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Experience
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Boston, MA
Merchandise Analyst
Boston, MA
Wisozk-Hamill
Boston, MA
Merchandise Analyst
- Provide consultation to buyers on all aspects of merchandise management and help create alignment with key business objectives and decisions
- Assist Merchandise Manager with executing the overall category strategic plan by providing administrative and other support as directed
- Assist with the analysis, planning, development and execution of all marketing plans
- Provide pertinent visibility / feedback / direction to Planning Manager and Buying teams on Top Selling items and Slow Selling items
- Interface with site managers, project management and e-technology team for timely database uploads, site deployments, and reporting of issues
- Partner with cross-functional team on the management of basic inventory, providing size balancing recommendations and service level analysis
- Create and maintain change forms to ensure database consistency working closely with Creative team
Phoenix, AZ
Merchandise Analyst, Pottery Barn-global
Phoenix, AZ
Hand-Bashirian
Phoenix, AZ
Merchandise Analyst, Pottery Barn-global
- Work closely with creative team to assist in ensuring functional work flows
- Work closely with merchandising and site management teams to ensure correct site layout and cross-site consistency
- Manage promotional calendar implementation for BorderFree
- Interface with inventory management and merchandising teams to ensure site data integrity and correct product set-up
- Test functionality to ensure that applications, features, images, etc. are technically performing as designed
- Manage UAT/testing timelines and communicate expectations
- Manage all aspects of the BorderFree Business for PB, PBK, PY
present
Boston, MA
Senior Merchandise Analyst
Boston, MA
Moore Inc
present
Boston, MA
Senior Merchandise Analyst
present
- Works with e-Comm Merchandise Manager to develop Web Store advertising and new product launch strategy
- Works with Buyers and Planners on exit strategy for aged inventory to improve turn and limit end of season markdown liabilities
- Perform all weekly, monthly, and seasonal business analysis to improve sales, margin, turn, and in stocks
- Works with Buyers and Planners to identify and manage slow turning product
- Works with the buying groups to maximize inventory through site review, product placement, and sequencing of product
- Works with buying group to ensure product imagery, content, and categorization is timely and accurate
- Provide merchandise related support to the fulfillment center and call center
Education
Education
Bachelor’s Degree in Merchandising
Bachelor’s Degree in Merchandising
Ohio University
Bachelor’s Degree in Merchandising
Skills
Skills
- The quality, accuracy, and timeliness of reporting and analysis
- Proficient with allocation systems (e.g. JDA), data warehouse systems (e.g. MicroStrategy), Microsoft Excel
- Knowledge of allocation principles, retail fundamentals, ad hoc reporting and analysis
- Actionability of recommendations and resulting business impact
- Reporting and analysis
- Assist with the analysis, planning, development and execution of all marketing plans
- Gather data from a variety of sources to create reporting that will identify store-specific problems, opportunities and solutions
- Analyze and evaluate complex financial and inventory data, including variances and trends, to determine changes in key business metrics, and predict future performance
- LI-ST
- 2-4 years experience in allocation principles, retail fundamentals, ad hoc
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Merchandise Analyst Manager Resume Examples & Samples
- Execute all approved tests in a timely fashion
- Design appropriate testing methodology for each test including: recommending store selection, statistical analysis, reporting and insuring the testing information is actionable
- Analyze test results and make recommendations based on test results
- Report test results weekly
- Manage the testing activity by store & department/category
- Prepare/Analyze hindsight tests and store/company performance
- Perform ad hoc analysis related to merchandise testing
- Manage testing budget/open-to-buy (OTB) and recommend markdowns on completed tests
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Merchandise Analyst Trainee Resume Examples & Samples
- Inventory Management: Responsible for the proper allocation of all incoming inventory to every Kohl’s store throughout the country. Utilize and manage replenishment systems to keep replenishment items in-stock by store to maximize sales. Communicate with vendors on item forecasts and inventory requirements
- Sales & Financial Data Analysis: Analyze sales and inventory reports to effectively manage store inventories. Generate and analyze replenishment reports. Take action as needed to adjust system to maintain inventory goals
- E-Commerce: Ensure 100% of the replenishment assortments are online, all orders are passed and that each item is maintaining Kohl’s service level standards. Learn web analytics, social media, mobile commerce, search optimization, direct-to-consumer and multi-location fulfillment
