Business Analyst 5

Drive merchandising strategy/execution and customer experience for promotions based on impact, inventory and business priorities, coordinating activities with cross-functional teams. • Active reporting and insights to drive optimization during promotions and wrap-up analysis to document results and learnings, regular delivery of numbers and findings.

Pay rate range - $80/hr. to $83/hr.
Schedule: Fully onsite


Job Description:

Top skills:
-Business Analysis
-Financial Analysis
-Demand Planning

KEY RESPONSIBILITES/REQUIREMENTS:

Responsibilities:
• Business planning and analysis of performance, achievement to targets and gap closure plans
• Promotion planning informed by data and analysis, maintain promotional calendar documentation for internal consumption
• Cost analysis and ensuring promotions and projects stay within approved budgets
• Manage and work with vendors related to promotions and related projects
• Review and approve documentation of business processes
• Supporting B2B eCommerce sales agents with deal structures for customer negotiations on ad hoc basis
• P&L analysis of all promotion and deal planning to drive profitable growth KPI
• Active reporting and insights to drive optimization during promotions and wrap-up analysis to document results and learnings, regular delivery of numbers and findings
• Drive merchandising strategy/execution and customer experience for promotions based on impact, inventory and business priorities, coordinating activities with cross-functional teams
• Work with inventory manager to ensure alignment on promotion planning and merchandising activities
• Identify process improvement opportunities and engage with cross-functional team to successfully implement new operational solutions
• Working in operational tools to set up promotional and other activities
• Support daily operations maintenance, liaising with product, engineering, customer service, fulfillment, etc. teams on issue resolution and task achievement

Desired background / mindset / skills:
Background:
• Bachelor's degree in relevant field required
• 10+ years of relevant experience in business analysis or category management required
• Data Oriented with strong analytical skills and attention to detail, self-motivated, and the ability to communicate with internal and external parties at all levels
• Ecommerce platform and catalog management required
• Demonstrated ability to work with numbers, financials, P&L and various datasets
• Expertise in Microsoft Excel formulas, pivot tables, data stitching and mathematical analysis
• Strong understanding of current technologies and systems that support the digital ecosystem
• Strong project or program management experience with attention to documentation, tracking and details
• Aptitude for organization, flexibility, and producing results
• Strong customer-centric focus/ability to anticipate and react to user needs
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with diverse teams to achieve necessary results