CosmoProf Beauty · 9 hours ago
MERCHANDISE FINANCIAL PLANNING ASSISTANT
Plano, TX, United States
Full-time
Hybrid
New Grad, Entry LevelCosmoProf Beauty is seeking a Merchandise Financial Planning Assistant to support the Merchandise Finance Planner with quantitative and financial analyses. The role involves tracking and analyzing sales, margin, and inventory trends, as well as providing analytical support for annual category forecasting.
Retail
Responsibilities
Tracking, reporting, and analyzing sales, margin and inventory trends for specific categories assigned by the Sr. Merchandise Planner
Creating reporting and analysis by pulling, interpreting and modeling data from multiple sources (data warehouse, category reporting, promotional performance, customer analytics, etc.) to uncover growth opportunities
Building and tracking daily sales for all BSG categories
Analytical support for annual category forecasting process in partnership with partners across Merchandise Finance and Merchandising
Effective communication of analyses & recommendations to the appropriate Merchant partner and Merchandise Finance team
Drive impact by uncovering opportunities for sales and margin growth through detailed analytics on customer insights, market and sales data
Identify unique category and brand opportunities for growth through the intersection of customer needs, domestic and international benchmarks and SBH strategy
Ad hoc analytical requests from manager (Sr. Merchandise Planner)
Qualification
Required
High School Graduate
Experience in business, retail or consumer products experience a plus, but previous experience in an analytical role is required
Well-developed retail math & analytical skillset
Methodical and logical approach to problem solving
Clear, concise communication style
Detail oriented
Ability to support a cross-functional project and cross-functional collaboration
Ability to develop strong relationships with key partners
Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, VLOOKUP)
Ability to organize and manage a variety of activities while addressing multiple priorities and quickly react to changing business needs while meeting firm deadlines
Prior experience building category strategies, business plans, and/or business cases through data analysis
Needs to be a self-starter to be able to develop policies and programs to meet new business objectives
Agile learner that is looking to progress within the SBH organization
Previous experience analyzing a retail P&L a strong plus
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision
Life Insurance
Paid vacation and sick days
Paid holidays
Tuition reimbursement
401(k) with company match
In house salon with complementary services
Varied selection of food options at our corporate campus
Great merchandise discount
Company
CosmoProf Beauty
CosmoProf, a Sally Beauty Holdings company, is proud to be a community of professionals who care about our customers.
5001-10000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Andrew Black
Talent Acquisition Business Partner/Recruiter
Casey Crenshaw
Education Business Partner
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