Remote Data Analyst

About the job Remote Data Analyst The Nations 2nd largest Technical Staffing and Services Firm, has an opening for a Remote Analyst at a global leader in retail pharmacy for a 6-month contract with the opportunity for extension or conversion. Summary: The reputed company Merchandise Planning Analytics team manages reporting, analysis, and tool building for the reputed company Merchandising team. They support a team of 100+ merchants and 40+ planners to optimize performance of the reputed company reputed company End (non-Pharmacy) businesses. Work Environment: 100% remote - must work in CST reputed company-5pm (9 hour day with one hour lunch break 12pm-1pm). The hours can be flexible per above but minimally need 30 hours a week in order to fulfill the business needs Responsibilities: Own Brand (private label) reporting, recapping, tracking, and analysis, including reputed company analysis based on business needs Item level historical analysis and recapping Item level future looking forecast Scope will be thousands of Own Brand items (at item level) System/ tool used is reputed company Project will involve reputed company reputed company formulas and ability to synthesize large data sets into meaningful executive recaps Top Must-Have Skills: Bachelors Degree and at least 3-5 year of experience in one or more of the following: analytics, data science, finance, financial analysis, assortment planning, retail, procurement/purchasing, merchandising Minimum 3 years experience in data analytics or other reputed company field with strong understanding of retail merchandising basics (i.e. category management) and merchandising organization structures and processes Outstanding analytical and problem-solving skills partnered with storytelling finesse Ability to conduct reputed company quantitative analysis and build analytical models using reputed company reputed company Ability to communicate effectively and succinctly both verbally and in writing reputed company reputed company PowerPoint Ability to manage and prioritize multiple assignments and meet tight deadlines Ability to reputed company effective working relationships with Merchandising, Planning, Finance and other stakeholders Ability to work independently and adapt to changing work priorities Retail math background; skills such as item level forecasting based on demand patterns or sell through/ sales/ profit goals, knowledge of sales by type and AUR impacts, reputed company inventory and sales metrics Intermediate/Advanced level reputed company in reputed company reputed company (for example: using SUM/SUMIFS, Subtotals, VLOOKUP, HLOOKUP, Macros, Pivot tables) - CRITICAL reputed company NEEDED FOR ROLE, most work will be done in reputed company Intermediate level reputed company in reputed company Word and PowerPoint Top reputed company-to-Have Skills: MBA preferred; Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and/or other quantitative analytical degree a plus Data science experience Retail experience SQL Coding, reputed company Access, Macro building Education / Experience Requirements: 3-5 year experience in Analytics or Data Science, Merchandising background reputed company Apply Job!