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Paper Source · 1 day ago

Retail Analyst

New York, NY

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid Level

$80K/yr - $85K/yr

3+ years exp

Paper Source is a company focused on merchandising and product development. The Retail Analyst will be a key member of the analytics team, responsible for centralized reporting and analytics for the Merchant Team, collaborating closely with Merchants to monitor business performance and evaluate key company initiatives.

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Responsibilities

Help build a culture of organized tracking, reporting, and analysis of the business to drive revenue growth and expense optimization

Support recurring and ad hoc merchant initiatives such as clearance, promotions, returns, and test and learn projects to ensure a proper outcome

Identify root causes of business problems using business, financial, and statistical concepts

Become a Subject Matter Expert for the BN merchandising systems, including how the systems interact with data inputs and the calculations/algorithms used by the systems

Collaborate with IT on the development of enterprise reporting and analytics, assisting with requirements management and user acceptance testing

Collaborate with other analysts within the team and across the company to leverage and build expertise

Support merchandise Planning & Forecasting efforts for Sales, Inventory, Returns and MD’s. Attend weekly meetings and manage select Merchandise Categories of business. Work closely with DC partners to ensure accurate Plans and Forecasts for DC Inbound and Outbound inventory movement

Qualification

ExcelSQLPBI/TableauPython/RRetail mathAnalytical skillsProject managementCommunication skillsOrganizational skillsRelationship building

Required

Expertise in Excel, merchandise systems, reporting systems, and retail math

Experience with SQL, PBI/Tableau and python/R recommended

Ability to think objectively and interpret meaningful themes from quantitative and qualitative data

Ability to build effective relationships with a broad and diverse group of business partners

Excellent listening, written, and oral communication skills

Strong organizational, time-management, and project management skills

Works well under deadlines, initiative taker, innovative

3 years of Business analytics and reporting within a specialty retail environment

Knowledge of the principles of planning, allocation, and replenishment

Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or related areas of study, or equivalent work experience