Analyst, Recommerce Business at Best Buy in Richfield, Minnesota

Job Description:

Through various primary and secondary marketplace channels, Best Buy needs to effectively manage and sell approximately 3 billion dollars in inventory each year. We do not recoup the total cost associated with the return and resale of these products, so maximizing and measuring recovery is extremely important to the success and profitability of the enterprise.
The primary responsibilities of the position include sales channel and business performance analyses, sales and recovery forecasting, and strategic planning utilizing available data to determine trends and changes in the data to drive key performance indicators. The role will be focused on leveraging and developing reporting that is actionable and enables reporting audiences to focus on key measures so they can change or modify operations that improve resale of revalued inventory. This role will be highly collaborative (both peers and management) and responsible to communicate insights and recommendations from the business data to drive positive results.

Key Responsibilities:

Reporting, Forecasting, Analysis, and Decision Support

• Measure recovery and forecast sales for multiple product categories


• Monitor and forecast inventory levels for multiple product categories


• Review SKU and territory level analysis and make business recommendations to the leaders

• Work with Finance and management to signal business risk or opportunities identified in performance results that drive overall Recommerce strategy


• Gain team alignment with cross functional partners to drive business plans


• Perform all required tasks and processes in support of business rhythms


• Support and lead all deliverables and ensure timelines are agreed upon and met

• Develop network of critical internal partners to effectively meet performance expectations within role


• Prepare and deliver effective communications up, down and across the organization

• At least 2 years strong analytical and problem solving skills


• At least 2 years understanding of business and financial concepts


• At least 2 years ability to deliver analysis that consistently provide insights on “what the numbers are saying” and recommendations


• At least 2 years skills in navigating through various systems to obtain information and create advanced spreadsheets and PowerPoint decks


• At least 2 years ability to sense check data for accuracy and challenges unreasonable assumptions


• At least 2 years ability to work in a fast-paced, evolving team environment and across functional groups


• At least 2 years high competency in data systems;( i.e. More4Apps, Retek) and demonstrated ability to connect data in the systems