Anthropologie Business Systems Analyst

URBN Urban Outfitters, Inc.; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

PTO

Employee discounts

Retirement savings

Job summary

Anthropologie is seeking a Business Systems Analyst to partner with Merchandising, Buying, Planning and Technology to deliver reporting and analytics solutions supporting promotional and planning initiatives.

The role emphasizes end-to-end reporting, system analysis, design, development, testing and training within a Retail context, collaborating with Merchandising and Planning teams to optimize decision-making and performance.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of Retail concepts and business processes.
• Minimum 2 years of Retail experience.
• Ability to work under pressure and deliver to deadlines.
• Comfort interacting with all levels of the organization.
• Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills.
• Knowledge of data visualization tools is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Deliver end-to-end reporting and analytics solutions in a Retail environment.
• Develop and automate reports, document business requirements and resolve issues for Merchandising and Planning partners.
• Support BI landscape and suggest continuous improvements.
• Assist with merchandise promotions processes and related analytics.
• Communicate with business, technical and IT teams to coordinate project activities.
• Assess projects, identify essential tasks, and reprioritize as needed.

Skills

Retail concepts

Retail experience

Deadline driven

Interpersonal communication

MicroStrategy

MS-SQL

Excel

Qlik reporting

Island Pacific Merchandising

Tools

MicroStrategy

MS-SQL

Excel

Qlik reporting

Island Pacific Merchandising

Job description

Role Summary

Anthropologie is looking for a Business Systems Analyst to partner with Merchandising, Buying, Planning, Allocation, and Technology teams to deliver reporting and analytics solutions that drive informed business decisions and support key promotional and planning initiatives.

Role Responsibilities

This position will be responsible for delivering end to end reporting and analytics solutions using diverse accountabilities in a Retail specific environment. These accountabilities include system and data analysis, report creation and automation, documenting business requirements, trouble shooting and resolving issues encountered by our merchandising and planning partners. This position is heavily weighted towards merchandise promotions process and works most closely with the Anthropologie Planning teams.

• Must display a broad knowledge of Retail processes.
• Learn and support current BI landscape and make recommendations for continuous improvement
• Needs to anticipate and identify issues that may prevent deliverables and develop and implement corrective actions
• Responsible for one or more aspects of BI system analysis, design, development, testing and training
• Communicates and coordinates project activities with business, technical and IT organizations
• Assesses projects and identifies essential tasks; reprioritizes tasks dynamically during the project; identifies and evaluate alternatives and provides possible solutions.
• Must embrace technology
• Negotiates and persuades other groups with diverse perspectives to gain cooperation and achieve merchandise objectives

Role Qualifications

• Candidate must have strong understanding of Retail concepts and business processes
• Minimum 2 years of Retail experience
• Ability to work under pressure and deliver to deadlines
• Must feel comfortable interacting with all levels of the organization
• Strong attention to detail with emphasis on both quality and speed
• Ability to prioritize work effectively and handle multiple competing demands
• Must be able to work independently and in a team environment
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills both oral and written
• MicroStrategy knowledge is preferred but not required
• Access, MS-SQL knowledge is a plus
• Previous working knowledge of at least one of the following is a plus:
  • Island Pacific Merchandising
  • Qlik reporting
  • Excel

The Perks

URBN offers comprehensive Perks & Benefits to employees. Availability and eligibility to specific benefits may be subject to your location and employment status. Benefits include medical, dental, vision, PTO, generous employee discounts, retirement savings and much more! For additional information visit www.urbn.com/work-with-us/benefits

EEO Statement

URBN celebrates diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We are proud to provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, sex (including gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity or expression), religion, creed, age, physical or mental disability, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, citizenship, service in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic as established by law. We believe strongly in fostering a safe, fair and respectful work environment. To ensure compliance with our non-discrimination and anti-harassment policies, we offer anti-harassment training to managers and employees.