Position Purpose:

The Senior Analyst Space Merchandising Analytics is the key business partner and advisor for the Merchandising Organization on all matters related to space planning and analytics. In addition to planogram responsibilities, the Senior Analyst will assist their merchant with analysis to drive sales, optimize assortments, increase turns and maximize profit. The Senior Analyst will partner with the merchant, space analysts, store planning, visual merchandising and project managers on all resets, MET projects and other activities for which space analytics and planogram support is required. This role will negotiate project timelines, ensure that all required inputs are received complete/timely and will escalate issues to the Manager, Space Planning, as required. The Senior Analyst will also be involved in designing and implementing new processes that will continue the evolution of this department and contribute to taking this team to the leading edge of space planning and analysis.

Major Tasks, Responsibilities & Key Accountabilities:

• 40% - Execution: Design and build planograms, incorporating merchandising strategy, visual merchandising standards and best practices, merchandising safety standards and analyze planograms to optimize sales, profitability and inventory productivity
• 35% - Analysis: Leverage systems to analyze and develop recommendations around key merchandising factors (e.g., space productivity, pricing, inventory turns, margin rates, promotional activity, product trending) 
• 10% - Collaboration: Attend weekly meetings with cross-functional teams to participate in business discussions and provide space planning expertise, contributing to strategic merchandising plans for the business 
• 10% - Problem Solving: Work on behalf of merchant to identify, quantify, and communicate assortment opportunities; helps develop seasonal transition targets and strategies, if applicable 
• 5% - Assessment: Works on various product tests within respective category, including inventory monitoring, in-store execution, visual merchandising, and analyzing results.

  Nature and Scope: 
  
  This position reports to the Sr. Manager, Space Planning. 
  This position has no direct reports.
  
  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.