- New store Opening Operations: Develop and execute new store budgets and floor plans with the Buying Office and the Merchandise Presentation Office. Manage all New Store inventories during the new store process
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Merchandise Analyst Williams Sonoma Resume Examples & Samples
- Proven analytical, business planning skills
- Advanced Excel and Word, with strong computer and systems understanding
- BA/BS required
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Merchandise Analyst Pottery Barn Resume Examples & Samples
- Compile and input data to maintain seasonal eCommerce product information databases
- Interface with inventory management and merchandising teams to ensure site data integrity and correct product set-up
- Coordinate the archiving of Website seasonal features, functionality, and products
- Strong computer skills, including advanced excel skills, and word processing applications, must have an interest in Web systems
- Well-organized, detail -oriented
- Action-oriented and full of energy for challenges
- Able to deal ambiguity and a changing environment
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Merchandise Analyst Pottery Barn Teen Resume Examples & Samples
- Coordinate with creative team in creation and maintenance of creative product databases
- Interface with site managers, project management and e-technology team for timely database uploads, site deployments, and reporting of issues
- Coordinate and participate in weekly site testing in order to ensure correct data integrity
- 2 years eCommerce, retail or catalog experience required
- Strong computer skills, including advanced Excel skills, and word processing applications, must have an interest in web systems
- Retail experience and basic business knowledge are helpful
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Merchandise Analyst Resume Examples & Samples
- Collaborate with Merchandising, Creative, and Product Information teams to set up new seasonal assortment and manage ongoing maintenance of existing product databases
- Manage database uploads to testing environments and coordinate testing and approval of site builds
- Review site for product and data integrity and through weekly site testing with eCommerce team
- Coordinate archiving of Website seasonal features, functionality, and products
- Enhance desktop and mobile experience by implementing functional and creative features
- Collaborate with SEO team, communicating all site site changes through maintenance of site map
- Manage annotating and uploading of e-catalog
- Contribute creative ideas for site optimization through A/B and Multivariate testing initiatives
- Execution of other projects in conjunction with IT Product Managers, UX Designers, Developers, SEO team, and eCommerce teams as needed
- Strong computer skills, including advanced Excel skills, word processing applications. An interest in web systems, retail, and eCommerce strongly preferred
- Well-organized, detail-oriented
- Able to make timely decisions anticipate problems and provide creative solutions
- Able to deal with ambiguity and a changing environment
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Merchandise Analyst Pottery Barn Resume Examples & Samples
- Compile and input data to maintain seasonal eCommerce product information databases
- Work closely with Site Management and Website Merchandising team to ensure correct site layout
- Work with merchants to assist with rankings and placement of product on site
- Review site content for product data integrity and site consistency
- Coordinate the archiving of website seasonal features, functionality, and products. *Assist with completing seasonal shot lists
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Merchandise Analyst Resume Examples & Samples
- Gather data from a variety of sources to create reporting that will identify store-specific problems, opportunities and solutions
- Collect data from a variety of internal systems and from the field to manage store inventory
- Create, update and analyze reporting that support sales goals
- Analyze and evaluate complex financial and inventory data, including variances and trends, to determine changes in key business metrics, and predict future performance
- Verify the accuracy of the documents and spreadsheets created
- Working with management to address inventory needs and overstocks
- Assist with the analysis, planning, development and execution of all marketing plans
- Handle special projects as required
- Bachelor's degree required; academic background in business or related field
- 0-1 year experience in merchandise analyzing or inventory
- Proven ability to work within a fast-paced and deadline-driven environment
- Strong analytical ability to gather information, interpret findings and make recommendations
- Strong interpersonal and rapport-building skills
- Experience with Microsoft Excel
- Proficient in Microsoft Word and Access
