diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) into our culture and talent processes gives our employees a sense of belonging and our brand a real competitive advantage.

– Culture Starts With People, It Starts With You –

By recruiting talent and developing our people to reflect the rich diversity of our consumers and communities, we foster a culture of inclusion that engages our employees and authentically connects our brand with our consumers.

Job Title: Specialist Merchandising Allocator - EM South

Brand: Location: Cape Town TEAM: Merchandising & Planning State: WC Country/Region: ZA Contract Type: Full time Number: 549560 Date: Sep 21, 2026