Business Operations Analyst - Amazon Sales

Medline; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 67,000 - 101,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) contributions

Paid time off

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Medline seeks a Sales Analyst to support the Amazon Sales team with forecasting, inventory planning, reporting, and business analysis. You will provide insights to drive performance, improve in-stock positions, and identify risks and opportunities to meet sales and financial goals.

The role partners with Sales, Inventory Management, and Supply Chain to develop accurate demand forecasts and monitor inventory health.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of analytics experience in ecommerce, retail or omnichannel.
• Experience forecasting, inventory planning, sales reporting and performance analysis.
• Experience with SAP or Oracle and retailer reporting platforms.
• Experience with Amazon Vendor Central, VRA, CommerceIQ, Stackline, or similar analytics platforms.

Responsibilities

• Identify data and reporting tools for business, financial and data analysis.
• Develop reporting/analysis for product managers, sales and customers.
• Communicate results of business, financial and data analyses.
• Collaborate with Sales, Inventory Management and Finance for intermediate analysis.
• Develop and analyze scorecards showing sales, inventory, profitability and trends.
• Create standard reporting for routine business reports.
• Monitor data accuracy, timeliness and integrity in analysis and reporting.
• Ensure follow-up so analysis outcomes are reviewed and implemented.

Skills

Data analysis

Forecasting

Inventory planning

Reporting

BI tools

SAP

Oracle

Vendor Central

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

SAP

Oracle

Amazon Vendor Central

VRA

CommerceIQ

Stackline

Job description

Job Summary

We’re looking for a Sales Analyst to support the Amazon Sales team through forecasting, inventory planning, reporting, and business analysis. This role provides the insights and operational support needed to drive business performance, improve in-stock positions, identify risks and opportunities, and support achievement sales and financial objectives.

Responsibilities

• Identify data and reporting tools necessary to/and perform business, financial and data analysis.
• Develop reporting/analysis for product manager, sales, and/or customers.
• Communicate the results of the business, financial and data analysis.
• Work directly with internal teams (such as Sales, Inventory Management, Finance) to provide intermediate level analysis and reporting as necessary.
• Develop and analyze business scorecards, providing insight into sales, inventory, profitability, and operational performance trends by identifying anomalies, root causes, risks and opportunities while supporting in-stock and business objectives.
• Organize, plan and recommend analysis and reports consistent with continuous improvement of processes and procedures.
• Recommend, develop, create and implement standard reporting for routine business reports.
• Monitor for data accuracy (e.g. Walmart systems to align with inventory movement across our warehouses), timeliness and integrity in data used in analysis and reporting.
• Communicate to appropriate personnel if data inaccuracies exist.
• Ensure follow-up so that analysis and reporting outcomes are reviewed and implemented.
• Partner with Sales, Inventory Management, and Supply Chain teams to develop accurate demand forecasts, monitor inventory health, identify inventory risks and opportunities, and support in-stock objectives.
• Use replenishment and sales data to provide clear, actionable insights.
• Maintain sales reporting, dashboards, and performance summaries.
• Monitor operational performance metrics, including inventory health, forecast accuracy, shortages, chargebacks, and vendor compliance metrics, providing recommendations to improve business performance.
• Analyze profitability drivers, customer investments, promotional performance, and business risks to provide actionable recommendations that support sales growth and financial objectives.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Information Systems, Mathematics or Applied Statistics.

Relevant Work Experience

• 3+ years of experience in eCommerce, retail, omnichannel, or consumer products analytics with responsibility for forecasting, inventory planning, sales reporting, and business performance analysis.
• Experience with SAP, Oracle, or similarly related platforms.
• Experience utilizing retailer reporting platforms and business intelligence tools to analyze sales performance, inventory trends, and growth opportunities.
• Experience with Amazon Vendor Central, Vendor Retail Analytics (VRA), CommerceIQ, Stackline, or similar eCommerce analytics platforms preferred.

Benefits

Our benefit package includes health insurance, life and disability, 401(k) contributions, paid time off, etc., for employees working 30 or more hours per week on average.

For roles where employees work less than 30 hours per week, benefits include 401(k) contributions, paid time off, as well as access to the Employee Assistance Program, Employee Resource Groups and the Employee Service Corp.

Salary Information

The anticipated salary range for this position: $67,000.00 - $101,000.00 Annual The actual salary will vary based on applicant’s location, education, experience, skills, and abilities. This role is bonus and/or incentive eligible. Medline will not pay less than the applicable minimum wage or salary threshold.

About Medline

Medline Industries, LP, and its subsidiaries, offer a competitive total rewards package, continuing education & training, and tremendous potential with a growing worldwide organization.

Medline Industries, LP is an equal opportunity employer.

Medline evaluates qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, neurodivergence, protected veteran status, marital or family status, caregiver responsibilities, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

We’re dedicated to creating a Medline where everyone feels they belong and can grow their career. We strive to do this by seeking diversity in all forms, acting inclusively, and ensuring that people have tools and resources to perform at their best.

Location & Reach

Headquartered in Northfield, Illinois, the company employs more than 43,000 people worldwide and operates in more than 100 countries and territories. To learn more about how Medline makes healthcare run better, visit www.medline.com.