Retail Merchandiser Business Analyst

Overview

The Retail Merchandising Business Analyst supports the entire Merchandising team performing cross-categories analyses needed for the definition of Retail merchandising activities, weekly sales reports, briefing documents to the Design Team, retail presentations to the CEO, buying guidelines. Having a comprehensive understanding of all LP categories and sales trends supports the Central Retail Merchandising & Visual Director and the team in preparing decks and presentations to be shared with management.

Responsibilities

• Perform relevant analyses for all categories (RTW Mens, Women & Kids, Accessories, Shoes) at WW level related to sell-in / sell-out, sell-through, product best performers, slow movers, growth, etc.
• Provide suggestions / alerts to retail merchandisers or recommendations regarding sales trends.
• Provide excellent presentations and documents to recap categories trends, specific category performance and support to make decisions.
• Support retail merchandising team during Buying campaigns and collection presentations with pre buy and post buy strategic presentations.
• Develop specific analyses about stores’ sales performance, sell-in sell-out and sell-through.

Profile

• University Degree in Business Administration, Management Engineering or in related field.
• At least 2-3 years of experience as a Business Analyst for luxury consultancy firms or Merchandiser / Buyer, Sales Analyst.
• Strong ability and competence in quantitative and qualitative analysis on sales performance and product reports / feedback.
• Excellent in PowerPoint presentations.
• Proactive, dynamic, strong relational skills and team-oriented attitude.
• Fluent in English, both spoken and written.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office (in particular PowerPoint and Excel); BO, BI, ProJ and SAP experience preferred.