Senior Analyst, Assortment

Bob's Discount Furniture; Manchester (CT); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Vacation & Holidays

Employee Discount

401(k) Profit Sharing

Life Insurance

Career Growth Opportunities

Job summary

Bob’s Discount Furniture is seeking a Senior Assortment Analyst in the United States to own the analytical framework behind assortment planning, productivity measurement, and new item performance. You will design SKU-level methodologies, build reporting, and provide guidance to junior analysts while influencing Merchants and Planners.

You will lead complex analyses, develop scalable tooling, and partner with Demand Planning to improve forecast accuracy and post-launch scorecards, within a

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Analytics, Statistics, or related field
• 4–7 years analytical experience in retail merchandising, planning, or analytics
• Advanced Excel skills for multi-variable modeling and large datasets
• Proficiency in SQL and data sourcing across systems
• Ability to work independently in ambiguous situations and structure analysis
• Strong communication and storytelling skills for senior leadership
• Experience mentoring analysts or reviewing analytic work for quality
• Preferred: Power BI/Tableau, retail assortment or demand planning systems (e.g., Logility, o9, Blue Yonder)
• Exposure to Python, R or comparable tooling for advanced analysis

Responsibilities

• Own assortment productivity reporting across velocity, sell-through, margin contribution, and inventory productivity
• Lead rationalization analysis for tail SKU exit and consolidation with leadership
• Develop depth/breadth methodology for SKU investments and pricing coverage
• Size whitespace opportunities through market, consumer, and competitive analysis
• Set analytical standards and QA across assortment analytics
• Own launch scorecards and post-launch performance analysis
• Lead transition analytics for end-of-life items and protected margin
• Improve forecast accuracy with Demand Planning and learnings from post-launch performance
• Build scalable tooling to move analysis toward self-service reporting

Skills

Advanced Excel

SQL proficiency

Power BI

Tableau

Python

R

Communication & storytelling

Mentoring analysts

Retail analytics

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Analytics, Statistics, or a related field

Tools

Logility

o9

Blue Yonder

Power BI

Tableau

Python

R

Job description

The Senior Assortment Analyst owns the analytical framework behind assortment planning, productivity measurement, and new item performance. This role sets the SKU-level methodology the business plans against and delivers the recommendations that shape what we carry, how deep we buy, and when we exit. Working within the Merchandise Planning & Analytics organization, the Senior Analyst designs and owns assortment productivity reporting, leads rationalization analysis end to end, and owns the analytical model behind new product introduction forecasting and post-launch scorecarding. The role also sets analytical standards for the team and provides technical guidance to less experienced analysts. This is a senior individual contributor role with direct influence over assortment decisions, regular exposure to Merchant and Planning leadership, and a clear path toward Manager-level roles in merchandise planning or analytics.

Key Responsibilities

• Own assortment productivity reporting: design, own, and continuously improve SKU and category-level reporting covering velocity, sell-through, margin contribution, and inventory productivity; establish the definitions and data lineage the organization plans against
• Lead rationalization analysis: own the analytical case for tail SKU exit, consolidation, and transition; quantify the sales, margin, and productivity impact and present recommendations directly to Merchant and Planning leadership
• Own depth and breadth methodology: build and maintain the models that determine how deeply the business invests in individual items and programs, including price point coverage and good-better-best architecture
• Size the whitespace opportunity: lead market, consumer, and competitive analysis that identifies assortment gaps, quantifies the opportunity, and informs line review strategy
• Set analytical standards: define the methodology, assumptions, and QA standards used across assortment analytics, and review the work of junior analysts for accuracy and rigor
• Own launch scorecards: build and own pre- and post-launch performance scorecards; diagnose forecast variance and translate the findings into forward-looking assumptions
• Own transition analytics: lead item transition and end-of-life analysis to ensure clean exits, protected margin, and minimal residual inventory exposure
• Improve forecast accuracy: partner with Demand Planning to refine new item forecast methodology using post-launch performance and read-and-react learning
• Build scalable tooling: automate recurring analysis and move the team toward self-service reporting so analytical capacity shifts from production to interpretation

New Item & Program Performance

• Own launch scorecards: build and own pre- and post-launch performance scorecards; diagnose forecast variance and translate the findings into forward-looking assumptions
• Own transition analytics: lead item transition and end-of-life analysis to ensure clean exits, protected margin, and minimal residual inventory exposure
• Improve forecast accuracy: partner with Demand Planning to refine new item forecast methodology using post-launch performance and read-and-react learning
• Build scalable tooling: automate recurring analysis and move the team toward self-service reporting so analytical capacity shifts from production to interpretation