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Merchandise Analyst Resume Examples & Samples
- Responsible for article creation, changes and maintenance for the following lines of business
- Must possess a University degree or have a minimum of 2 years of relevant Product Supply knowledge
- Must also have excellent verbal and written communication skill
- Must be able to work under time constraints at peak intervals
- Must be knowledgeable with Microsoft Office
- Knowledge of SAP
- Knowledge of article maintenance processes and applications
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Merchandise Analyst Resume Examples & Samples
- Perform detailed analysis on a variety of Newsstand initiatives designed to achieve sales and marketing goals
- Support product procurement, including identifying and sourcing new product opportunities and new title buying
- Oversee vendor managed inventory processes including order regulation and replenishment
- Oversee supply chain logistics for direct to store deliveries, including delivery methods and schedules
- Support Newsstand store operations, provide training support as well as troubleshoot/resolve a range of store-specific concerns
- Bachelor's degree; Business, Marketing, Management, Supply Chain Logistics a plus
- 3 years of retail experience a plus
- Strong analytical skills are a must
- Exceptional organizational and time-management abilities
- Proficient in MS Excel, Word
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Global Merchandise Analyst Resume Examples & Samples
- Lead analysis and reporting on Global businesses and product trends (weekly, monthly, quarterly, and seasonally) recapping noteworthy callouts by category, silhouette, fabrication, color, etc
- Develop action plans based on sales performance trends across global business units (Wholesale, Retail, and International) to impact line-planning process and influence assortment strategies and product merchandising
- Present high level assortment strategy learnings and recommendations on how to evolve the business to global heads of businesses (weekly, monthly, quarterly, and seasonally)
- Generate analysis and draw conclusions to ensure productive assortment flows on core product that will comp business seasonally and monthly across all business units
- Manage annual and seasonal global unit demand planning process and partner with production and logistics to plan production capacity and resource allocation
- Partner with global heads of business to plan monthly markdowns by season and make recommendations on how to react to in season selling
- In market, partner with product merchandising to price and edit line in preparation for market opening
- Conduct market and competitor research to identify and analyze movements and opportunities within the competitive landscape. Simultaneously partner with field team to gather and recap customer feedback on product
- Apply and maintain attributes and methodology to categorically evaluate accessories business on a global basis
- Partner with Business Intelligence teams to manage development and execution of automated selling reports
- Minimum 2-3 years of experience in Merchandise Planning and/or in Buying/Planning. Experience in Handbags and Small Leather Goods Market is preferred but not required
- Advanced Excel skills and strong analytical skills. Retail math is a core competency
- Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills: ability to communicate with high level executives
- Passion for working with product and desire to influence product merchandising strategies
- Ability to take initiative, ownership and accountability for the business
- Team oriented with ability to multi-task
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Merchandise Analyst Resume Examples & Samples
- Work closely with Site Management and Website Merchandising team to ensure correct site layout
- Work with merchants to assist with rankings and placement of product on site
- Manage database uploads to all environments (merchant preview, dev, and QA testing, and production)
- Review site content for product data integrity and site consistency
- Coordinate the archiving of website seasonal features, functionality, and products. *Assist with completing seasonal shot lists
- Other projects as assigned
- Able to make timely decisions anticipate problems and provide creative solutions
- Able to deal with ambiguity and a changing environment
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Merchandise Analyst Trainee Resume Examples & Samples
- Lead merchant office in replenishment system strategies and outcomes
- Provide pre-season and in-season inventory analysis and/or order strategies
- Partner with Buyer and Planner to assure business strategies are clearly understood and develop allocation and replenishment strategies to assure effective execution
- Establish flow strategies. Manage pre-holiday sets and a flowback system throughout key sales periods
- Continuous maintenance of replenishment systems
- Responsible for communicating and ensuring eligibility rules are set-up and maintained
