Business Analyst

Outdoor Cap Company, Inc•Bentonville, AR

18d

About The Position

The Business Analyst is responsible for driving top and bottom-line channel growth through data-driven analysis, replenishment and supply chain analysis and report development of KPI’s and dashboards for multiple customers and supporting operations. The business analyst must have a proven track record developing and executing data and analytics strategy, which support our business goals providing insights from data. As the Business Analyst you will assist with managing and optimizing the end-to-end performance of our entire company. This individual should be technically savvy, with an analytical mindset, while also having the ability to work cross-functionally with several teams and individuals. This role will work closely with the BI team to create a total OC Inventory Plan including overall Inventory strategy, weekly reports, performance metrics, product class life cycle procedures, and sales sheets for closeout and slow-moving inventory that will be presented to the sales team regularly and measured for successful disposition of these buckets. Other aspects of the role will include program implementation, ad hoc reporting for sales presentations, detailed tracking and reporting of customer orders from receipt to delivery, communicating strategies with key associates within both Outdoor Cap and its customers. The ideal candidate is highly motivated, possesses great analytical and organizational skills, and demonstrates a high sense of urgency and solution-mindedness.

Requirements

Excellent solution-based communicator (visual, written and verbal) and a creative thinker with the ability to use data to inform decisions.
Highly collaborative, able to establish and maintain relationships and displays strong leadership abilities to influence and work cross-functionally.
Excellent time management, multi-task oriented, organized, and keen sense of personal accountability. Is highly motivated with strong work ethics and demonstrated flexibility to meet tight deadlines.
Working knowledge of data analysis and performance/operation metrics
Bachelor’s degree in business, Economics, Statistics, Marketing, Computer Science or similar
3 – 5 years of experience in Analytics / Operations or related field preferred
General Financial, System, and Business Analytical and Math Skills
Proficient in Excel, Knowledge of Power BI Preferred
Able to understand and create complex data models.
Effective in both written and verbal communication to technical and non-technical audiences
Required to have close visual acuity to perform computer tasks and operate other office machinery.
The person in this position frequently communicates with internal and external customers and must be able to exchange accurate information in a clear manner.
May occasionally reach, bend and move inside the facility and office areas.
Ability to lift up to 25 pounds infrequently

Responsibilities

Analytics Strategy Development & Implementation
Drive improvement and expansion of analytics within the organization.
Ability to solve business questions deriving insights from data and presenting solutions in a logical and convincing way.
Strong knowledge and ability to create, analyze, and disseminate actionable reports and information to internal and external partners.
Ownership of on time in full (OTIF) reporting, tracking, and investigation of issues as well as action plans to correct in the future.
Inventory management for Outdoor Cap through customer specific and inline catalog programs.
Analyzes weekly sales and inventory data.
Creates and shares weekly Sales and Inventory reports with both internal and external customers.
Creates ad hoc reports to implement into sales presentations.
Works closely with sales team to deliver insights and strategies to help drive sales, sell-through, profits, turns of all core, seasonal, and promotional programs in order to successfully achieve desired scorecard deliverables.
Develops strong relationships with buyers, planners, sales reps, and supply chain managers, and supports these roles by providing exceptional customer service and effectively interacting and communicating with these teams.
Works closely with rest of BI Team to design, implement, and manage an overall inventory plan that enables successful execution.
Owns said inventory plan execution and reporting for key accounts, and communicates data to leadership team so that it may be compiled and reported to Executive team regularly.
Develops financial acumen to become the “go-to” for financial projections and revisions for the Key Accounts that they manage and works closely with Director to review, revise, and report on overall financials.
Becomes the S.M.E. in multiple Partners’ data develops reporting that is detailed and actionable for our Partners to utilize to better manage their inventory for maximum sales.
Collaborates with Product Development, Sourcing, Purchasing, DC teams, and Sales to ensure accurate item setup and item file management and execution. Additionally, supplies these teams with the insights needed to make informed decisions around future program development and execution.
Demonstrates a high sense of urgency to resolve situations quickly and accurately.
Assist in the analysis and escalation of key issues identified from exception reports for areas such as customer buying trends, inventory/allocation, product creation, fulfillment, etc.
Reporting, Communication, & Data-Integrity
Build, deliver, and ideally automate valuable reports, dashboards, insights, and recommendations on a weekly/monthly/quarterly basis.
Participates in the development of presentations and business plans, ability to present data in a meaningful way.
Schedules and implements regular meetings with sales and support teams to better understand the overall business and effectively communicate programs and strategies with all cross functional teams as a means to deliver best in class communication and execution.
Help drive the ability to ensure marketing and sales efforts are measured effectively.
Stay up to date with technical trends.
Stands by all reports and information generated.