Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. 2nd Adventure Services supports a family of brands across eCommerce, wholesale distribution, digital communities, and customer experiences. The Merchandising Planning & Analytics Manager will analyze product, inventory, pricing, assortment, and financial data to improve inventory investment, gross profit, working capital, and merchandising performance. The role will develop forecasts and decision-support tools, identify business opportunities, and influence cross-functional decisions.
Responsibilities
- Analyze inventory, category, SKU, margin, and product mix performance to identify opportunities to improve inventory productivity, gross profit, and working capital
- Develop forecasts, dashboards, analyses, and decision-support tools that improve inventory investment decisions, demand planning, assortment planning, and merchandising performance
- Identify opportunities to improve inventory turns, optimize replenishment, reduce excess and obsolete inventory, and support effective product lifecycle decisions
- Partner with Merchandising and Pricing to evaluate pricing strategies, promotions, discounts, and customer incentives against sales, margin, and inventory objectives
- Evaluate supplier programs, rebates, product costs, sourcing opportunities, and drop-ship strategies to improve product economics and reduce inventory investment
- Identify opportunities to increase revenue and margin through value-added services and improved product and business mix
- Translate complex analysis into clear recommendations and influence decisions across Merchandising, Supply Chain, Purchasing, Finance, Sales, and Marketing
Skills
- 5+ years of experience in merchandising planning, inventory planning, category management, supply chain analytics, financial analysis, or a related discipline
- Strong understanding of inventory management, assortment planning, demand planning, replenishment, pricing, margin, and gross profit optimization
- Strong financial acumen with experience analyzing working capital, inventory productivity, profitability, and related business metrics
- Advanced analytical skills with experience using ERP systems, BI platforms, reporting tools, and data visualization tools
- Ability to move beyond reporting to identify opportunities, develop recommendations, and influence cross-functional business decisions
- Bachelor's degree in business, finance, supply chain, analytics, economics, merchandising, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience
- Candidates must currently reside in Iowa, North Carolina, Minnesota, or Florida, or be willing to relocate to Iowa
- Remote employees should expect periodic onsite travel to Grinnell, typically 1 to 3 weeks per quarter , based on business needs
- Experience in retail, eCommerce, distribution, consumer products, or another inventory-intensive business is especially valuable
- Experience with drop-ship programs, promotional analytics, product lifecycle management, forecasting, or executive-level presentations is also a plus
Benefits
- Hybrid work available, with remote consideration in Iowa, North Carolina, Minnesota, or Florida
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Generous paid time off
- A 5% 401(k) match
- Employee discounts
- Bonus potential up to 18%
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