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EG America · 11 hours ago

Senior Merchandising Analyst

Westborough, MA

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level

5+ years exp

EG America is one of the fastest-growing convenience store retailers in the United States, committed to becoming America’s #1 ‘one-stop’ destination. The Senior Merchandising Analyst will support the Marketing Department by creating and implementing Planograms, performing detailed analysis to assist Category Managers in their buying decisions, and generating reports to drive strategic merchandise decisions.

Consumer GoodsRetailSales

Responsibilities

Maintain master file for store closing, openings, fixture and grocery dates for AIM Stores

Order items as listed below from warehouse for AIM Stores and also follow up with the -warehouse team to ensure fixtures, supply and groceries to the appropriate truck and also track items that are that were previously out of stock and reorder when available

BIB Chill zone

Fixtures

Groceries

Cigarettes

Supplies

Assign Planograms and provide the POS team planogram set size

Set up AIM Box

Update master file and PDI tags

Print planograms

Communicate with environmental team to ensure environmental information is also included in the box

Find images and dimensions for new items

Add/remove to warehouse system for ordering

Plan for updating planograms to publish

Add items into SMIRF groups

Give POS information for blocking per planograms

Create and update planograms across all categories and also do the same for promotional and seasonal changes to planograms

Assign / reassign planograms and publish them to stores

Add and update items to planograms (including dimensions, UPC, OZ and upload image of the product to planograms)

Add items to SMIRF group and also review bulletin for new/discon/changed items

Add new items to MVS after items have been added to the bulletin

Print PDI tags for special projects

Provide support to category managers, regional managers, store managers and area sales managers etc. on planograms, products and other general questions

Analyze existing planograms and products using SMIRF data, Apollo and various analytical financial data findings to identify potential opportunities within a category

Create analytical and statistical reports of items by category, size and other dimensions to enable category managers to make strategic decisions on the merchandise

Analyze data from various systems and provide insights on product performance and make recommendation on product placements and category expansions to drive revenue

Provide product performance reports using Apollo ranking on metrics such movement, sales and profit to identify additional profit opportunities

Generate additional reports as listed below to support the marketing team

Sales and multiple performance measure of a product

Top and least performing items based on multiple performance measures (Movement, Sales and Profit)

Item or a group of items that are over spaced or under spaced

Products and space allocated to them within a set

Facings an item has in a set or multiple sets

Product identification report to Identify if a particular item (using the PDI#) exists within a set or multiple sets

Store planogram report. Identifying planograms a particular store has been assigned

Category range – identify total number of stores within each set size along with the list of stores assigned to each set

Sales comparison of two products across any set

Set specific queries

If we want to select e.g. all the Italian dressings in the section, we can search the Long Description field for items that contain the characters ‘Italian’

Select e.g. Italian salad dressings that sell more than $50 a week per store

Identify items within a set that are over spaced with a space to profit Index greater than 200

Identify 5 top or least performing items within section

Identify all items that has more than 1 facing within a set

Assist in category resets. Generate some in-depth analysis using Apollo to research product trends, power ranking, space to profit index, space to sales index return on investment, range optimization to make better-informed decisions on upcoming resets

Further dive into Apollo to generate more detailed analysis, trends, or patterns in sales data, so we can determine both opportunities, and potential problems

Analyze product movement to optimize sales. (If it’s declining product, we can make timely decisions to discontinue the product and identify high margin product opportunities within the market

Generate financial analytical reports on top and least performing items within each category using various Apollo financial measures and range optimization

Analyze data and identify cannibalization of products due to product mix or other causes and provide recommendation to improve product mix

Dive deeper into Apollo to identify further opportunities and features that could be beneficial

Publish standard financial and statistical reports periodically to provide insights and trends for each of our categories

Find space for new products

Out of stock reports

Product report that we need to nurture and keep an eye out for

Products that should potentially be replaced with others to promise a better contribution to the business

Ensure fair share of space for the category or brand

Out of stocks and overstocks report

Qualification

Retail MerchandisingData AnalysisApollo TrainingPlanogram ManagementMicrosoft Office SuiteCommunication SkillsPresentation SkillsTeamworkInterpersonal Skills

Required

Minimum Education: HS Diploma or GED

Minimum Experience: 5 years of experience in retail merchandising, analytics or related field

Excellent oral and written communication skills

Strong Presentation Skills

Ability to foster teamwork and build collaborative relationships

Strong interpersonal skills

Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite

Preferred

Preferred Education: Bachelor's degree

Preferred Experience: 5+ years of experience in retail merchandising, analytics or related field. Progression from entry-level merchandising or analyst roles. A strong understanding of consumer behavior, market trends, and retail operations. Apollo/Space Management training