Merchandising Analytics Manager III

Company: Chewy, Inc.
Location: Bellevue
Posted on: May 14, 2022

Job Description:

Our Opportunity:
Chewy is looking for a Senior Merchandising Analytics Manager to join our Merchandising Analytics Team based in Bellevue, WA. In this role, you will partner directly with Merchandising senior leadership to influence strategies across our Category Management businesses. You will also partner with cross-functional teams on building and rolling out analytics tools and processes.
The ideal candidate demonstrates exemplary skills analyzing large data sets, partnering with business stakeholders, and turning analyses into actionable insights. This individual is highly proficient in developing and executing cross-functional project plans while being able to operate with minimal direction from leadership. Strong written and verbal communication skills are required as this role will lead analyses, share findings with business teams, and drive strategies that promote favorable financial and customer experience outcomes.
What you'll do:

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• Lead development of best-in-class measurement frameworks for evaluating assortment, promotions effectiveness, improving financial performance and customer experience metrics.
  
• Independently identify opportunities to improve the business by analyzing large data sets and synthesizing insights for Category Management teams.
  
• Leverage data to build reports and tools that continuously improve Chewy's item lifecycle management (ie: new item performance, product transitions, end of life management, etc).
  
• Program manage cross-functional initiatives which require development of data products and driving accountability across Merchandising and non-Merchandising stakeholders.
  
• Partner with business analysts and data engineering teams to prioritize and QA development of new data tables, metrics, and products.
  
• Deliver clear data driven insights in both verbal and written form.
  
• Lead a small but mighty team in developing reports, managing data processes, and delivering analyses across categories, vendors, brands, and items.
  
• Mentor and develop business analysts.
  
  What you'll need:
  
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  • Bachelor's degree in Finance, Supply Chain, Math, Statistics, Economics or a related degree with analytics and quantitative emphasis. -
    
  • Minimum 6 years of related work experience analyzing data and delivering business insights.
    
  • Strong leadership skills with minimum of 3 years managing analysts or data engineers.
    
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills with proven ability to translate analyses into business actions.
    
  • Advanced Excel skills (data connections, complex formulas, pivot tables; VBA is a nice-to-have).
    
  • Strong data visualization skills using software such as Tableau or complementary visualization tools.
    
  • Proficiency in SQL.
    
  • High degree of proficiency interpreting business metrics, executing complex analyses, and connecting multiple data sources to explain business performance.
    
  • Proven experience independently managing cross-functional projects, delivering results on tight timelines.
    
  • Familiarity with Ecommerce pricing, assortment, fulfillment, and inventory management strategies.
    
  • Thorough understanding of Financial KPIs, P&L statement, and assortment management metrics.
    
  • Superior attention to detail.
    
  • Ability to operate in ambiguous environments with speed and commitment.
    
  • Ability to travel up to 10% of the time.
    
    Bonus:
    
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    • Ecommerce or Retail experience leading assortment and inventory management strategies.
      
    • Masters or equivalent advanced academic degree.
      
    • Project Management Certification.
      
    • Advanced technical skills using R, Python, or other programming languages.
      
    • Data modeling experience in Merchandising, Finance, Retail/Ecommerce.
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