Merchandise Analyst (Allocation)

Roses Discount Stor; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A national retail company in Columbus, Ohio is looking for an analytical and collaborative individual to manage merchandise allocation. This role focuses on ensuring appropriate inventory levels across stores based on sales performance and trends. Candidates should have 1-2 years of experience in retail or business analysis, strong communication skills, and be capable of teamwork to achieve business results. The position offers an opportunity for significant impact on sales targets and inventory management.

Qualifications

• 1-2 years of experience in retail, business analysis, or planning.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to prioritize and recognize trends.

Responsibilities

• Allocate merchandise based on sales trends.
• Coordinate with buyers to maintain min quantities.
• Provide recommendations to improve allocation strategies.
• Achieve sales and inventory turn targets.

Skills

Retail experience

Business analysis

Excellent communication skills

Analytical skills

Teamwork

Tools

Spreadsheet tools

Data warehouse tools

Job description

Responsibilities

• Allocate inbound merchandise and DC inventory based upon sales performance, trends, lost sales opportunities, and specific merchant category strategies. Maintain inventory balance by store across the chain.
• Coordinate with buyer and planner to ensure stores have appropriate minimum quantities to both present the product correctly and support advertising.
• Ensure new stores are allocated the correct assortment and inventory levels to support the category sales plan and any unique store characteristics.
• Provide observations, conclusions and recommendations to the buyer, planner, and director, based on comparing actual results to the forecast, for the purpose of improving future allocation strategies.
• Achieve annual sales dollar and inventory turn targets for assigned product areas at chain level.
• Actively collaborate and communicate with the cross-functional team to meet goals, complete tasks and solve problems. Demonstrate strong analytical skills and the ability to recognize trends and prioritize workload.
• Support buyers and planners with any requested ad hoc analysis, with a focus on providing data-driven observations, conclusions and recommendations.

Qualifications

• One to two years of retail, business analysis or business planning experience.
• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written.
• Strong analytical and evaluative skills, including the ability to prioritize, recognize trends and problem solve.
• System capable in spreadsheet, word processing, analytical and data warehouse tools.
• Capable of learning new processes and tools quickly.
• Capable of achieving business results through cross-functional team-work.

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