Senior Analyst Assortment Planning
| Company | Genuine Parts Company |
|---|---|
| Location | Atlanta, GA, USA |
| Salary | $Not Provided – $Not Provided |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Bachelor’s |
| Experience Level | Mid Level, Senior |
Requirements
- 3+ years of Analytics and Process Improvement experience required
- Very strong analytical skills, highly competent using tools such as Excel and Big Query
- Well versed in analytics visualization tools (Power BI in particular)
- Bachelors degree in Business, Analytics, Process Improvement or equivalent experience required
- Ability to manage complex analytical and process improvement projects while demonstrating a positive, collaborative approach with fellow associates across the organization
- High degree of business acumen with the ability to influence at all levels of the organization, balancing multiple stakeholder imperatives
Responsibilities
- Deep dive inventory productivity including Category line structure, potential and actual sales and inventory levels by location and SKU to help understand correct product mix
- Identify opportunities to properly distribute space by and within Categories to allow for optimal mix across the enterprise
- Assist in ongoing development of cross-functional review model including analytics to help Category Managers and Operators understand and optimize exit strategy cost and optimal timing of new product introductions
- Build post-review SKU add analytics to help Category Managers understand incrementality and cannibalization of their assortment decisions
- Assist Category Managers in providing forecasts by SKU to Inventory Planning and Replenishment team to ensure proper fill rates and service levels
- Working directly with Sr Director, Assortment Planning and Category Management leadership, create streamlined, repeatable processes for Business Reviews and Assortment recommendations including documentation and collection of all data points needed to assort/de-assort SKUs
- Assist in ensuring all projects are on track to be completed on time including communicating with cross-functional teams to move projects through the review process
- Help create and refine process to translate assortment recommendations from Business Reviews to Division Modelers and Inventory Planning associates to properly place and support ongoing replenishment of SKUs
- Partner with Supply Chain Strategy & Analytics team to refine/build tools needed to make proper assortment decisions and analyze results
- Assist Sr Manager and Sr Director in building onboarding and training program, for this new team based on all of the work streams outlined above. Monitor new tools and processes for opportunities to improve and build a culture of excellence around Assortment Planning principles
Preferred Qualifications
- Prior knowledge of merchandising and assortment modeling applications/tools preferred