Channel Business Analyst

Carhartt, Inc.; Dearborn (MI); Remote; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Carhartt, Inc. in Dearborn, MI is seeking a Channel Business Analyst to collaborate with Field Sales Leaders and partners to support key retail accounts and drive wholesale channel strategies. You will analyze data, report KPIs, and develop actionable opportunities across geography and product.

This role requires strong analytical skills and cross-functional communication. Ideal candidates have experience with BI tools and a proven ability to translate data into business insights that improve

Qualifications

• 4 or more years of Business Analyst experience required.
• Strong MS-Office skills required (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), with high proficiency in Excel including VLOOKUP and Pivot Tables.
• 2 Years of experience with SAP Business Objects or a similar data extraction platform.
• Knowledge of analysis tools such as Lumira, Tableau, or MS-Power BI.
• Demonstrated understanding of business processes and key retail metrics (sales, finance, inventory).
• Outstanding organizational skills with ability to prioritize workload and attention to detail.
• Professional communication skills and ability to present information clearly.
• Strong written and verbal communication, interpersonal skills, organization, time management and analytical problem solving.
• Experience writing clear, formal reports based on queries and work assignments.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Sales Reps and Customers to develop and align on pre-season Account Level Assortment Plans based on targets from Channel Leaders.
• Participate in regular pre-, post-, and in-season checkpoints and inputs with Demand Planning.
• Report Revenue vs the Customers Targets and related POS KPIs such as Sales, Inventory, Margin and Turn.
• Participate in Wholesale Inventory Management by reviewing Fill Rates and In Stocks and monitoring ATP and Contract consumption.
• Perform account analysis incorporating product, geography, and consumer insights to identify opportunities to increase top-line sales while mitigating risk.
• Establish cross-functional relationships to promote best practices with Field Sales, Marketing, Strategy & Insights, Merchandising, Customer Care, Demand Planning, IT.
• Research, benchmark, design and implement new or enhanced processes/projects to meet key objectives.
• Support business cases and change requests to support corporate strategies with ROI and improved systems performance.
• Lower level of analysis for key customers by store/region and performance by sets (SIS, Evolution, Fusion).

Skills

Business Analyst

MS Office

Excel

VLOOKUP

Pivot Tables

Retail analytics

Communication skills

Report writing

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent in related field

Tools

SAP Business Objects

Lumira

Tableau

Power BI

Job description

Position Details

Title: Channel Business Analyst

Department: Sales

Reports to: Manager, Business Analytics

Location: Dearborn, MI

Job Classification: Remote

FLSA Status: Exempt

Job Band: Professional

Job Summary

The Channel Business Analyst will work collaboratively with their peers and Field Sales Leaders and associates to support a set of critical retail partners while working cross functionally to drive overall wholesale Channel and Corporate strategies. In this role you will problem solve, think analytically and creatively to enable our best in class experience for our Carhartt retail partners. A successful business analyst understands retail and is able to clearly communicate with the business and cross functional partners.

Inspired by Hard Work

At Carhartt, the values of hard work—dependability, honesty, and trust—are rooted in the legacy of our founder, Hamilton Carhartt. His commitment to serving hardworking people continues to inspire everything we do. Guided by his legacy and our mission—We serve and protect all hardworking people by building durable products—we remain dedicated to upholding these principles in every decision we make and every product we create.

Associate Responsibilities

• Partner with Sales Reps and Customers to develop and align on pre-season Account Level Assortment Plans based on top-down Targets provided by the Channel Leaders
• Participates in regular pre, post and in season checkpoints and inputs with Demand Planning
• Responsible for reporting Revenue vs the Customers Targets and related Customer point of sale KPIs such as Sales, Inventory, Margin and Turn
• Participates in Wholesale Inventory Management through reviewing Fill Rates and In Stocks and monitoring ATP and Contract consumption and availability
• Participates in Account analysis incorporating product, geography, and consumer insights to identify actionable opportunities to increase top-line sales while mitigating risk.
• Establish cross-functional relationships to promote best practices and processes with teams including Field Sales, Retail Brand Marketing, Strategy and Insights, Merchandising, Customer Care, Demand Planning, and IT
• Research, benchmark, design and implement new or enhanced processes/projects to meet key business objectives
• Support the business in the creation of business cases and change requests to support corporate strategies with clear ROI and to continually improve the functionality, performance, and reliability of our systems and processes
• Lower level of analysis for key customers: digging in by store, region. Analyze how different sets perform (SIS, Evolution, Fusion)

Required Education

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent years of experience required in Related Field

Required Skills & Experience

• 4 or more years of Business Analyst experience required. Apparel, ecommerce, retail or consumer products manufacturing experience preferred
• Strong MS-Office skills required (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), High proficiency with Excel is strongly preferred including, but not limited to: VLOOKUP and Pivot Tables.
• 2 Years of experience with SAP Business Objects or a similar data extraction platform.
• Knowledge of analysis tools such as Lumira, Tableau, or MS-Power BI.
• Demonstrated understanding of business processes and key metrics which relate to retail sales, finance, inventory, etc.
• Outstanding organizational skills with demonstrated ability to prioritize workload and attention to detail.
• Professional communication skills and the ability to present information in an understandable format.
• Strong oral and written communication, interpersonal skills, organization, time management and analytical/problem solving skills are required along with a high degree of flexibility and creativity
• Demonstrated experience in writing clear and comprehensive formal reports based on specific queries and other subjects relating to work assignments.

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions

• Office Environment
• Willing to work some weekends if necessary

• This position has a Remote location: Associate will have no regular requirement to be on-site. Travel on-site is limited to special events.
• Carhartt is a tobacco free workplace.

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