Senior Analyst - Field Merchandising

CVS Health • Woonsocket, RI

14d

About The Position

At CVS Health, we’re building a world of health around every consumer and surrounding ourselves with dedicated colleagues who are passionate about transforming health care. As the nation’s leading health solutions company, we reach millions of Americans through our local presence, digital channels and more than 300,000 purpose-driven colleagues – caring for people where, when and how they choose in a way that is uniquely more connected, more convenient and more compassionate. And we do it all with heart, each and every day. Job Purpose and Summary: CVS Health has a powerful purpose – “Bringing our heart to every moment of your health.” To enable this purpose, we have several initiatives, existing and new, that are re-inventing pharmacy and enabling better health outcomes. In the Merchandising Organization, we support our company’s purpose and our Pharmacy and Consumer Wellness vision to be America’s most trusted health, wellness and pharmacy care partner, delivering differentiated omnichannel experiences and meeting consumers where they are. The Team is seeking a detail-oriented and results-driven Senior Analyst to support our Front Store Merchandising organization. This position will play a critical role in shaping the customer experience across 5,000+ stores. This position is instrumental in delivering the best products and promotions to our customers by leveraging strong analytical skills to evaluate sales trends, identify opportunities and optimize merchandising strategies. The ideal candidate can not only identify complex problems but implement solutions and drive strategic changes across the alcohol category as well as support larger business unit/front store challenges outside their assigned category. Candidates should be able to clearly present to Alcohol Directors, Field Leadership, and External Supplier/Distributor leadership. A successful Senior Analyst will leverage strong prioritization skills to proactively anticipate the market and take calculated, well supported risks to grow CVS/category market share while balancing P&L financial impacts. Candidates must be able to successfully: Be a strong developer of relationships- build strong, credible and trusted cross-functional relationships Be able to influence with, and without authority- so much of the day-to-day business practice is to influence others Be highly organized and prioritize- work on work that has the most value reprioritizing as the strategies adjust Be self-directed- require little supervision as successful candidates drive themselves and the portfolio of work they lead Be highly analytical- ensure the analysis is strong, intentional and thoughtful Be innovative- consistently look for better ways to do things and share those ideas, or recommendations, with others

Requirements

• High School Diploma or General Equivalent Development (GED)
• Bachelor’s degree
• 3+ years of full-time work experience in a retail and/or corporate environment
• 3+ years’ experience using design methodologies, including user research, problem definition, prototype development and iteration, etc.
• 3+ years’ experience building and delivering leadership-facing presentations and materials
• 3+ years’ experience analyzing and synthesizing data
• 3+ years’ experience successfully building reports and dashboards to communicate data trends and forecasts
• 3+ years’ experience analyzing market trends
• Working knowledge of problem solving and decision making skills
• Strong interpersonal skills as demonstrated by successful collaboration to achieve shared goals
• Strong time management skills, evidenced by experience being accountable to multiple deliverables on staggered deadlines
• Strong personal integrity and judgment, evidenced by a track record of managing highly-sensitive or highly-visible business matters
• Strong communication skills in both formal and informal writing and speech
• Strong ability to build fast, credible relationships with leaders, peers and clients
• Strong analytical skills with an ability to process data, identify problems, and make effective decisions
• Advanced awareness of problem solving and decision making skills
• Proven track record of high performance
• Demonstrated growth mindset and willingness to learn and accept feedback
• Regular and reliable attendance
• Any additional tasks as required by the supervisor or manager
• Advanced level skills in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Power BI and Outlook
• Bachelors degree or equivalent experience required.
• up to 20% travel may be required, based on needs of the business

Nice To Haves

• 5+ years’ of full-time work experience in a retail and/or corporate environment
• 5+ years’ experience using design methodologies, including user research, problem definition, prototype development and iteration, etc.
• 5+ yeas’ experience building and delivering leadership-facing presentations and materials
• 5+ years’ experience analyzing and synthesizing data
• 5+ years’ experience successfully building reports and dashboards to communicate data trends and forecasts
• 5+ years’ experience analyzing market trends
• Ability to influence leaders to change thinking
• Certified Professional Merchandiser (CPM) preferred.
• Masters Degree

Responsibilities

• Develops pricing strategies through distributor cost collection, assigned state pricing, and adhering to state margin goals. - 15%
• Analyzes and optimizes item assortment, develops plans to maximize their value, and provides recommendations for improvements. -15%
• Conducts in-depth analysis of the performance, risks, and potential returns of alcohol assets in assigned states.- 15%
• Monitors and analyzes sales performance and key performance indicators (KPIs) for the alcohol category and generates reports to evaluate the effectiveness of category strategies and make data-driven recommendations for improvement. -10%
• Communicate and manage DSD distributors to ensure store in stock. -10%
• Communicate, educate, and create resources for field leaders and stores to execute the alcohol category. -10%
• Guides and trains alcohol analyst team. Creates SOP and training documents. -5%
• Manage store closing and new license process. Partner with licensing/legal to ensure compliance. -5%
• Be up to date on industry information through supplier meetings and continued education training on alcohol topics. -5%
• Coordinate and manage New Item set up and maintenance for planogram and mid-year items. -5%
• Coordinate and manage of off-shelf programs with key suppliers, setting up programs and running off-shelf reporting. -5%

Benefits

• Affordable medical plan options, a 401(k) plan (including matching company contributions), and an employee stock purchase plan
• No-cost programs for all colleagues including wellness screenings, tobacco cessation and weight management programs, confidential counseling and financial coaching.
• Benefit solutions that address the different needs and preferences of our colleagues including paid time off, flexible work schedules, family leave, dependent care resources, colleague assistance programs, tuition assistance, retiree medical access and many other benefits depending on eligibility.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees