About the Role
As a Merchandise Analyst, you will be responsible for providing analytical support to the Head of Merchandise Planning and Merchandise Planner.
You will drive the day-to-day analysis of trade performance for ASOS product categories across all business units, producing data insight packs to support decision-making, and will work collaboratively with the product teams to produce and maintain commitment and OTB monitors.
What You'll Be Doing
* Delivering against existing strategy by executing deliverables against key milestones:
* Producing pre-season and in-season analysis packs at product category level across all business units.
* Monitoring category and business unit performance and surfacing opportunities as well as potential risks.
* Participating in trade meetings with Merchandise Planners and Head of Merchandise Planning.
* Delivering insights on width and depth requirements to satisfy customer demand.
* Creating 'theme' packs on pricing and price architecture to support product and channel teams.
* Overlaying performance analysis with additional customer data to support trade decision-making.
* Challenging existing analytical approaches and continually driving new approaches to data insights.
* Incorporating the requirements of channel teams into data packs to ensure product requirements to enable visibility of local demand.
* Making judgments based on previous practice and precedence using:
o Pre-season & in-season performance packs.
o Commitment, OTB, and intake maintenance.
o Width & Depth analysis and recommendations.
o Pricing analysis and recommendations.
* Providing Head of Merchandise Planning and Merchandise Planner with analytical support to enable strategic decision-making.
* Using revenue and profitability as a key measure of success.
* Providing analysis and visibility of the end-to-end performance KPIs at product category level.
We'd love to meet someone with:
* Commercial approach to data insights.
* Strong numerical acumen.
* Proven experience in fashion merchandising and/or data insights.
* Experience in maintaining sales, stock, intake, and OTB trackers/forecasts.
* Ability to make decisions in a fast-paced environment.
* Ability to work cross-functionally to drive the best results for ASOS.com.
* Strong organizational skills, able to use initiative and to work in a pressurized environment.
* Excellent communication skills, with the ability to communicate clearly, effectively, and appropriately with colleagues at all levels.
* Attention to detail.
* Able to use Excel to an intermediate level.
What's in it for you?
* Employee discount (hello ASOS discount!).
* ASOS Develops (personal development opportunities across the business).
* Employee sample sales.
* Access to a huge range of LinkedIn learning materials.
* 25 days paid annual leave + an extra celebration day.
* Discretionary performance-related bonus scheme.
* Private medical care scheme.
* Flexible benefits allowance - which you can choose to take as extra cash, or use towards other benefits.
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