Head of Merchandising BI & Analytics

Walgreens Co.; Deerfield (IL); On-site; USD 125,000 - 219,000; Full time

Job summary

Walgreens Co. is seeking a data-driven leader to guide the Business Intelligence team focused on merchandising and digital performance. You will develop reporting tools, mentor analysts, and influence cross-functional decisions that impact store layouts, assortment, and pricing strategies.

The role requires deep experience in category analytics, shopper segmentation, and data-driven budgeting, with strong SQL/BI tool skills. Travel up to 25% may be required.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of related experience in BI or merchandising analytics.
• 4+ years of category performance measurement across multiple sales channels.
• 4+ years of shopper segmentation for category-level analysis.
• 4+ years of using business and financial information to support resource decisions and budgets.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook).
• Willing to travel up to 25%.

Responsibilities

• Sets priorities for category analysis across merchandising workstreams.
• Examines shopper purchasing patterns by category across in-store and digital channels.
• Assesses category sales, margin, and product performance to surface shifts.
• Evaluates competitor assortments and pricing changes against category trends.
• Develops opportunity assessments for proposed assortment or pricing changes.
• Advises merchandising partners on trade-offs behind category recommendations.

Skills

Category analysis

Shopper segmentation

Data-driven decision support

Merchandising analytics

Education

Master's degree or MBA

10 years of experience in retail/merchandising

Tools

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Outlook

Tableau

PowerBI

Databricks

SQL

Python

Job description

Walgreens Co. is seeking a data-driven leader to guide the Business Intelligence team focused on merchandising and digital performance. You will develop reporting tools, mentor analysts, and influence cross-functional decisions that impact store layouts, assortment, and pricing strategies.

The role requires deep experience in category analytics, shopper segmentation, and data-driven budgeting, with strong SQL/BI tool skills. Travel up to 25% may be required.