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The Apparel Business Analyst will be responsible for creating data-driven analysis and plans to support the apparel product and sales teams.

Essential Job Results

• Streamline the reporting process by creating smart reports measuring internal and external KPI’s for weekly, monthly, STD, YTD review by senior management. Proactively recommend adjustments to the business based on data-driven analysis to senior management.
• Provide analysis that informs business decisions that drive improved performance of the apparel categories.
• Create buy plans based on forecasted demand for wholesale, retail and DTC businesses. Provide recommendations based on analysis to maximize opportunities within the sales channels.
• Analyze booking reports to identify opportunities and devise seasonal/annual projections by customer and category.
• Work with product creation and supply chain partners to develop and execute capacity and production plans for key item categories across several factory locations.
• Partner with merchandising to align seasonal line plan direction with business trends and unrealized opportunities.
• Create and maintain historical references for all financial data.

Additional Responsibilities

• Other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• No. 

Job Requirements

• Strong analytical skills with strong computer proficiency with Excel. 
• Excellent communication, presentation, and organizational skills.
• Ability to be flexible and work in a fast-paced environment with shifting priorities.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree.
• 5+ years planning/analyst experience in a retail/wholesale environment
• Retail buying experience a plus.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The skills, abilities and physical demands described are representative of those duties that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities, who are otherwise qualified for the job position, to perform the essential functions.

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel, and talk or hear.  The employee frequently is required to walk, sit, reach with hands and arms, stoop, and kneel. The employee is occasionally required to sit for long period of times.  

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