Manager Merchandising Planning

Sprouts Farmers Market•Phoenix, AZ

About The Position

The Manager Merchandising Planning will partner with Merchandising, Merch Planning, IT, and other key stakeholders to drive financial and strategic objectives of the organization through insights and reporting. This will be a foundational role in the continual evolution of the Merchandising Planning, Pricing and Analytics function at Sprouts and requires collaboration and analytical leadership across multiple projects. This role will be expected to engage in sophisticated analyses including development of analytics for driving better decisions on buying, pricing, promotion effectiveness, revenue management, marketing, supply chain, and operations. The role is expected to provide timely, accurate and informative analytics used to assist management in making strategic decisions. The candidate is expected to be proficient in advanced statistical methods and/or optimization techniques, data mining and simulation.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Finance, Economics, Statistics, Accounting, or a related field is required.
Minimum experience: 5+ years designing analytics in retail/CPG/services industries
Progressively increasing responsibility in analytical roles, merchandise planning, category management, or retail consulting (or related fields)
Analytical mindset with detail orientation and entrepreneurial work ethic – in short, a “general athlete”
Proven ability to execute with speed and a high degree of accuracy in a proof of concept environment
Comfortable manipulating large amounts of data and problem-solving, generating impactful recommendations – bringing insights to action
Highly adept in various systems, including superior Excel and PowerPoint skills
Strong in SQL and MS Excel; familiarity with databases such as MS SQL Server, Oracle etc.
Strong mathematical background and hands-on experience in conducting statistical analysis, development of quantitative models and machine learning algorithms, and/or optimization routines
Proven ability in applying theoretical knowledge to practical applications, data analysis, algorithmic prototyping, and data visualization
Demonstrated skill with root cause analysis; able to spot when something isn’t quite right and audit with limited guidance
A structured and creative thinker, able to toggle easily between the big themes and the little details; can effectively manage the short-term priorities and analysis while still focusing on the long-term vision
Experience building, leading, and supervising teams
Ability to influence organizations to pursue value-driving, data-led use-cases
Demonstrated ability to work with a range of technically and culturally diverse people, influencing them to get things done, and delivering value-added business results

Nice To Haves

MBA Preferred.

Responsibilities

Design and implement analytical tools and techniques for supporting merchandising, promotional planning and forecasting
Think, act and communicate clearly with both technical and non-technical business partners to fully understand the analytical needs, devise approaches and implement solutions via appropriate models
Generate, analyze and distribute key business reports; review weekly, monthly and quarterly results, and provide stakeholders with key findings and recommendations
Develop prototypes and proofs of concept for analytical approaches to validate assumptions and expected outcomes
Identify data and suitable test cases to prove the algorithms’ ability to handle boundary conditions, and for measuring accuracy and efficacy
Understand complexities and intricacies of multiple departments & channels to ensure that proposed analytical approaches work across the portfolio
Develop and refine forecasting methodologies and operating mechanisms to continuously improve forecast accuracy
Effectively present recommendations to colleagues for review and to all levels of the organization using various modes of communication/presentation
In some cases, work with Product Management and IT teams to develop scalable solutions applying the analytics developed
Serve as project lead for ad hoc projects by managing objectives, deliverables, and key milestones with minimal supervision
Make sound decisions on routine matters and thrive in collaborative, constantly evolving environments.

Benefits

Competitive pay
Sick time plan that you can use to support you or your immediate families health
Vacation accrual plan
Opportunities for career growth
15% discount for you and one other family member in your household on all purchases made at Sprouts
Flexible schedules
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
401(K) Retirement savings plan with a generous company match
Company paid life insurance
Contests and appreciation events throughout the year full of prizes, food and fun!
Bonus based on company and/or individual performance
Affordable benefit coverage, including medical, dental and vision
Health Savings Account with company match
Pre-tax Flexible Spending Accounts for healthcare and dependent care
Company paid short-term disability coverage
Paid parental leave for both mothers and fathers
Paid holidays
DailyPay - if you’re hired as an eligible employee, you’ll be able to transfer the money you’ve already earned at no extra cost, and get it the next business day, for free.