Senior Manager, Merchandising Analytics

Job Summary

The Senior Manager, Merchandising Analytics leads the analytical engine behind merchandising and planning decisions, transforming performance data into a clear, forward-looking point of view that shapes assortment, pricing, inventory and financial strategy.

About the Role

Responsible for the analytical engine behind merchandising and planning decisions, this role owns the design and delivery of executive-level reporting, driving the analytical rigor behind weekly, monthly and long-range planning, and partnering across Merchandising, Planning, Marketing and Finance to turn insight into profitable action across channels.

Responsibilities

• Own the analytical point of view, translating sales, margin, inventory and customer data into a clear, well-reasoned point of view, surfacing risks and opportunities before they show up in the P&L.
• Partner with Merchandising and Planning leadership to shape category, channel and pricing strategy with data-backed recommendations that meet or exceed sales and margin targets.
• Lead competitive benchmarking, price architecture and market analysis, integrating consumer, macroeconomic and trend signals into the merchandising point of view.
• Distill complex analysis into concise, executive-ready narratives, dashboards and shareouts that drive decisions in buying and cross-functional forums.
• Own the reporting cadence, designing and delivering the weekly, monthly and fiscal-close reporting suite, WTD / MTD / QTD actuals versus plan, category and channel splits, and volume/price bridge decompositions.
• Develop and maintain scalable reporting tools, dashboards and data models that give the business consistent, trusted visibility across all channels.
• Diagnose performance through disciplined AUR, sell-through, mix and margin analysis, isolating true business signal from measurement or integration noise.
• Lead assortment productivity and Pareto analysis to separate volume-driving winners from unproductive tail, expose gaps and redundancy, and benchmark assortment breadth and depth against sell-through and turn targets.
• Formalize analytical SOPs and reporting standards so outputs are accurate, repeatable and efficient across the team.
• Partner with Planning on OTB management, receipt and inventory-productivity analysis, and markdown and liquidation modeling across all seven channels.
• Build and maintain pricing, margin and scenario models that quantify the impact of strategic decisions before they are made.
• Own the recurring inventory read-out, pairing performance KPIs and assortment benchmarks against store and DC capacity and store-presentation requirements, and partner cross-functionally with the Head of Visual Presentation to maintain optimum in-store inventory levels that meet turn targets without sacrificing sales.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in a quantitative, business or analytical field plus 5+ years of related merchandise planning, analytics or FP&A experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Demonstrated command of retail merchandising fundamentals — OTB, AUR, sell-through, margin, channel mix and fiscal-calendar reporting; multi-channel or omnichannel experience strongly preferred.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint with experience building executive-level reporting; familiarity with BI and reporting platforms such as Tableau and with replenishment and allocation systems; adept at leveraging AI tools such as Claude to drive efficiency, accelerate analysis and elevate decision-making.

Qualifications

• Regular store visits as needed.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package including health/dental/vision insurance, 401K program, paid vacation, wellness days & holidays, including your birthday off!
• Pet benefits.
• Generous Dream Maker Discount after first pay period.
• Referral Incentive Program.
• Dayforce Wallet – get paid early!

Company Culture

We are committed to embracing the ideas of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. We strive to build a workforce that is as representative as the customers we serve. We celebrate and see value in all forms of diversity.