Sr. Analyst, Assortment Strategy & Enablement

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Position Purpose:

The primary purpose of this role is to own the assortment strategy, analysis and recommendations that drive ASE assortment strategy for an assigned set of BMAT, Hardlines or Décor categories, and to move approved actions through to execution at scale.

The SR Analyst uses internal and external data to assess category health, identify assortment, attribute and search gaps, and prioritize high-potential items from supplier catalogs and head-to-tail supplier opportunities. Day-to-day work includes leading analysis and recommendations for Category Reviews; monitoring sales, traffic, conversion, SKU productivity, pricing (CPI and margin), promotions, fulfillment and search; and translating findings into SKU additions, assortment curation, content and attribute improvements, pricing and rationalization or offboarding decisions.

The Sr Analyst partners with Merchants, Supplier Relationship Management, Supplier Operations, Pricing, Fulfillment, CEX, Product, Technology and suppliers to carry actions through catalog review, product-fit and pricing validation and onboarding, and helps ensure the data, rules and tools that govern customer-facing SKUs enable supplier success.

The Sr Analyst is accountable for assortment health, pricing impact and promotional performance, and for delivering accurate, timely, evidence-based work that supports category growth, profitability and a better customer experience.

Key Responsibilities:

• 30% Partner with Merchandise Planning Managers and Online Merchants to analyze business drivers, provide insightful assessments and execute strategies to achieve business objectives.
• 40% Track and measure business performance via execution of key daily, weekly and monthly reporting; seek out opportunities to continuously improve reporting efforts.
• 30% Contribute to projects and new initiatives with further strategic business objectives.

Direct Manager/Direct Reports:

• Position reports to Sr Manager, Decor / HD Home
• No direct reports

Travel Requirements:

• Typically requires overnight travel less than 10% of the time.

Physical Requirements:

• Most of the time is spent sitting in a comfortable position and there is frequent opportunity to move about. On rare occasions there may be a need to move or lift light articles.

Working Conditions:

• Located in a comfortable indoor area. Any unpleasant conditions would be infrequent and not objectionable.
• No travel required

Minimum Qualifications:

• Must be eighteen years of age or older.
• Must be legally permitted to work in the United States.

Preferred Qualifications:

• MBA or equivalent work experience in retail, merchandising, or a consulting/project management role in a corporate environment
• Demonstrated ability with business modeling capabilities using tools such as SQL, Excel, Access, and Tableau and advanced proficiency with other Microsoft Office programs
• Ability to understand business drivers and influence decision making with cross-functional partners
• Proven ability to analyze, evaluate, and interpret complex data; innate intellectual curiosity
• Track record of taking ownership and driving results; ability to learn quickly and independently
• Ability to work simultaneously across several work streams balancing quality of work and consistent delivery
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• High comfort level working in fast paced environment

Minimum Education:

• The knowledge, skills and abilities typically acquired through the completion of a bachelor's degree program or equivalent degree in a field of study related to the job.

Preferred Education:

• No additional education

Minimum Years of Work Experience:

• 4

Preferred Years of Work Experience:

• No additional years of experience

Minimum Leadership Experience:

• None

Preferred Leadership Experience:

• None

Certifications:

• None

Competencies:

• Action Oriented
• Collaborates
• Drives Engagement
• Communicates Effectively
• Customer Focus
• Drives Results
• Manages Conflict