Senior Demand & Deployment Analyst - VS Beauty

Victoria’s Secret & Co.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 100,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Victoria’s Secret & Co. in New York seeks a Senior Demand and Deployment Analyst to own store level analytics, sales forecasting, and deployment from distribution center to stores, ensuring optimal inventory to maximize sales and margin.

You will leverage JDA Allocation, SAP and MicroStrategy to drive insights, onboard teammates, and implement daily deployment plans. This role requires 3–5 years in inventory management or store analysis with strong Excel and communication skills.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of inventory management and/or store analysis experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in a business-related discipline preferred.
• Experience in high volume, fast paced retail environment or equivalent.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and collaborate with partners.
• Strong analytical and Excel skills; ability to learn new software.

Responsibilities

• Lead onboarding, establish best practices, and optimize processes across the team.
• Develop data-driven store sales and inventory strategies and monitor results.
• Formulate inventory deployment strategies by store cluster to meet plans.
• Execute daily/weekly product deployment to stores to improve inventory and sales.
• Collaborate with logistics and cross-functional partners to resolve constraints.
• Participate in category and cross-functional meetings to influence decisions.
• Support testing strategies and ad-hoc analysis.

Skills

Inventory management

Store analysis

Analytical skills

Excel proficiency

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in business or related field

Tools

JDA Allocation

SAP

MicroStrategy

Job description

Why You Belong Here
At Victoria’s Secret & Co, you’ll join a world-leading specialty retail brand recognized globally for innovation and excellence in lingerie and fashion. You’ll work alongside industry leaders to set the standard for what a retail brand can achieve, placing customers at the center of everything we do to create products and experiences that bring them joy.
We believe everyone deserves a place where they truly belong. We celebrate individuality and know that your passion, experience, and unique perspective strengthen our team and business. Here, you’ll be empowered to perform, grow, and engage through unmatched opportunities to develop your skills, gain real-world experience, and learn from the best in the business.
Description
Your Role:
The Senior Demand and Deployment Analyst role is responsible for store level analytics, sales forecasting and deployment strategy leading to finished goods allocation from distribution center to stores for a specific book of business. Ensures optimum inventory levels to maximize sales and margin to achieve targeted levels of inventory productivity, in support of overall product and company profitability. The Senior D&D Analyst will be a liaison between stores, logistics and other cross functional partners as well as be a leader within the team. They will utilize several business applications including, but not limited to: JDA Allocation, SAP and MicroStrategy.
Your Impact

• Function as leader on the team in respect to on-boarding, establishing best practices, process/system optimization, building talent across the team and collaborating to drive short/long term strategies impacting assortment and buys
• Develop and articulate a fact-based analytical approach to store sales and inventory strategy, monitor results, and action necessary adjustments with exceptional change agility; all with the goal of delivering budgeted sales and margin and planned sell through expectations
• Formulate inventory deployment strategy (pre-season & in-season), accounting for constraints and inputs, such as inventory levels by store cluster (tiering), timing of merchandise delivery, minimum presentation, and distribution of sizes to support merchandise sales plans
• Execute daily/weekly deployment of product to stores to improve inventory levels, maximizing sales plans/trend
• Be an advocate for the field and participate in occasional store travel. Spark cross-functional action that improves the complexion of store level inventory
• Participate in category and cross functional meetings – leverage analytics to influence decision making
• Consistently demonstrate analytical curiosity and socialize thoughts to drive action
• Work with Logistics and production partners to resolve external constraints that impact inventory flow to distribution center and stores
• Support and execute to testing strategies, category specific initiatives and ad-hoc analysis.
• Support inventory management between digital and store channels
  

Click here for benefit details related to this position.
Minimum Salary: $99,800.00
Maximum Salary: $135,240.00
VS&Co provides a range of compensation for this role as shown. Your actual salary will be determined by a number of factors, including: your specific skills and experience, geographic region, or other relevant factors.
Qualifications
Your Experience:

• 3-5 years of inventory management and/or store analysis experience
• Bachelor’s degree in business-related discipline preferred
• Experience in high volume, fast paced, specialty/big box retail environment or equivalent
• Demonstrated ability to handle multiple priorities effectively
• Ability to work collaboratively and influence multiple partners on business decisions and able to troubleshoot issues for best possible resolution
• Strong analytical skills – ability to analyze and understand quantitative data
• Intermediate technical skill proficiency (PC-based) using functions in Excel; demonstrated ability to learn and apply new software technology.
• Strong communication and presentation skills: concisely presents complex information/ recommendations in terms meaningful to various audiences
  

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We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate in hiring or terms and conditions of employment because of an individual’s race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, sexual orientation, marital status or any other protected category recognized by state, federal or local laws. We only hire individuals authorized for employment in the United States.