- Utilize and manage replenishment systems to keep replenishment items in-stock by store while maximizing sales, inventory turnover and profitability
- Ability to work in a fast paced, dynamic environment
- Strong ability to drive & manage change
- Comfort with working in an ambiguous environment
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Merchandise Analyst Resume Examples & Samples
- Assist in executing and planning assortments
- Allocate product based on store plans, profiles and merchandise assortment for new stores
- Refill styles by monitoring store sales, inventory and sell through by style, color and size
- Analyze selling by store on a seasonal basis to effect allocations and recommend future purchases
- Manage product flow
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Wholesale Merchandise Analyst Resume Examples & Samples
- Managing the product critical path process including monitoring all stock deliveries and reviewing commitment
- Keeping the Weekly Stock Sales & Intake updated and highlighting any key variances and issues with the Trading Manager
- Be the main conduit for wholesale stock related queries
- Using commercial awareness and data analysis of our stock holding to actively identify opportunities for growth
- Managing ‘never out of stock’ lines from planning, trading and commitment
- Coordinating clearance stock packages with guidance from the Trading Manager
- Building excellent working relationships with Production, Retail Merchandisers, Design and Wholesale
- Effectively negotiating stock movements between areas in the business
- Managing all departmental administration effectively
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Merchandise Analyst Resume Examples & Samples
- 1-2 years previous experience in an Ecommerce/Project Management role
- 1-2 years experience with content management systems and advanced Excel proficiency
- Retail/Merchandising experience is a plus
- Detail-oriented with strong organization, prioritization, and interpersonal skills
- Comfortable with working in a fast-paced environment on multiple projects simultaneously
- Able to make timely decisions, anticipate problems, and provide creative solutions
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Merchandise Analyst Resume Examples & Samples
- Create and maintain change forms to ensure database consistency working closely with Creative team
- Review site content for product data integrity
- Coordinate the archiving of website seasonal features, functionality, and products
- 2 years eCommerce or retail experience required
- Strong computer skills, including MS Office and advanced Excel skills, must have an interest in web systems
- Able to make timely decisions, anticipate problems and provide creative solutions
- Retail experience and basic business knowledge helpful
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Merchandise Analyst Resume Examples & Samples
- Compile and input data to maintain seasonal product information databases eCommerce and Registry
- Work closely with creative team to assist in creation and maintenance of creative product databases
- Work closely with Website merchandising team to ensure correct site layout
- Create and maintain change forms to ensure database consistency working closely with Creative team
- Manage database uploads to merchant preview, dev, and QA testing environments
- Review creative content for product data integrity
- Previous eCommerce or retail experience 1-2 years
- Strong computer skills, including Microsoft Office andadvanced Excel skills, must have an interest in the linkage from systems to the web
- Retail experience and basic business knowledge are helpful
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Merchandise Analyst, Pottery Barn-global Resume Examples & Samples
- Manage UAT/testing timelines and communicate expectations
- Adhere to the online shop production schedule/ process for site launches, maintaining the accuracy and smooth execution of the shops for both company owned (i.e. Australia) and franchise partners (i.e. Mexico)
- Support promotions and site initiatives through weekly maintenance of existing product assortment (i.e. creating product pages, adding SKUs to product pages, etc)
- Manage all aspects of the BorderFree Business for PB, PBK, PY
- Manage promotional calendar implementation for BorderFree
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Merchandise Analyst, Williams Resume Examples & Samples
- Review plans and eCommerce merchandising goals; execute website merchandise strategies to achieve sales and gross margin goals
- Assist in the communication and execution of the Visual Merchandising strategy within the website -- responsible for the integration and merchandising of key product areas
- Assist in eCommerce photography request process
- Responsible for all content management
- Analyze sales for eCommerce to identify opportunities for the channel. Communicate opportunities and findings to cross channel partners
- Review weekly projection to plans and monthly sales reports
- Work with Website coordinator to ensure that product is set up accurately
