Merchandise Analyst (Hybrid or Remote)

Mountain Equipment Company•Vancouver, BC

1d•CA$56,000 - CA$58,000•Hybrid

About The Position

We are hiring for multiple Merchandising Analysts to support the Merchant team in executing key merchandising activities that drive sales, inventory productivity, and business performance. This role is responsible for purchase order management, product setup, reporting and analysis, vendor coordination, and promotional execution, helping ensure the right products are available for MEC members at the right time.

Requirements

1+ years of experience in merchandising, retail operations, buying support, planning, inventory management, or a related business function.
1+ year experience using basic Microsoft Office functionality, but strong Excel skills considered a key asset.
Strong proactive and time management skills.
Strong analytical skills, ability to priorities and manage conflicting deadlines.
Strong communication skills, and ability to work in cross functional teams.
The Candidate must be able to read and converse in English.

Nice To Haves

Post-secondary degree/diploma preferred
Experience with D365 is an asset.

Responsibilities

Issues purchase orders within Open-to-Buy parameters, responsible for PO creation, and follow up with vendors.
Reviews weekly PO status reporting and follows up on outstanding PO confirmations, and late ASNs based on ship/DC dates.
Makes POs adjustments and cancellations based on confirmations back from vendors.
Reviews past cancel date POs for cancellations, reissuance/escalation.
Reviews and resolves inbound PO discrepancies, and product information discrepancies.
Responsible to gather and input data; build, analyze and maintain reports to support merchandise decisions utilizing systems such as D365, as well as create and track vendor funded markdowns and credits.
Responsible for supporting merchants with assortment planning activities, eg. product set up.
Support merchants with merchandise event/promotional execution including but not limited to item selection templates and marketing campaign templates.
Support the business on product recalls, entering pertinent information into the system for the business to act upon.
Assist merchant in setting up new vendors and assist in product set up through template completion with vendor and hand off to cross-functional merchandise operation partners.
Assist merchant with running size sorting functions.
Assisting merchants with price and PO changes as relates to DCR and adjustments from vendors.