Lead Analyst, Merchant Analytics

Join our team of more than 34,000 team members, supporting our members and communities in our Club Support Center, 235+ clubs and eight distribution centers. BJ’s Wholesale Club offers a collaborative and inclusive environment where all team members can learn, grow and be their authentic selves. Together, we’re committed to providing outstanding service and convenience to our members, helping them save on the products and services they need for their families and homes.

The Benefits of working at BJ’s

•        BJ’s pays weekly

•        Generous time off programs to support busy lifestyles* 

                      o Vacation, Personal, Holiday, Sick, Bereavement Leave, Jury Duty

•        Benefit plans for your changing needs*

                      o Three medical plans**, Health Reimbursement Account (HRA), Health Savings  Account (HSA), two dental plans, flexible spending

*eligibility requirements vary by position

**medical plans vary by location

At BJ’s, we are transforming our organization to deliver exceptional business results while providing greater value to our members. A key driver to our transformation is the creation of an Enterprise Analytics team that will use data and analytics to achieve a transformational and competitive advantage.  The Enterprise Analytics team will acquire, consolidate, and transform data into relevant information and will be “at the table” collaborating and influencing our business leaders to drive innovation as well as strategic business decisions and outcomes.  

           

This CEO sponsored and fully funded team is looking for strong analytical leaders who can turn insights into action.  Come join our team and drive our strategic growth initiatives while serving a growing membership base focused on providing exceptional savings and value to our Members and the communities we serve.

The Senior Analyst, Category Profit Improvement will provide fact-based and data-driven guidance to the Manager of Category Profit Improvement and Merchandise leaders in selecting vendors, brands, and SKU’s that result in increased sales and profit.

Major Tasks, Responsibilities, and Key Accountabilities

• Conduct rigorous analysis and research, including: competitive benchmarking (space, brands, SKUs), market insights, customer insights (eg, surveys, loyalty analysis), vendor insight (cost structures) and extensive SKU/brand/vendor-level analysis (relative productivity, profitability, brand loyalty, SKU transferability, cost modeling, etc.).
• Work with the Category Review team to develop "Ask" materials to be shared with merchants in preparation for vendor negotiations.
• Serve Merchant team as point person for all SKU based analytical research focused on sales and cost.
• Value savings opportunities during negotiations to support decision-making.
• Protect against claw-back, ensuring that vendors do not find ways to pull back the value over time.

• Track vendor cost increases to identify unjustified vendor increases (eg, relative to commodity price movements), and proactively identify decreases due to BJ’s commensurate with commodity price drops.
• Provide leadership and insights for continuous process improvement.
• Seen by the business partners as an analytics expert in the space with demonstrated grasp of broader business partner context and mutual professional trust.   
• Builds relationships with Director level and above.

Qualifications

• Four-year college degree or equivalent experience; MBA a plus; Finance and/or other quantitative analytical degree a strong plus;
• 5+ years of relevant analytical experience with strong merchandise profitability understanding
• Understanding of retail merchandising basics (ie, category management), and merchandising organizational structures and processes
• Expert user of Business Intelligence and similar software systems and proficiently conducts primary research with limited supervision.  
• Strong analytical skills including Excel skills
• Strong communication skills including the ability to translate analytical research into presentations using Microsoft PowerPoint
• Negotiation experience highly preferred.
• Project management/leadership experience preferred.
• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple assignments and meet tight deadlines
• Ability to develop effective working relationships with all levels of Merchandise leadership
• Ability to work independently and adapt to changing work priorities
• The candidate selected for this position will be a self-motivated, intellectually curious, and high-energy individual who can easily function in a high demand, performance-driven environment.
• Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint

In accordance with the Pay Transparency requirements, the following represents a good faith estimate of the compensation range for this position. At BJ’s Wholesale Club, we carefully consider a wide range of non-discriminatory factors when determining salary. Actual salaries will vary depending on factors including but not limited to location, education, experience, and qualifications. The pay range for this position is starting from $98,500.00.