- Ensure the marketing initiatives are in line with merchandising strategy
- Well organized, detail oriented
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Cotton On Body-merchandise Analyst Resume Examples & Samples
- Impact financial performance via key weekly decision that achievement KPIs (sales budgets, comp sales, comp G$)
- Optimize inventory through execution inventory plans at store level and across the group, developing strategies for initial flows, replenishment and transfer of product
- Present insights and recommendations relative to inventory performance at all levels
- Ensure clearance process of merchandise to maximize profit
- Enhance efficiencies through consistent innovation of Cotton On Supply Chain processes
- Participate in store visits with Supply Chain Manager & teams, involving regional management to review and improve in store stock levels and standards
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Merchandise Analyst Resume Examples & Samples
- Responsible for the flawless execution of Merchandising strategies through allocation of product
- Partner with cross-functional team on the management of basic inventory, providing size balancing recommendations and service level analysis
- Develop department level allocation strategies
- Develop in-season risk mitigation allocation strategies
- Partner with Merchandising and Production to monitor progress of product receipts "end to end" from product booking to in-store
- Develop and implement strategies to optimize size buys and packing of merchandise
- Provide recommendations on pre-season CC investments to ensure size curves are represented across the chain
- Ability to proactively identify business opportunities and communicate appropriately
- Contributes to the financial success of one or more departments by sales, GMROI and inventory turn goals by appropriate allocation of inventory
- Ability to measure results and translate findings to influence future business decisions
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Merchandise Analyst Resume Examples & Samples
- Coordinate with creative team in creation and maintenance of creative product databases
- Manage database uploads to all environments (merchant preview, dev, and QA testing, and production)
- Review site content for product data integrity
- 2 years eCommerce, retail or catalog experience required
- Strong computer skills, including advanced excel skills, and word processing applications, must have an interest in Web systems
- This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship
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Merchandise Analyst Dollar Tree Direct Resume Examples & Samples
- Timely creation, review and response to weekly, monthly, quarterly and yearly reports
- Communicate effectively with other departments within the organization including ongoing communication with the Allocation and Replenishment team regarding Dollar Tree Direct
- Maintain balanced inventory levels in all Distribution Centers
- Works with other departments to meet inventory goals, including identifying and resolving inventory issues; reconcile reserves inventory
- Works with Category Managers to help them to identify sales/inventory opportunities, assist them with systemic and well as on demand reporting to help them manage their inventory from both a $$ and turns perspective
- Review inventory and open orders for potential out-of-stock situations and take necessary action
- Provide high level inventory analysis for Department head
- Maintain a strong customer focus, both internally and externally
- Performs systemic sku maintenance activities on a weekly basis
- Work closely with Department head to create Yearly Sales, Orders, and Inventory budgets
- 3-5 years of General merchandise, Inventory or planning experience desired
- Strong competency with MS Office (primarily Excel and Access)
- Strong analytical skills with proven ability to extract and analyze data and make appropriate recommendations
- Strong knowledge and expertise in database querys
- Self motivated team player with a “get it done” attitude who can work both independently as well as in a team environment
- Experience/knowledge of OMS, MMS
- Experience JDA MMS (AS400)
- College degree or 2-3 years using allocation and replenishment applications
- Knowledge of Allocation and Replenishment “Best Practices”
- Other significant retail experience or operations experience such as Logistics, Merchandise Planning or Buying
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Merchandise Analyst Resume Examples & Samples
- Ensure accurate and timely product, category and divisional profitability
- Create and maintain the seasonal budgets for all merchandise categories
- Review and challenge, as appropriate, key assumptions, drivers, and metrics used to develop merchandising forecasts and support decision-making
- Weekly and monthly demand reporting
- Special requests, ad hoc BI reporting & square inch analysis
- Facilitate management’s understanding of brand merchandise performance through monthly divisional reporting and analysis
