Merchandising Analyst

Job description / Role

Responsibilities

* Prepares general reporting on selling, logistics, and all other merchandising performance metrics
* Actively monitor selling performance and provide Merchandising Manager with regular reporting to support this
* Prepare financial and statistical reports for merchandising and initiate appropriate decisions for same
* Monitor all issues and resolve it effectively with help of data
* Look for new insights and opportunities to increase business performance by analysing wealth of data
* Exploring data to generate new insights and opportunities to increase business performance
* Build dashboards and reports to provide both ad-hoc and recurring insights to make sure we make the right decisions.

Requirements

Qualification

* Bachelor's Degree required, preferably in Business, Finance, Supply Chain, or Merchandising
* 3+ years of experience working within the Merchandising function or experience as an Analyst
* Retail industry experience preferred
* Experience using Business Intelligence tooling to dive into data and find pertinent insights to help reach improve your business goals
* Proficient in analysing performance and developing insights to consistently improve performance
* Very strong analytical skills, highly proficient in Microsoft Excel

We request that candidates send their CV as a Microsoft Word document where possible.

Quest Search and Selection is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

About the Company

Quest Search & Selection is a specialist recruitment consultancy with over 20 years' experience in sourcing the world's best candidates for the global Retail, FMCG and Hospitality sectors.

With offices in the UK & Dubai, we have an international presence and a global reach. Our recruiters place candidates locally and internationally for a wide variety of roles focusing on the following areas:

Retail Buying & Merchandising, E-commerce & Digital, Food & Beverage, Hotels, Hospitality & Operations, Retail Stores & Operations, HR & Recruitment, Procurement, Supply Chain & Logistics, Sales & Marketing, Technical and New Product Development.

We work in partnership with our clients who range from famous international brands within the Retail, Restaurant, Hotel and Consumer products space. Our reputation is built on our in-depth understanding of the industry and our consultants' skill, knowledge and passion for their sectors.