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Cub · 1 day ago

Senior Merchandising Analyst - Retail - CUB - Stillwater, MN - Hybrid

Stillwater, MN

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level

5+ years exp

Cub is a leading grocery wholesaler in North America, and they are seeking a Senior Merchandising Analyst to enhance their promotional planning and vendor funding management. This role involves analyzing category performance and providing insights to support decision-making within the merchandising and pricing teams.

E-CommerceFood and BeverageRetail

Responsibilities

Analyze vendor funding, trade spend, and markdown activity to maximize ROI and margin rate

Provide category leaders with actionable visibility into funding performance, gaps, and opportunities

Support promo and pricing decisions using elasticity insights, competitive analysis, and historical performance

Build and maintain reporting that tracks sales, margin, units, mix, traffic drivers, and category trends

Convert complex data into clear, executive-ready recommendations

Lead post-mortem analysis on promotions and major merchandising events and provide concise summaries of what worked, what didn’t, and what actions we should take next

Partner closely with Finance to support forecast accuracy, period planning, and risk/opportunity assessments

Lead or support cross-functional projects that strengthen Cub’s merchandising processes, tools, and analytical capabilities

Performs other duties as assigned

Qualification

Retail analyticsMerchandising financePricing strategyVendor funding managementAdvanced ExcelPower BI/TableauSQLIntellectual curiosityBias for actionJudgmentCategory performance trackingCommunication skills