At BJ's, we are transforming our organization to deliver exceptional business results while providing greater value to our members. A key driver to our transformation is the creation of an Enterprise Analytics team that will use data and analytics to achieve a transformational and competitive advantage. The Enterprise Analytics team will acquire, consolidate, and transform data into relevant information and will be "at the table" collaborating and influencing our business leaders to drive innovation as well as strategic business decisions and outcomes.
This CEO sponsored and fully funded team is looking for strong analytical leaders who can turn insights into action. Come join our team and drive our strategic growth initiatives while serving a growing membership base focused on providing exceptional savings and value to our Members and the communities we serve.
The Senior Analyst, Category Profit Improvement will provide fact-based and data-driven guidance to the Manager of Category Profit Improvement and Merchandise leaders in selecting vendors, brands, and SKU's that result in increased sales and profit.
Major Tasks, Responsibilities, and Key Accountabilities
Work with the Category Review team to develop "Ask" materials to be shared with merchants in preparation for vendor negotiations.
Serve Merchant team as point person for all SKU based analytical research focused on sales and cost.
Value savings opportunities during negotiations to support decision-making.
Protect against claw-back, ensuring that vendors do not find ways to pull back the value over time.
Track vendor cost increases to identify unjustified vendor increases (eg, relative to commodity price movements), and proactively identify decreases due to BJ's commensurate with commodity price drops.
Provide leadership and insights for continuous process improvement.
Seen by the business partners as an analytics expert in the space with demonstrated grasp of broader business partner context and mutual professional trust.
Builds relationships with Director level and above.
Qualifications
Four-year college degree or equivalent experience; MBA a plus; Finance and/or other quantitative analytical degree a strong plus;
5+ years of relevant analytical experience with strong merchandise profitability understanding
Understanding of retail merchandising basics (ie, category management), and merchandising organizational structures and processes
Expert user of Business Intelligence and similar software systems and proficiently conducts primary research with limited supervision.
Strong analytical skills including Excel skills
Strong communication skills including the ability to translate analytical research into presentations using Microsoft PowerPoint
Ability to manage and prioritize multiple assignments and meet tight deadlines
Ability to develop effective working relationships with all levels of Merchandise leadership
Ability to work independently and adapt to changing work priorities
The candidate selected for this position will be a self-motivated, intellectually curious, and high-energy individual who can easily function in a high demand, performance-driven environment.