- Collaborate with partners in Finance and across the business to ensure comprehensive understanding of underlying drivers of brand profitability and support key business decisions
- Provide consultation to buyers on all aspects of merchandise management and help create alignment with key business objectives and decisions
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Merchandise Analyst Resume Examples & Samples
- Gather, analyze and extract actionable insights from Merchandise data to develop business models for managing the business
- Partner with Merchants to optimize assortment by analyzing site traffic and sales patterns
- Collaborate with Merchants and Finance Team to model sales & profitability forecast implications for price and merchandise mix changes
- Identify key metrics and regularly measure performance to extract learnings from success and failures
- Interpret, package and effectively present accurate and reliable findings to both senior leadership and your Merchandising peers
- Prepare regularly scheduled dashboard reports and execute ad hoc queries for a broad and comprehensive set of key metrics including sales, margin, satisfaction, customer profiles and order value
- Maintain proficient working knowledge of our various data platforms and sources, analytics tools and business metrics
- Provide analytics expertise in: Query best practices, Building models (e.g., linear regression, forecasting) and simulations, A/B testing (e.g., statistical analysis), and implement analytics algorithms (e.g., optimization using genetic algorithms in R)
- Collaborate with other analysts to transform repetitive, manual analytics into automated processes (e.g., using SQL and scripting languages like Ruby, Perl or others) that increase efficiency and throughput while reducing the time it takes to provide results to the Merchandise team
- The quality, accuracy, and timeliness of reporting and analysis
- Actionability of recommendations and resulting business impact
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Merchandise Analyst Resume Examples & Samples
- Compile and input data to maintain seasonal product information databases and for ecommerce launches with new countries
- Work closely with merchandising and site management teams to ensure correct site layout and cross-site consistency
- Interface with cross-functional partners for timely database uploads, site deployments, and reporting of issues
- LI-ST
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Merchandise Analyst Resume Examples & Samples
- Retail store experience preferred, knowledge of distribution and replenishment systems a plus
- 2-4 years experience in allocation principles, retail fundamentals, ad hoc
- Knowledge of allocation principles, retail fundamentals, ad hoc reporting and analysis
- Proficient with allocation systems (e.g. JDA), data warehouse systems (e.g. MicroStrategy), Microsoft Excel
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Merchandise Analyst, Efocus Resume Examples & Samples
- Engage vendors and ANN Brand as the initial point of contact for the management of accounts and purchase order processing in eFocus including training, triaging issues with shipments, all vendor inquiries and support and testing of new functionality required to move goods through the Supply Chain
- Coordinate with International Trade regarding issues stemming from changes in PLD production composition, Fish and Wildlife documentation, and requests for statement of origin documentation for duty free shipments on commercial invoices
- Monitor and manage issues related to vendor errors or PO discrepancies that require reopening ASNs or Invoices including triage and management as well as communication and validation that the corrective action was accomplished by vendors
- Participate in the testing of new eFocus developments in a test environment as a subject matter expert on the project team
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Merchandise Analyst Resume Examples & Samples
- Support efficient-route-specific solutions in response to daily operational issues, primarily to meet the in-store date requirements but secondarily to minimize the corresponding overall financial impact
- Conduct complex market and internal data analysis to support Supply Chain projects
- Work with internal and external partners to provide data to assist in development and execution of strategic plans to meet the corporate in-store delivery requirements
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure the successful completion of projects
- Collect data for transportation and logistics projects, including transit times, capacity limitations, and volume projections
- Analyze supplier responses to RFP’s against both qualitative and quantitative criteria
- Support activities such as tracking freight, Late Report creation, Vendor Manual updates, Chargeback tracking, On-Time to AC tracking, Airsea Differential Management, Booking issues, Matrix and Budget analysis, etc
- 3-4 years’ experience in Logistics/Distribution/Fulfillment or related field preferred
- Knowledge of logistics systems
