HDE Merchandising Analyst focuses on delivering business value to drive sales, improve efficiency, and improve customer satisfaction through process and product improvements. Collaborates cross-functionally with merchants, teams of software engineers, business partners, and field associates to roll out new products and programs, improve product selection, systems capabilities and business processes. The analyst engages with stakeholders from various levels to contribute to drive improvements in product, assortment, and pricing data management and data governance.
MAJOR TASKS, RESPONSIBILITES AND KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

• 20% - Works directly with Program Merchants to develop systems and processes to deliver accurate retail pricing, ensuring program gross margin objectives are met.
• 20% - Manages the retail price models and all outputs including pricing worksheets and labor bills. Evaluation and continual improvement of pricing models to improve accuracy and program profitability. Continual process improvement for managing cost changes on labor and materials
• 15% - Manages the retail price shop process to ensure we are priced in the marketplace consistent with our strategy.
• 15% - Manages the program purchase order models including purchase order outputs and methodology to improve accuracy and ease of use by the branches.
• 10% - Develop and manage a Distributor Quote Management process to control material costs purchased from third-party distributors, Including periodic shops of marketplace.
• 20% - Conduct detailed pricing and gross margin variance analysis by product by market. Conduct other ad hoc financial analysis to support program management.NATURE AND SCOPE
  Position Reports to HDE Merchant Catalogs and Pricing
  Number of Direct Reports: 0
  
  ENVIRONMENTAL JOB REQUIREMENTS
  Environment:
  Located in a comfortable indoor area. Any unpleasant conditions would be infrequent and not objectionable.
  Travel:
  Typically requires overnight travel less than 10% of the time.