Merchandise analyst vs senior research analyst

Differences between merchandise analyst and senior research analyst duties and responsibilities

Merchandise analyst example responsibilities.

• Manage a team of allocation analysts who distribute fashion jewelry to more than a thousand stores
• Analyze and forecast sales, manage inventory levels and determine distribution strategy to all Marshalls stores.
• Manage and maintain the OTB for specific departments by preparing forecasts, evaluating performance, and maximizing profitability while minimizing liabilities.
• Allocate product to the appropriate stores using JDA system.
• Analyze and allocate for women's intimate apparel, and accessories.
• Analyze historical POS to create seasonal profiles for all items, allowing the system to more efficiently predict seasonal trends.
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Senior research analyst example responsibilities.

• Manage research department employees and resources, operational budget preparation and oversight.
• Work with SAS to manipulate data and perform analysis by using macros, metadata, loops, counts and macro variables.
• Develop and automate front-end data querying and reporting tools for client presentations and reports in VBA and SQL.
• Conduct statistical analyses with SAS using grocery store scanner data of consumer package goods for test households throughout the U.S.
• Develop and redesign SQL databases for condensation and reporting efficiency.
• Analyze quantitative project data using SPSS and serve as statistical consultant for company.
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