Analyst, Retail Excellence

SharkNinja•Needham, MA

4h•$85,500 - $104,500•Hybrid

About The Position

The Analyst, Retail Excellence is a hands-on analytics role supporting the development, automation, and maintenance of reporting pipelines, dashboards, and data infrastructure across SharkNinja’s Retail Excellence and Trade Merchandising teams. This person will help turn manual, time-intensive processes into scalable, repeatable systems—working closely with team leadership to translate raw data into insights that inform decision-making. This role also serves as a key contributor to SharkNinja’s Airtable platform—supporting the build-out, maintenance, and governance of the bases, automations, and integrations that teams across the organization rely on daily. The right candidate is analytically curious, detail-oriented, and motivated by the opportunity to learn and grow inside a fast-moving, systems-driven team.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Data Analytics, Business Analytics, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field
0–2 years of experience in analytics, business intelligence, or data operations (co-op, internship, and academic project experience welcomed)
Working knowledge of Python (pandas, basic scripting) and SQL
Familiarity with Power BI or equivalent BI/visualization tools
Familiarity with Airtable (base navigation, basic automations, data entry)
Exposure to building or maintaining reporting workflows and data pipelines
Strong attention to detail and ability to work with large, messy datasets
Good communication skills—able to summarize findings clearly for non-technical audiences

Nice To Haves

Exposure to Snowflake or other cloud data warehouses
Familiarity with Power Automate, Streamlit, or similar low-code/no-code automation tools
Interest in or exposure to retail analytics (POS data, sell-through reporting, category management)
Experience with Concur or enterprise expense management platforms
Background in or coursework related to CPG, consumer electronics, or retail environments
Comfort working with AI-assisted development tools (Claude, GitHub Copilot)

Responsibilities

Support the development and maintenance of automated reporting pipelines using Python, Power Automate, Power BI, and Airtable scripting
Manage the day-to-day production of the Weekly Business Analysis Report—data extraction, cleaning, formatting, and distribution
Help build and update Bottom 5/20 SKU performance dashboards on a weekly and monthly cadence
Assist in translating raw retail data (POS, sell-through, inventory, retailer scorecards) into structured summaries for leadership review
Support the expansion of SKU and category analysis across retailers to improve performance visibility
Support the administration and maintenance of SharkNinja’s Airtable environment across Retail Excellence, Trade Merchandising, and adjacent teams
Help build and maintain automations, interfaces, and integrations that replace legacy Excel and SmartSheet workflows
Assist with Airtable access and license management—processing user group requests, maintaining permission tiers, and tracking license utilization
Help deploy accountability automations (e.g., daily nudges for missing entries, review checkbox workflows) to support data hygiene
Coordinate with Simple Stack (integration agency) on Snowflake-to-Airtable data pipeline tasks as directed
Maintain documentation of base architecture, automation logic, and governance protocols
Help build and maintain the Event Expense Automation App (Streamlit + Python)—supporting Concur PDF scanning and Airtable data pushes
Assist in developing automation workflows using Power Automate, Python, and Airtable scripting to reduce manual data entry
Identify opportunities to automate recurring manual processes and flag them for team prioritization
Leverage AI tools (Claude, Copilot) to support development work and expand personal productivity