Assortment and Merchandising Analyst
Company: UNFI
Location: Phoenix
Posted on: April 22, 2024
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Job Description:
PURPOSE:The Assortment and Data Analyst provides strategic and
tactical support to Corporate, Banner, Region Merchants, Market
Centre, and Independent Retailers in the development of the
merchandising strategy and support tools, specifically to optimize
assortment decisions. Utilize both internal and external data
analysis, custom Nielsen tools, and SPINS data to support efficient
and accurate item acceptance and item discontinue decisions.
Position requires open and proactive communication with Merchants
located across UNFI business units. This communication may be in
person, but majority of communication will be via phone calls and
email. The Assortment and Data Analyst will work closely, and in
coordination, with the Corporate Schematics Team to ensure
assortment decisions are acted upon in schematics. In addition,
position requires close working relationship with SPINS business
partners and Nielsen On-Site Team to make informed and trend-right
decisions. To be successful in the position, requires balancing
assortment analytics with merchandising knowledge, data
integration, technical skills, and the understanding of business
units go-to-market strategies.ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:Analyze
assortment using a fact base knowledge
(consumer/category/competitive insights) to provide recommendations
aligned to local market relevance and natural/organic/specialty
trends for corporate, banner and region merchandising teams.Plans
and executes data mining, data integration, trend analysis, report
development, and custom analytics for Retailers with multiple
disparate point of sale systems.Develop an understanding of each
business unit's go-to-market strategies and tactics, along with
understanding the assortment philosophies of merchants across the
company.Determine space by schematic, by store working in concert
with the schematic analysts.Provide analytical insight on space and
assortment during the tactical new item acceptance and item
discontinue processes, generating a ranked list of potential
assortment changes for merchants.Develops tracking and reporting to
assess sales and margin impacts of assortment choices pre and post
assortment changes and becoming the \u0022single source of
truth\u0022 across the enterprise for assortment and space.Make
recommendations on localized SKU assortments by helping to manage
localized schematics and open communication with down-stream, local
banner merchants.Provides analysis, insight and support to
determine category trends and performance as well as identify
strategies and tactics to improve category performance.Architecture
and integration of data warehouse combining multiple data sources
into one model for analyzing and presenting data based on business
initiatives or project requests.Experience with data extraction,
visualization, or analysis/interpretation and the art of data
storytelling.Proven track record of intellectual curiosity and
process improvement/automation and a hunger to develop leading edge
reporting solutions.Ability to influence and persuade others
without authority.Conducts consultative and collaborative
conversations with merchants and partners who are seeking
information or analytical support to help stand-up new analytical
workstream for them.Capable of working beyond the data to
understand the business functions and behaviors of our customers,
merchants, and corporate partners.Is comfortable in autonomy and
ambiguity, while also having the ability to collaborate and
innovate with others to quickly bring solutions to life in our ever
dynamic and changing environment.Conduct detailed data analysis to
support key business initiatives and to foster data driven decision
making.Eye for detail, accuracy and creativity with the ability to
connect disparate information to create a story around the data and
solve for obstacles they may encounter along the way.Partners with
Market Centre, Store Services teams, Technical Services and
teammates to execute key projects and initiatives.Performs other
relevant job duties as required.JOB REQUIREMENTS:Education/
Certifications/or Equivalent combination of education training and
experience:Bachelor degree in related field required.3+ years of
analytical merchandising and/or assortment analysis
experience.Experience:Specializes in data analysis, achieved from
either experiential or academic routes.Ability to use common
reporting and database technologies: Microstrategy, Tableau,
Excel,Teradata, and SQL Server.Understanding of syndicated data
sources preferred (i.e. Nielsen, IRI, SPINS).Knowledge/ Skills/
Abilities:Strong relationship management and collaboration
skills.Can work effectively as part of a team, including being
remote from the team.Ability to handle multiple tasks concurrently
in a high energy and optimistic manner.Comfort with extreme
ambiguity.Ability to break down multiple data sources to draw
conclusions and providerecommendations.Understands business drivers
and is commercially aware.Ability to work across vast amounts of
data from different data sources.Strong innovation and creative
skills.Strong bias for action.PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT/ DEMANDS:Most
work is performed in a temperature-controlled environment.Incumbent
may sit for long periods of time at desk or computer
terminal.Incumbent may use calculators, keyboards, telephone, and
other office equipment in the course of normal workday.Stooping,
bending, twisting, and reaching may be required in completion of
job duties.Position may require some travel.All qualified
applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard
to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender
identity or expression, national origin, disability, or protected
veteran status. UNFI is an Equal Opportunity employer committed to
creating an inclusive and respectful environment for all. -
M/F/Veteran/Disability. VEVRAA Federal Contractor.
Keywords: UNFI, Sun City West , Assortment and Merchandising Analyst, Professions , Phoenix, Arizona
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