Sr Analyst-Inventory Initiatives
About The Position
The primary purpose of this role is to partner with functional business partners to execute on strategic initiatives for the Inventory Planning & Replenishment Organization. This is accomplished through cross-functional collaboration across merchandising, store operations, and supply chain teams. The Sr. Analyst Inventory Initiatives, will review/analyze inventory, sales and other relevant data, conduct analysis, while also providing insights and recommendations within their assigned area. The associate will track, analyze, and report on key performance metrics to ensure activities within their assigned area are meeting strategic and financial objectives. The Sr. Analyst will serve as a member of a team of peers and will be expected to help coach and develop less experienced analysts. This role will support one or more of the below initiatives: Promotional Buys Seasonal Entry/Exit strategies Command Center Inventory Support Overall Flow Plans/Policies Localization Process optimization eCommerce
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and related experience or equivalent years of experience in lieu of education requirement, if applicable
- 5 years experience in inventory management, merchandise planning, demand planning, replenishment, or a related field
Responsibilities
- Provides insights and data driven recommendations to the manager of his/her assigned area.
- Creates insight-based action plans to solve identified opportunity areas
- Maintains knowledge and awareness of best practices within the company, competitors, and retail industry.
- Works with his/her manager to introduce and disseminate best practices across the organization.
- May be asked to meet with and present to IRP leaders and cross-functional partners to deliver insights to guide future strategies, tactics, or activities.
- Supports field merchant and IRP teams on store specific sales opportunities by providing insights needed to address and action inventory appropriately.
- Provide insights based on location-based performance results, trends, opportunities, and risks and develops recommendations to influence actions that maximize sales
- Provide proactive support to fulfillment of command center/EME inventory requests
- Analyze results and provide recommendations for store/cluster specific promotional opportunities aimed to optimize performance
- Executes field merchant and store operator inventory requests
- Develops and analyzes reporting related to inventory investments, promotions, or marketing initiatives and provides recommendations on actions needed by IRP and cross-functional teams
- Supports departmental project teams on continuous improvement initiatives
Benefits
- exceptional benefits and opportunities to grow their skills
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
