Merchandising Analyst
- Recruiter
- Hays
- Location
- Portsmouth
- Salary
- 30000.00 - 39999.00 GBP Annual
- Posted
- 12 Sep 2017
- Closes
- 29 Sep 2017
- Sectors
- Accountancy
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Leading Online Sports Retailer looking for a Merchandising Analyst to join their team in Portsmouth!
Your new company
Leading Online Sports retailer, due to on going success of the business looking for a individuals with experience in Retail Merchandising.
Your new role
To produce high quality information that supports short and long term forecasting, standardise ways of working and improve processes across the company's CRC Merchandising teams.
Dimensions:
- Supporting the company's CRC Merchandising teams to produce a robust forecast by analysing trends and challenging assumptions
- Delivering a Forecast suitable for the Operation and Finance Teams to plan with, as well as helping set Department Sales and Stock Targets
- Delivering standardised reports across the CRC business to ensure improved ways of working are capitalised on by all the B&M teams
- Maintaining the integrity of SO99+ by managing system parameters and data feeds (such as New Product information and Promotion Planning activities as provided by the Merchandisers)
Context: To support the Central Merchandising Manager in delivering a robust forecast, working closely with all the other B&M teams.
Accountabilities:
- Communicating Forecast updates to the Operations and Finance teams in a timely manner, ensuring that it is suitable for their needs
- Producing high quality Forecast Accuracy analysis and relevant financial analysis
- Undertaking markdown and promotion costings, calculating the impact on stock, sales and margin
- Analysing the past performance of promotions to enhance the modelling of future ones in SO99+
- Ensuring SO99+ contains all the business planning inputs such as new product information and promotions for relevant products
- Supporting the Merchandising Teams in conducting demand management activities basis through exception alerts in SO99+
- Collaborating with the Replenishment Teams to conduct root cause analysis on Availability, Overstocks and Understocks driven by Forecast Variability and Performance
- Carrying out ad-hoc analytics exercises for business planning
KPI's:
- Forecasts are completed on time for Monthly Review
- Markdown and Promotions costings are analysed in a timely manner
- % of replenishable New Products with Forecasts in SO99+
What you'll need to succeed
Knowledge, Skills and Experience:
- MS Excel - Advanced
- MS Outlook
- MS Word
- Understands and can explain the principles of root cause analysis
- Working knowledge of basic forecasting principles and methodologies. Understands and can explain level, trend and seasonality
- Understands and can explain following terms: lead time, safety stock and OTIF
- Working knowledge of mainstream ERP or SCM System (desired)
Competencies:
- Analytical Individual
- Independently solves problems and develops new ways of working.
- Able to work independently, balance multiple tasks and prioritize competing demands accordingly in a fast-changing environment.
What you'll get in return
Competitive salary + great progression opportunities as you will be joining the brand at very exciting time!
What you need to do now
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