Reporting & Partnership

• Deliver executive-ready analytics: produce assortment reporting on an established cadence and translate it into a clear point of view for senior leadership, not just a set of numbers
• Advise Merchants and Planners: act as the analytical partner of record for assigned categories, shaping the question as often as answering it and challenging assumptions where the data warrants
• Lead complex ad hoc analysis: scope, structure, and deliver the ambiguous, high-stakes analysis behind in-season decisions and line review preparation
• Build scalable tooling: automate recurring analysis and move the team toward self-service reporting so analytical capacity shifts from production to interpretation

Success Metrics

• Analytical Ownership: Assortment productivity reporting owned end to end, delivered accurately and on cadence, and adopted as the standing input to line reviews
• Rationalization Impact: Rationalization analysis led through at least one full cycle, with quantified and realized productivity improvement
• Influence: Recognized by Merchant and Planning leadership as a trusted advisor whose analysis changes decisions
• Capability Building: Demonstrable improvement in the automation and consistency of assortment reporting, and evidence of developing junior analysts

Who We Are

At Bob’s, we have fun, we love what we do, and it shows in our expansive growth! Bob’s Discount Furniture is more than just a furniture store. We are one of the fastest growing omni-channel furniture retailers in the country. How We Will Support You At Bob’s we understand there are many companies you can choose to work for, so, along with exceptional opportunities for career growth we offer a fun team-oriented work environment and great benefits! Let us tell you more.

Benefits & Perks-

• Feeling under the weather, we’ve got you covered!
• We offer Nationally provided Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance Paid Vacation, Personal Days, Sick Days, Holidays, work anniversary and your Birthday!
• After all, your birthday should be a holiday 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan with a Generous Company match!
• Pet Insurance to help keep your furry friends happy and healthy
• Life insurance – Employer-paid basic Life Insurance, with the option to add Voluntary Life Insurance as well!
• Financial Planning, Voluntary Legal Benefits and Wellness Plans
• We already offer value priced furniture, but on top of that we offer a Generous Employee Discount starting on your 1st day!
• Additional Employee Discounts through the “Hays Perks discount program” offering hundreds of online discounts from your favorite merchants.
• And so much more!

Culture and Core Values-

At Bob's we have a set of core values that shape the decisions we make every day and help define our company culture. These values comprise what we call 'The Bob's Way.' Honesty, Integrity, Transparency, Community, Safety, Diversity, Accountability and Fun.

DIVERSITY IS A CORE VALUE AT BOB’S

At Bob’s Discount Furniture, we want you to feel at home. Whether you’re shopping with us or a part of the Bob’s team, we want you to know that you are valued, appreciated, and free to be who you are. We are committed to creating a place as diverse as the communities we serve.

Learn and Grow

We believe in developing our team members and helping them grow both personally and professionally! We promote Professional Development: In-person, virtually and offer an infinite library of on-demand classes in Workday Learning. We also offer Tuition Reimbursement as well as the BDF Education Foundation Scholarship Program open to employees and their dependents. Want to grow at Bob’s professionally? We look to promote from within our organization by having robust succession planning in place to ensure that our team members have the opportunity to advance their careers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Analytics, Statistics, or a related field
• 4–7 years of analytical experience, with demonstrated depth in retail merchandising, planning, or analytics
• Advanced Excel skills, including multi-variable modeling, large dataset handling, and building tools other people rely on
• Proficiency in SQL, including the ability to independently source, join, and validate data across systems
• Demonstrated ability to work independently in ambiguous situations and structure analysis without direction
• Strong communication and storytelling skills, with experience presenting analysis and recommendations to senior leadership
• Experience mentoring analysts or reviewing analytical work for quality
• Preferred: Proficiency in Power BI, Tableau, or comparable visualization tools, including dashboard design
• Furniture, home, or big-ticket retail experience
• Hands‑on experience with assortment planning or demand planning systems (e.g., Logility, o9, Blue Yonder)
• Exposure to Python, R, or comparable tooling for advanced analysis

Expected Base Pay Not Including Potential Commissions, Incentive, Bonus, etc. Opportunities: $80,000 - $100,000

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Bob's Discount Furniture is an everyday value-priced furniture and bedding retailer expanding rapidly across the nation in the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Midwest and West Coast regions. No matter what you spend – whether $20 or $20,000, one standard applies to everyone. The company was founded in 1991 on the principle of providing unsurpassed values in the middle price range. Honesty and integrity are the hallmarks of the "Bob's Way" of doing business - a philosophy that applies to customer, co-worker, vendor and community relations. Bob’s truly values the contributions of every associate; therefore, along with opportunities for career growth we offer training, competitive compensation, outstanding benefits and a professional, fun, fast paced work environment. Our continued success has created exciting opportunities for our associates to enjoy truly rewarding careers. Our mission is to make quality and appealing furniture attainable for everyone and to bring integrity, transparency, and a little FUN to the furniture business. At Bob’s Discount Furniture, we have fun, we love what we do, and it shows in our expansive growth!