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Merchandise Analyst, Operations Resume Examples & Samples
- Request and compile inbound and outbound projections from ANN Brands to provide to aBS for planning purposes
- Creation, analysis and monitoring of a variety of reports (i.e., VAS, Returns, Lock Codes, MOS, etc.) with notification to business of trends and exceptions
- Set deadlines and monitor progress for individual projects
- Collaborate effectively with groups inside and outside the organization
- Excellent computer skills (Outlook, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint)
- Knowledge of distribution systems
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New Store Merchandise Analyst Resume Examples & Samples
- Bachelors degree required
- 2+ years of allocation experience, preferably JDA Allocations
- Analytical experience; ad hoc reporting and standardized reporting
- Retail fundamentals, ad hoc reporting and analysis
- Strong retail math skills
- Strong proficiency with Microsoft Excel
- Ability to work cross-functionally with all layers of the organization
- Managerial effectiveness
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Merchandise Analyst Resume Examples & Samples
- Assist Merchandise Manager with executing the overall category strategic plan by providing administrative and other support as directed
- Support the Merchandising Manager in the negotiation of product costs and contract terms (including freight, “new item allowance”, etc.) with vendors to achieve sales and margin goals for assigned category
- Work with vendors and other CMO teams to maximize impact of promotions
- Assist in the selection and development of potential new products. Perform ad-hoc analysis of current internal trends and market factors to forecast the success of potential new products as directed
- Prepare Field and Operations communications for review by higher level staff to provide proper information on special issues/concerns
- Maintain Vendor Checkbook
- Prepare all Item Setup and Maintenance
- Responsible for accurate entry of information into appropriate databases
- Independently prioritize and accomplish multiple tasks within established timeframes
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Merchandise Analyst Resume Examples & Samples
- Analyze, recommend and maintain optimal store inventory levels for areas of responsibility
- Coordinate and execute field input and requests
- Assist merchant team in managing assortments
- Participate in assortment planning process and make recommendations to support allocation strategies
- Provide analysis and research to support the creation of the assortment and buy plans
- Provide pertinent visibility / feedback / direction to Planning Manager and Buying teams on Top Selling items and Slow Selling items
- Provide pertinent feedback / direction to Planning Manager and Buying Team to support the development of store volume clusters and the implementation of new merchandise concepts
- Guide distribution strategies to optimally incorporate store demographics into the assortment and allocation processes
- Review case pack and order flow recommendations
- Reviews store feedback related to assortment
- Participate in the Business review
- Analyze store-level inventory productivity and makes adjustment to business trends
- Provide information to aid the topside inventory productivity and merchandise profitability analysis
- Provide information to aid in the age of inventory /exit strategy
- Purchase order management responsibilities include the creation, communication and execution of purchase orders utilizing internal systems as well as vendor support
- Lead the tracking and coordination with the buying team and vendors
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Merchandise Analyst, Williams Sonoma Resume Examples & Samples
- Interface with site managers, project management and e-technology team for timely database uploads, site deployments, and reporting of issues
- Previous eCommerce, retail or catalog experience 1-2 years
- Strong computer skills, including advanced excel skills, and word processing applications, must have an interest in the linkage from systems to the Web, access database a plus
- Well-organized, detail -oriented
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Merchandise, Analyst, PB Kids Ecomm Resume Examples & Samples
- Interface with inventory management and merchandising teams to ensure site data integrity and correct product set-up
- Coordinate and participate in weekly site testing in order to ensure correct data integrity
- Coordinate the archiving of Website seasonal features, functionality, and products
- Must be able to communicate clearly and often to many partners over several teams regarding timeliness of product launches, including any delays
- Able to deal ambiguity and a changing environment
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Merchandise, Analyst WS, Ecomm Resume Examples & Samples
- Work closely with creative team to assist in ensuring functional work flows
- Adhere to the online shop production schedule/ process for site launches, maintaining the accuracy and smooth execution
