Category Replenishment and Allocation Analyst

Company Description Nanjing USA is a dynamic and agile apparel denim business with a strong heritage of innovation and excellence across North America, South America, and Europe. The company partners with department stores, specialty retailers, and fashion houses worldwide, offering diverse and evolving fashion solutions. Supported by a robust manufacturing and supply infrastructure, Nanjing USA delivers streamlined, cost-effective, and fast turnaround services. The vertically integrated structure spans design, manufacture, and supply for branded, licensed, and private label denim apparel. The organization is committed to integrity, quality, innovation, and best-in-class customer service.

Nanjing USA is looking to hire a Category Replenishment and Allocation Analyst

The Role

As a Category Replenishment and Allocation Analyst, you own the execution side of your category — making sure the right units land in the right place, on time, every week. You're the daily point of contact with Walmart's replenishment team, and the person who keeps a category's inventory healthy across every channel it touches.

Responsibilities

●      Review and approve Walmart's daily purchase orders, and keep NOVA and NetSuite in sync

●      Manage core replenishment and allocation timing against MABD and DC inventory arrival

●      Step in with manual orders when the system under- or over-orders, working hand in hand with your Category Planner

●      Manage SKU lifecycle transitions to optimize inventory flow and maximize profitability

●      Draw actionable insights from data to identify opportunities that maximize sales and avoid inventory liability

●      Run fashion programs end to end: AEX and booking POs, pack configs, size ratios, MABD tracking, from Walmart's commitment through DC arrival

●      Investigate the root cause behind an out-of-stock and drive the recovery plan that gets product back on shelf

●      Manage inventory flow across the whole network — store, FDC, DC, and eCommerce — balancing availability, cost, and speed

●      Track inbound shipments for at-risk and hot containers, and own the call on how constrained inventory gets allocated

●      Own your category's monthly OTIF scorecard — running root cause analysis, resolving Finance disputes, and partnering with Logistics and Distribution to keep performance on track

●      Own the Walmart Replenishment Manager relationship for your category — the go-to partner they trust

Requirements:

●      A bachelor's degree in business, supply chain, logistics, analytics, statistics, or a related field — or 2+ years of relevant experience in its place

●      1–3 years in order management, replenishment, or allocation

●      Working knowledge of NOVA, Retail Link, NetSuite, and advanced Excel — comfortable drawing actionable insights from large, multi-source datasets

●      Energized by a fast-paced, high-volume environment that rewards precision and attention to detail

●      Strong interpersonal and cross-functional communication skills, with experience supporting Walmart category teams directly (or similar retail-account experience)

●      A working knowledge of Walmart's OTIF, MABD/routing, and SQEP compliance standards

●      A root-cause mindset — you want to know why a metric moved, not just that it did

Great to have:

●      Experience with Walmart item creation and maintenance

●      Experience in fashion, seasonal, or short-life-cycle merchandise

●      Experience across multiple Walmart channels and replenishment types — DSDC, FDC casepack, eCommerce

●      Leverage AI and modern tools like Claude, Power Query, Power BI, Python, or SQL to automate reporting, drive process improvement, and sharpen data visualization

●      APICS CPIM or CSCP certification