Principal Financial Analyst, Merchandising

Spreetail; Arizona; Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work locations

Generous vacation policy

Wedding week PTO

Parental leave and family support

Job summary

Spreetail is seeking a Principal Financial Analyst, Merchandising finance to serve as a strategic analytical partner to our Merchandising and Category leadership teams, shaping pricing, promotions, assortment, and category profitability. This role is highly analytical, SQL-intensive, and involves turning dense financial detail into decisive recommendations that drive commercial outcomes.

You will own the financial rigor behind SKU launches, evaluate marketing spend and incrementality, and build

Qualifications

• Strong experience partnering with Merchandising, Category, or Commercial leadership
• Deep expertise in Price, Volume, Mix (PVM) analysis and modeling
• Extensive SQL against large datasets (Snowflake) to build financial models and dashboards
• End-to-end financial support for new SKU/brand launches—forecasting and margin modeling
• Experience evaluating marketing spend and incrementality with ROI focus

Responsibilities

• Lead financial analysis for pricing, promotions, and assortment decisions
• Build PVM models and run scenario planning to identify margin levers
• Develop dashboards and reports using SQL, Snowflake, Power BI, and Excel
• Partner with senior Merchandising and Finance stakeholders to drive cross-functional alignment
• Own post-launch performance measurement and cannibalization analysis

Skills

Merchandising partnership

Pricing strategy

Promotional effectiveness

Assortment planning

Category profitability

PVM analysis

SQL

Snowflake

Power BI

Excel

Data storytelling

Tools

SQL (Snowflake)

Power BI

Excel

Job description

Spreetailpropels brands to increase their ecommerce market share across the globe while improving their operational costs. Learn how we are building one of the fastest-growing ecommerce companies in history: www.spreetail.com .

Work Your Way

At Spreetail, we believe in empowering our employees to work in the way that suits them best through our Work Your Way approach. Each team member has the flexibility to choose where they work most effectively each week—whether that's from home, a coffee shop, or the office. While flexibility is key, we also value the power of in-person connection. That’s why we bring our corporate team together in Lincoln each quarter for a week of intentional collaboration, team building, community engagement, and our All-Hands meeting. It’s the best of both worlds: the freedom to work your way, with meaningful opportunities to connect and grow together. Please scroll to the bottom of the job posting to confirm that your state qualifies for the Work Your Way program.

Spreetail is seeking a Principal Financial Analyst, Merchandising finance to serve serve as a critical analytical partner to our Merchandising and Category leadership teams, shaping how we think about pricing, promotions, assortment, and category profitability. This is a highly analytical, SQL-intensive role built for someone who thrives on getting hands-on with complex data — you'll independently query and model large-scale datasets in Snowflake, build sophisticated PVM analyses, and turn dense financial detail into clear, decisive recommendations that influence real commercial outcomes. You'll own the financial rigor behind new SKU and assortment launches, evaluate marketing spend and incrementality, and bring operational finance discipline to a fast-moving ecommerce environment. This role is ideal for a seasoned financial analyst who wants significant autonomy, direct exposure to senior stakeholders, and the opportunity to define how data drives merchandising strategy at scale.

What experiences will help you in this role

• Proven experience partnering directly with Merchandising, Category, or Commercial leadership in a senior operational finance capacity — driving decisions on pricing strategy, promotional effectiveness, assortment planning, and category-level profitability at scale
• Deep, hands‑on expertise in Price, Volume, Mix (PVM) analysis, with a demonstrated ability to build PVM models from the ground up, isolate business drivers, and translate complex financial mechanics into a narrative that shapes executive‑level decisions
• Extensive SQL expertise — writing complex, performant queries independently against large transactional datasets (Snowflake or equivalent) to build financial models and dashboards without reliance on data engineering support. This is core to the role, not a nice‑to‑have
• Track record owning end‑to‑end financial support for new SKU, brand, or assortment launches — including forecasting, margin modeling, cannibalization analysis, and post‑launch performance measurement across multiple concurrent launches
• Experience evaluating marketing spend and incrementality, partnering with Marketing and FP&A leadership to assess ROI, trade‑offs, and downstream impacts to demand, margin, and inventory position

How you will achieve success

• Bring a strong foundation in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or Data Analytics, paired with the analytical horsepower to independently untangle ambiguous, high‑stakes business questions and deliver precise, decision‑ready insights
• Apply 7–10+ years of progressive experience in financial analysis, FP&A, or merchandising finance — retail or ecommerce exposure strongly preferred — operating with the autonomy expected at a Principal level
• Demonstrate advanced, daily fluency in SQL and Snowflake to extract and manipulate complex, large‑scale datasets, alongside strong Power BI and advanced Excel skills to build automated, scalable reporting infrastructure
• Lead in‑depth financial modeling, PVM analysis, and scenario planning to surface margin improvement, inventory efficiency, and category profitability levers — often defining the analytical approach rather than following a template
• Operate as a thought partner to senior Merchandising and Finance stakeholders, communicating data‑dense findings with clarity, driving cross‑functional alignment, and proactively identifying where deeper analysis is needed

What you can expect from us

• We provide the flexibility to take care of yourself. Spreetail operates in a work culture that promotes results and encourages taking time off when needed. In addition to a generous vacation policy, we also offer paid time‑off for your wedding week, paid parental leave and support for parents of growing families.
• We celebrate accomplishments. Each year at Spreetail is a milestone with the opportunity to receive special gifts, swag store credit, or donations to a nonprofit of your choice. We also recognize people pursuing impacts with Spreetail Spotlight Awards.
• We care about your Health & Wellness. Spreetail works hard to enhance the employee experience through benefit programs and perks that provide meaningful support. We offer affordable medical, dental and vision plans with coast‑to‑coast coverage. We also provide free telehealth and on‑demand mental health resources.
• We create the opportunity to revolutionize your community. We encourage Spreetailers to give back and make a social impact, and we offer paid time off to do it.

Spreetail is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Spreetail is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please email [e-mail].

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