Senior Assortment & Space Planning Analyst

REI; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee discount

Health benefits

Retirement plan

Paid time off

Job summary

REI Co-op is seeking a location analytics professional to develop location attribution, clustering and space planning solutions that support locally relevant assortments across the retail fleet. You will use store location, customer, product and space insights to inform assortment size, seasonal audits and location-based strategies, partnering with Merchandising, Analytics and Planning teams.

You will translate productivity trends and regional insights into actionable recommendations that

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in business, merchandising or related field.
• 3–5 years of merchandising, planning, analytics, or related experience with customer/product trend analysis.
• Advanced proficiency in SQL, Snowflake and Excel; clustering/location attributes experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develops processes, tools and location attribution inputs for clustering, space planning and assortment decisions across the retail fleet.
• Builds location assortment solutions that improve local relevance and productivity using multiple inputs.
• Defines productivity measures informing assortment size, space allocation and location-based recommendations across stores.
• Translates trends and insights into recommendations that influence assortment breadth and space decisions.
• Supports seasonal Category Management audits by evaluating assortment size and location attribute opportunities.
• Measures effectiveness of location-based initiatives and communicates results to stakeholders.
• Builds partnerships with cross-divisional teams including Merchandising, Planning, Analytics and Strategy.

Skills

Data-driven decision making

Pattern recognition

Cross-functional collaboration

Business acumen

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Merchandising or relevant field of study

Tools

SQL

Snowflake

Excel

MS Office

Job description

REI Co-op is seeking a location analytics professional to develop location attribution, clustering and space planning solutions that support locally relevant assortments across the retail fleet. You will use store location, customer, product and space insights to inform assortment size, seasonal audits and location-based strategies, partnering with Merchandising, Analytics and Planning teams.

You will translate productivity trends and regional insights into actionable recommendations that