Merchandising Financial Analysis
- Analyze category and product performance across sales, gross margin, and inventory productivity metrics
- Monitor key retail KPIs including sell-through, margin performance, inventory turnovers and aging, and product life cycle
- Evaluate the financial impact of pricing strategies, promotions, and markdown activity
- Identify risks and opportunities impacting category performance and profitability
Performance Reporting and Analytics
- Develop and maintain dashboards and reporting to track merchandising financial performance and product trends
- Deliver recurring performance analysis highlighting trends, variances, and opportunities across categories
- Translate complex data into clear insights that support merchandising decision-making
- Prepare reports and analysis for merchandising leadership and business reviews
Financial Modeling and Forecasting
- Build and maintain financial models to evaluate category sales performance, pricing and promotion strategies, and margin maximization scenarios
- Support forecasting and financial projections related to merchandising initiatives and assortment changes
- Analyze historical performance trends to support forward-looking business decisions
- Provide scenario analysis related to pricing, cost changes, and promotional strategies
Merchandising Decision Support
- Partner with Buyers and Planners to maximize savings in inventory procurement cost and shorten TTM.
- Conduct ad hoc analysis related to vendor performance, product profitability, and category trends
- Support line reviews and merchandising meetings with data-driven insights
- Provide recommendations that help improve margin performance and inventory productivity
Process Improvement and Data Optimization
- Identify opportunities to improve merchandising reporting, analytics processes, and dashboard visibility
- Support automation and standardization of recurring merchandising reports
- Help improve data accuracy and usability across merchandising tools and systems