- Test functionality to ensure that applications, features, images, etc. are technically performing as designed
- Document pre-launch and post launch issues, working through a resolution
- Previous eCommerce experience - merchandising experience STRONGLY preferred -- 1-2 years experience
- Strong computer skills -- advanced excel skills a MUST
- Well-organized, detail --oriented
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Merchandise Analyst Resume Examples & Samples
- Liaison between merchandise vendors and PBY
- Establish a personal relationship with the vendor to ensure continued good relations
- Review and manage merchandise vendors, requiring quick and detailed communication via both email or telephone
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Senior Merchandise Analyst Resume Examples & Samples
- Works with Buyers and Planners to identify and manage slow turning product
- Works with Buyers and Planners on exit strategy for aged inventory to improve turn and limit end of season markdown liabilities
- Perform all weekly, monthly, and seasonal business analysis to improve sales, margin, turn, and in stocks
- Executes merchandise strategies with Web Producer to ensure best possible customer experience and maximize inventory on line
- Works with buying group to ensure product imagery, content, and categorization is timely and accurate
- Works with the buying groups to maximize inventory through site review, product placement, and sequencing of product
- Works with e-Comm Merchandise Manager to develop Web Store advertising and new product launch strategy
- Ensure there is parity between bricks and mortar and e-Commerce
- Partner with merchants to ensure in stocks for ad events
- Executes strategy with Web Marketing Coordinator through Web Store Panels, Emails, Facebook
- Analyze Web Store Email and Panel performance as it relates to open and click through rate, sales by category, and item
- Interacts with cross functional teams within the organization at the highest level
- Develops and implements programs, policies, and procedures related to e-Commerce projects
- Supports integration of third part drop ship suppliers
- Trains and coaches on e-Commerce processes and procedures as needed
- Provide merchandise related support to the fulfillment center and call center
- Ability to effectively use RDW, Quantisence, Micro Soft Excel, and Discover for analytics
- Understands competitors strengths, weaknesses, and strategy
- E-Commerce environment working experience is desired
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Merchandise Analyst Trainee Resume Examples & Samples
- Builds Direct Ship Vendor relationships and communicates inventory forecasts (if applicable) Analysis and Execution Collaborates with Planner on Omni business strategies to develop and execute weekly allocation and replenishment plans to maximize sales, inventory turnover and profitability
- Analyzes weekly sales and service levels by channel. Allocates merchandise to optimize store and/or fulfillment center placement
- Executes replenishment orders and adjusts parameters to keep items in-stock by store and/or fulfillment center
- Executes office localization strategies including setting up clustering and eligibility rules
- Tracks PO status to ensure merchandise is shipped accurately and timely. Monitors flow of merchandise from vendors to the DCs and/or EFCs and actively resolve issues
- Creates budgets for new store opening
- Provides pre-season sizing analysis and order breakout targets by brand, category, and or class
- Writes orders in KOO that delivers optimal sizing
- Provides packaging recommendations (pre-pack size, case pack size, bulk, etc.) to office by channel to minimize oversees shipping costs ● Leadership and Coaching Manages Omni projection analysis, highlights inventory concern, and delivers inventory recommendations to team. Partners with office to communicate shifts in receipt flow to vendors
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Merchandise Analyst Resume Examples & Samples
- Review store feedback related to assortment
- Analyze store-level inventory productivity and make adjustments to business trends. Provide information to aid the topside inventory productivity and merchandise profitability analysis
- Business Analysis - item and merchandise planning
- Communicating - managing performance
- Decision making/problem solving - systems agility
- Leadership - peer motivating
- Merchandise allocation - merchandise distribution
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Merchandise Analyst Resume Examples & Samples
- Allocation of Merchandise assortments to stores
- Develop Store Plans; building an open to ship plan by store location
- Forecast the Open to Ship needs by Store
- Review and analyze Merchandise Performance Analytics
- Manage and review merchandise purchase orders & flow analysis
- Communicate, Collaborate with Buying and Store business partners
- Ad Hoc analysis as needed
- Possess Microsoft family skill set/awareness: Excel and Word
- 2 – 5 years in related retail environment
