Merchandising analysts are internal consultants for the merchandising department. They provide the data for the line review process. They track promotions, contest, and team objectives. They monitor all of the team categories making sure objectives are met. They provide a statistical and financial foundation for merchandising decisions. They are responsible for programming in SAS to automate team reporting. 

Responsibilities

• If on a team, participating in all team activities and decisions.
• Solving problems through data analysis and reporting.
• Consulting with product managers on business decisions to provide a statistical and financial foundation Analyzing proposed promotions and tests to determine feasibility and profitability.
• Programming in the SAS language to retrieve information and automate reporting.
• Performing analysis of SMS tables, flexogram tables, warranty databases, store/item/retail tables, shipment tables, and warehouse/item/store tables. Measuring progress verses the operating plan to ensure the team meets company expectations.

Qualifications

•    Bachelor degree in relevant field of study (computer science, software engineering, data analytics, data science, etc.) 
•    Professional experience in analytics, pricing, insights, consumer research, inventory, category management and/or business analysis
•    Master degree preferred (MS, MSBA, MBA, or equivalent graduate degree)
•    Strong technical skills, particularly in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook), Python, R/RStudio, SQL, SAS, JMP, VBA, Google Analytics