Sr. Merchant Analyst - Cost Management

BJ's Wholesale Club • BJ's Club Support Center Marlborough, MA

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

BJ’s Wholesale Club is looking for strong analytical contributors to join their Enterprise Analytics (EA) team. This team uses data and analytics to achieve a transformational and competitive advantage by acquiring, consolidating, and transforming data into relevant information. The EA team collaborates with business leaders to drive innovation and strategic business decisions. The Senior Analyst, Merchant Analytics, will be the primary analytical resource for managing the financial impact of tariffs, inflation, and deflation on merchandise costs. This role will deliver fact-based, data-driven guidance to Merchandise leaders to maximize value in vendor negotiations, strengthen should-cost modeling, and provide proactive product input cost guidance in a rapidly evolving trade environment. The position will focus on tracking and supporting negotiation strategy for cost changes due to commodity fluctuations, tariff changes, and other cost drivers.

Requirements

• Four-year college degree or equivalent experience.
• Finance and/or other quantitative analytical degree a strong plus.
• 3+ years of relevant analytical experience with strong merchandise profitability understanding.
• Negotiation experience highly preferred.
• Understanding of retail merchandising basics (i.e., category management) and merchandising organizational structures and processes.
• Strong analytical skills including advanced Excel proficiency; experience leveraging AI tools (e.g., generative AI) to accelerate analysis.
• Effective communication skills, including the ability to translate analytical research into presentations using Microsoft PowerPoint.
• Expert-level proficiency in Business Intelligence tools and similar software; conducts primary research with limited supervision.
• Project management/leadership experience preferred.
• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple assignments and meet tight deadlines.
• Ability to develop effective working relationships with all levels of Merchandise leadership.
• Ability to work independently and adapt to changing work priorities.
• Self-motivated, intellectually curious, and results-oriented, with the ability to thrive in a high-demand, performance-driven environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop "Ask" materials (letters, decks, talk tracks) to be shared with merchants in preparation for vendor negotiations for Tariffs, Inflation, and Deflation highlighting key levers merchants should consider to achieve favorable outcomes.
• Value savings opportunities and perform financial modeling during negotiations to support decision-making.
• Manage and track vendor communication emails and associated documents and produce reporting and presentations summarizing their scope and impact.
• Establish credibility as a trusted analytics expert and strategic advisor, demonstrating a deep understanding of merchant and vendor dynamics and building mutual professional trust with key business partners.
• Conduct rigorous analysis and research, including: Vendor insight (cost structures) and extensive SKU/brand/vendor-level analysis (relative productivity, profitability, brand loyalty, SKU transferability, cost modeling, etc.).
• Track vendor cost increases to identify unjustified vendor increases (e.g., relative to commodity price movements) and proactively identify decreases due to BJ’s commensurate with commodity price drops.
• Serve the Merchant team as point person for all SKU-based analytical research focused on should-cost modeling.
• Support insights for continuous process improvement.
• Build and maintain effective partnerships with Director-level and above stakeholders, influencing business decisions through clear, data-backed recommendations.

Benefits

• Weekly Pay
• Free BJ’s Memberships
• Generous Paid Time Off (vacation, personal, sick days, holidays, bereavement, and jury duty leave)
• Flexible and Affordable Health Benefits (three medical plans, optional dental, vision, HSA, and flexible spending account options)
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with company match
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Associate degree