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Merchants Distributors, LLC · 1 month ago

Business Analyst Procurement & Merchandising

US-NC-Hickory

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

3+ years exp

Merchants Distributors, LLC is seeking a Business Analyst for their Procurement & Merchandising team. The role focuses on providing data analytics, developing insights, and managing reporting functions to assist with business management and strategic development.

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Responsibilities

Regularly track and report on procurement key performance indicators, including spend analytics, efficiency, supplier performance, and the overall value delivered by procurement

Regularly generate reports on Merchandising KPIs, including category analytics, promotional performance, CPI tracking, item productivity, and merchandising value

Provide targeted monitoring of merchandising strategies before and after activation. Assess and utilize measures such as elasticity, customer loyalty, switching behavior, void reporting, private brand penetration, and market share based on both dollar value and unit sales

Create and maintain a Supplier Scorecard including external facing reports to our supplier community to maintain performance accountability with our suppliers

Efficiently identify and integrate diverse or emerging data sources to enhance our understanding of the business and to monitor the performance of key initiatives

Provide support for ad-hoc reporting requests addressing specific business questions

Ensure high accuracy reports that can be reliably used to inform strategy

Demonstrates proficiency in integrating both quantitative and qualitative data sources to present a comprehensive perspective on a reporting subject

Skilled in utilizing macro datasets, such as those from IRI/Circana and AppCentral, to proficiently analyze extensive data sources and extract actionable insights efficiently

Utilize emerging tools and technologies, including AI, to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the insights reporting function

Collaborates with teams in Marketing, Center Store Merchandising, and Warehouse Operations to promote best practices, standardized methodologies, and optimal utilization of available data resources

Demonstrates strong responsiveness by coordinating timeline expectations among multiple customers, ensuring reliable and reasonable turnaround times

Develop a foundational understanding of core business functions and our value propositions across teams to effectively inform the creation of reporting and insights

Maintain data hygiene by ensuring high integrity data inputs, identification of data quality concerns and support mitigation efforts to improve data quality

Other duties as assigned