Hindsight Merch Analytics Manager

Bob's Discount Furniture; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 105,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Paid Time Off

401(k) match

Pet Insurance

Life Insurance

Financial Planning

Employee Discount

Additional Discounts

Job summary

Bob’s Discount Furniture seeks a Manager, Merch Analytics Hindsight to own end-to-end post-season and post-launch analytics for the Merchandise organization. You will measure what happened vs.

plan and translate findings into actionable recommendations for assortment, pricing, and demand planning. The role requires interrogating SKU-level data and presenting a clear performance narrative to Merchant and Planning leadership, with advanced Excel, Power BI/Tableau skills, and a track record of

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Statistics, Economics, or a related analytical field.
• 6+ years of experience in financial analysis, merchandise finance, retail analytics, FP&A, banking, or a comparable analytical role.
• Advanced Excel and financial modeling skills.
• Experience with data visualization tools such as Power BI or Tableau.
• Demonstrated ability to translate complex analysis into concise, actionable recommendations for non-technical audiences.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to present findings clearly to cross-functional leadership.
• Strong attention to detail with the discipline to maintain consistent definitions and reproducible analysis.
• High standards for accuracy and analytical integrity, with the ability to move quickly without sacrificing either.
• Demonstrated ability to work calmly in a fast-paced team environment while managing multiple concurrent workstreams.

Responsibilities

• Own the hindsight calendar and cadence: establish and manage the recurring post-season, post-promotion, and post-launch review process across all merchandise categories.
• Build standardized hindsight templates: develop consistent analytical templates covering sell-through, margin realization, forecast accuracy, markdown effectiveness, and inventory productivity.
• Maintain data lineage and definitions: ensure consistent metric definitions and reliable data sourcing so that hindsight outputs are trusted and comparable period over period.
• Deliver the hindsight package: prepare and present findings to Merchants, Planning, and senior leadership with clear, prioritized recommendations.
• Analyze assortment hindsight to quantify SKU and category-level productivity and identify winners and underperformers.
• Measure promotional and pricing hindsight to assess incrementality and margin impact of events and pricing actions.
• Evaluate NPI hindsight against pre-launch forecast and feed learnings back into forecasting framework.

Skills

Financial analysis

Analytics

Communication

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/Finance/Statistics/Economics (analytical field)

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

SQL

Oracle Hyperion

SAP

Job description

Bob’s Discount Furniture seeks a Manager, Merch Analytics Hindsight to own end-to-end post-season and post-launch analytics for the Merchandise organization. You will measure what happened vs.

plan and translate findings into actionable recommendations for assortment, pricing, and demand planning. The role requires interrogating SKU-level data and presenting a clear performance narrative to Merchant and Planning leadership, with advanced Excel, Power BI/Tableau skills, and a track record of