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Alex Lee, Inc. · 1 month ago

Business Analyst Procurement & Merchandising

Alex Lee, Inc. is seeking a Business Analyst for Procurement & Merchandising to provide data analytics, develop insights, and manage reporting functions for the Private Brand, Procurement, and Fresh Merchandising teams. The role involves integrating data from various systems, creating dashboards, and generating insights to guide strategic development.

Food and Beverage

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

Qualification

Data analyticsMicrosoft ExcelPower BISQLSyndicated dataCommunicationSelf-starter

Required

Bachelor's degree in finance, economics, business, or related field
3+ years' experience in finance, merchandising, or marketing analysis
Strong analytical skills with expertise in collecting and integrating diverse data sources to provide actionable recommendations
Technical proficiency with Microsoft Suite especially Excel and Power BI
Familiarity with SQL or other relevant database structures
Experience working with syndicated data
Self-starter and able to work with minimal supervision
Strong communication and presentation skills, including writing, speaking and active listening

Company

Alex Lee, Inc.

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Who We Are Alex Lee, Inc., is one of the largest grocery retail and wholesale distribution companies in the southeastern United States.

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$400M
2023-08-23Debt Financing· $400M

Leadership Team

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Robert Vipperman, PhD
Chief Human Resources Officer (SVP, HR & Innovation)
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