Cub · 1 day ago
Senior Merchandising Analyst - Retail - CUB - Stillwater, MN - Hybrid
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
Required
Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Business, Data Analytics, or related field
5-10 years of retail analytics, merchandising finance, pricing, or vendor funding experience
Strong communication skills, intellectual curiosity, and a bias for action in a fast-paced environment
Strong knowledge of retail P&L levers, including margin, mix, markdowns, and funding
Good judgment is required for this position, as there may be times when direct supervision may not be immediately available
Preferred
Experience working with Nielsen/NIQ syndicated data and/or merchandising and promo-planning tools, such as Cognira is strongly preferred
Advanced Excel; experience with Power BI/Tableau and SQL is a strong plus
Benefits
Competitive 401k
Flexible PTO plan
Remote or Hybrid
Health benefits – first of the month following 30 days of employment
Mileage reimbursement
Cell phone
LTI
Mentorship program/developmental opportunities
Paid Time Off
Sick Time
Paid holidays and parental leave
401K Program
Medical, dental, vision, life, and accidental death/dismemberment insurance
Short-term and long-term disability insurance program
Flexible Spending Account and/or Health Savings Account
Company
Cub
Grocery, Pharmacy and Liquor Retail Stores in Minnesota and Illinois
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageRecent News
2025-08-26
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