Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Carhartt is a company dedicated to serving and protecting hardworking people by building durable products. The Senior Channel Business Analyst supports critical retail partners and wholesale channel strategies through retail analytics, inventory management, reporting, process improvement, and cross-functional collaboration.
Responsibilities
- Partner with Sales Reps and Customers to develop and align on pre-season Account Level Assortment Plans for our National Accounts based on top-down Targets provided by the Channel Leaders
- Participates in regular pre, post and in season checkpoints and inputs with Demand Planning
- Responsible for reporting Revenue vs the Customers Targets and related Customer point of sale KPIs such as Sales, Inventory, Margin and Turn
- Participates in Wholesale Inventory Management through reviewing Fill Rates and In Stocks and monitoring ATP and Contract consumption and availability
- Participates in Wholesale, Channel, and Account analysis incorporating product, geography, and consumer insights to identify actionable opportunities to increase top-line sales while mitigating risk
- Establish cross-functional relationships to promote best practices and processes with teams including Field Sales, Retail Brand Marketing, Strategy and Insights, Merchandising, Customer Care, Demand Planning, and IT
- Research, benchmark, design and implement new or enhanced processes/projects to meet key business objectives
- Support the business in the creation of business cases and change requests to support corporate strategies with clear ROI and to continually improve the functionality, performance, and reliability of our systems and processes
- Mentor Channel Business Analysts
- Lower level of analysis for key customers: digging in by store, region. Analyze how different sets perform (SIS, Evolution, Fusion)
- Lead Special Projects and Department Initiatives by assuming the role of Subject Matter Expert (SME) and Project Manager, providing regular updates on progress
- Assist in generating Wholesale and Channel Level insights by analyzing Point of Sale data, Shipment data, and industry trends to identify potential risks and opportunities that will be communicated and presented to sales and cross-functional teams for their awareness and strategic planning
Skills
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent years of experience required in Related Field
- 6 or more years of Business Analyst experience required
- National Account experience strongly preferred
- Strong MS-Office skills required (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- 2 Years of experience with SAP Business Objects or a similar data extraction platform
- Knowledge of analysis tools such as Lumira, Tableau, or MS-Power BI
- Demonstrated understanding of business processes and key metrics which relate to retail sales, finance, inventory, etc
- Outstanding organizational skills with demonstrated ability to prioritize workload and attention to detail
- Professional communication skills and the ability to present information in an understandable format
- Strong oral and written communication, interpersonal skills, organization, time management and analytical/problem solving skills are required along with a high degree of flexibility and creativity
- Demonstrated experience in writing clear and comprehensive formal reports based on specific queries and other subjects relating to work assignments
- This position has a Remote location: Associate will have no regular requirement to be on-site. Travel on-site is limited to special events
- Apparel, ecommerce, retail or consumer products manufacturing experience preferred
Benefits
- Remote work: Associate will have no regular requirement to be on-site. Travel on-site is limited to special events.
Company Overview
Company H1B Sponsorship