Analyst Merchandising
About The Position
Responsible for executing merchandising and/or purchasing strategies in areas such as space management, format/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 deliver merchandising programs aligned with company goals and customer value. It uses analytical tools and trend analysis to develop, enhance, and maintain store programs, support business strategies, and improve performance. The analyst develops specialized and broader functional knowledge of merchandising systems, tools, processes, store KPIs, and targeted strategies, and contributes to continuous improvement and new program development.
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 to prioritize and organize work, track details, and meet deadlines across multiple projects with varying completion dates.
- Intermediate Microsoft Excel skills.
- Intermediate Microsoft Word skills.
- Intermediate Microsoft PowerPoint skills.
- 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 execution that drives returns and enhances the customer experience.
- Perform and coordinate day-to-day activities to meet departmental objectives, developing mastery in a 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 provide data analysis for developing, enhancing, and maintaining merchandising programs for stores.
- Contribute to, participate in, and support continuous improvements and advancement of merchandising programs.
- Develop an understanding of merchandising systems, tools, and processes and use this knowledge to develop and execute store merchandising programs.
- Develop an understanding of store KPIs and targeted merchandising strategies that drive store results.
- Conduct deep-dive analysis 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 and improvements.
- Run ad-hoc analyses to identify and recommend innovative options that support business strategy.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
