Analyst, Merchandising

Walgreens•Deerfield, IL

About The Position

Responsible for executing merchandising and/or purchasing strategies across areas such as space management, format and category strategy, merchandise planning, format design and planning, visual merchandising, merchandising process design, merchandising analytics and systems, fixture planning and management, merchandising operations, and other merchandising or purchasing projects as needed. The role collaborates across Retail Products and with stores, vendors, suppliers, contractors, and cross-functional teams to implement programs aligned with company goals and focused on customer value. The Analyst performs day-to-day work toward departmental objectives, develops expertise in a specialization alongside broader functional knowledge, and uses analytical tools to support merchandising programs. The role builds understanding of merchandising systems, tools, processes, store KPIs, and targeted strategies; analyzes trends and business performance; and contributes to new programs, improvements, and recommendations that advance business strategy.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree, or a high school diploma/GED plus at least 3 years of experience in two or more of the following: retail, procurement/purchasing, merchandising, vendor relations, or retail marketing.
Experience using time-management skills to prioritize and organize work, track details, and meet deadlines across multiple projects with varying completion dates.
Intermediate Microsoft Excel skills, such as using SUM, setting borders and column widths, inserting charts, using text wrap, sorting, setting headers and footers, or print scaling.
Intermediate Microsoft Word skills, such as inserting headers, page breaks, page numbers, and tables, or adjusting table columns.
Intermediate Microsoft PowerPoint skills, such as applying themes, formatting character spacing, inserting pictures, changing slide layouts and theme colors, adding transitions, customizing slide numbers, changing chart styles, or formatting fonts.
Willingness to travel up to 10% of the time for business purposes, within and outside the state.

Nice To Haves

MBA or master’s degree.
Two years of experience in one or more of the following: retail, procurement/purchasing, merchandising, vendor relations, or retail marketing.
Retail experience.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with Retail Products departments to execute merchandising strategies aligned with company goals and customer value.
Communicate with and support stores regarding merchandising programs and policies, and work with the field to ensure effective execution.
Perform and coordinate day-to-day activities to meet departmental objectives while developing expertise in a specialization and generalist functional knowledge.
Collaborate and communicate with Retail Products teams, vendors, suppliers, contractors, and internal cross-functional project teams.
Use analytical tools to deliver data analysis that develops, enhances, and maintains merchandising programs for stores.
Contribute to continuous improvement and advancement of merchandising programs.
Develop understanding of merchandising systems, tools, and processes and use that knowledge to develop and execute programs for stores.
Develop understanding of store KPIs and targeted merchandising strategies that drive store results.
Create in-depth analyses of key area trends.
Participate in developing new programs and enhancing existing programs to meet performance objectives.
Evaluate trends and develop or implement innovative programs and improvements.
Conduct ad hoc analyses and recommend innovative options to advance business strategy.