Wholesale Analytics Lead: Merchandising Insights & Planning

Catalyst Brands LLC; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 57,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/dental/vision insurance

Term life insurance

Paid vacation/holidays

401(k) with company match

Associate discount

Job summary

Catalyst Brands LLC is seeking a Senior Specialist, Wholesale Business Analytics to support merchandising decisions and business execution for the JCP Brands and Special Markets portfolio. You will analyze product performance, maintain data, and coordinate across Sales, Planning, Product Development, Sourcing, Licensing, and Operations.

The role emphasizes creating reports, supporting line reviews, and driving data-driven merchandising results in a collaborative, fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, merchandising, retail management, marketing, or related field.
• 3-5+ years of experience in merchandising, product management, retail analysis, category management, or related field.
• Strong proficiency in Excel and merchandise reporting tools.
• Experience managing large data sets, spreadsheets, and reporting systems.
• Strong analytical and organizational skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Strong attention to detail and process management capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Prepare weekly, monthly, quarterly, and seasonal business reports.
• Maintain assortment of productivity reports and merchandising performance trackers.
• Analyze product, style, category, and customer performance to identify trends and opportunities.
• Gather and consolidate data from multiple sources to support business reviews and decision making.
• Develop presentations, reporting tools, and business recaps for internal and customer meetings.
• Ensure accuracy and consistency of merchandising information, reporting, and documentation.
• Support assortment planning and seasonal line review processes.
• Prepare assortment analyses and product recommendations for review by the Merchandising Director.
• Maintain assortment planning tools, line plans, product matrices, and category tracking documents.
• Assist with product selection, assortment changes, and seasonal transitions.
• Track assortment decisions and support execution across functional teams.
• Compile competitive insights, trend information, and market research to support merchandising decisions.
• Serve as the primary owner of merchandising spreadsheets, assortment templates, line review documents, item tracking tools, and business reporting files.
• Consolidate product information from internal and external partners to support assortment planning and business reviews.
• Create and maintain product-level analyses used to support merchandising recommendations and assortment decisions.

Skills

Data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business/related field

Tools

Excel

Merchandise reporting tools

Job description

Catalyst Brands LLC is seeking a Senior Specialist, Wholesale Business Analytics to support merchandising decisions and business execution for the JCP Brands and Special Markets portfolio. You will analyze product performance, maintain data, and coordinate across Sales, Planning, Product Development, Sourcing, Licensing, and Operations.

The role emphasizes creating reports, supporting line reviews, and driving data-driven merchandising results in a collaborative, fast-paced environment.