Business Analyst

Description : Candidates should expect to be onsite 5 days a week at SF, but open to flexibility post training.

What You'll Do

Analyze historical data and current trends to identify risks and opportunities by division, department, and class.

Create preseason sales, gross margin and inventory plans by division and department that support product strategies

Reconcile top down to bottom-up division / department plans

Reforecast sales and manage inventory for all basic styles and style colors to meet department financial goals

Communicate financial results to manager and cross functional team on a weekly basis and determine in season pricing actions.

Support Monthly Open to Buy Forecasting by reconciling receipts, and working through a financial forecast with action plans to support path to financial targets.

Support roll out and communication to cross functional team members of new Inventory Strategy Initiatives for Total Banana Republic Japan

Who You Are

3-5 years of relevant experience

Strong Excel and technical skills

Must be system savvy and a quick learner

Must demonstrate strong executive presence and ability to story tell with a growth mindset

Believe in the Power of Team; builds constructive and effective relationships with a broad and diverse group of business partners

Possess strong business acumen and strategic agility, able to handle many projects simultaneously while effectively prioritizing workload

Demonstrate strong listening, written and oral communication skills, able to present ideas and directions that rally others to action

Ability to assess relatively complex situations and analyze data to make judgments and recommend solutions

Experienced in building and maintaining item-level forecasts, identifying trends and risks to support agile business decisions

HM looking for candidates with Inventory Management, Buying, Forecasting, and Receipt Reconciliation.

• Previous Gap experience ideal

Tools

Excel

MicroStrategy

Anaplan

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