Analyst Merchandising

Walgreens•Deerfield, IL

About The Position

Responsible for executing merchandising and/or purchasing strategies across areas such as space management, format/category strategy, merchandise planning, format design and planning, visual merchandising, merchandising process design and analytics, merchandising 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, store performance, and improved customer experience. The Analyst uses analytical tools to assess trends and store KPIs, develop and improve merchandising programs, and recommend innovative options that support business strategy. Walgreens was founded in 1901 and serves customers through approximately 8,500 stores across the U.S. and Puerto Rico, with approximately 220,000 team members.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree, or a high school diploma/GED and 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, including prioritizing and organizing work, tracking details, and meeting 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, and/or print scaling.
Intermediate Microsoft Word skills, such as inserting headers, page breaks, page numbers, and tables, and/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, and/or formatting fonts.
Willingness to travel up to 10% of the time for business purposes, within state and out of state.

Nice To Haves

MBA or master’s degree.
2 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 focused on customer value.
Communicate with and support stores regarding merchandising programs and policies.
Work with field teams to ensure merchandising programs are executed to drive returns and enhance customer experience.
Perform and coordinate day-to-day activities to meet departmental objectives.
Develop mastery in one area of specialization and generalist knowledge of a broader functional area.
Collaborate and communicate with Retail Products teams, vendors, suppliers, contractors, and internal cross-functional project teams.
Use analytical tools to deliver data analysis and develop, enhance, and maintain merchandising programs for stores.
Contribute to and support continuous improvement and advancement of merchandising programs.
Develop knowledge of merchandising systems, tools, and processes and use it to develop and execute programs for stores.
Develop understanding of store KPIs and targeted merchandising strategies that drive store results.
Create deep-dive analyses to study key area trends.
Participate in developing new programs and enhancing existing programs to meet performance objectives.
Evaluate key area trends and develop and implement innovative programs or improvements.
Run ad hoc analyses to identify and recommend innovative options that support business strategy.