At Jockey, caring is our responsibility. It’s the fabric of who we are and drives everything we do. It drives us to listen, innovate, and improve. To design thoughtfully. To craft skillfully. To give back wholeheartedly. Founded in 1876, Jockey is a family-owned company recognized the world over for delivering feel-good comfort. Our premium apparel is sold in more than 140 countries and our commitment to quality, innovation and customer service is legendary.
Do you thrive in an environment where you can work to tie business and analyitics together to tell a story? If so, this role is for you! The Business Analyst, Demand and Sales Planning is responsible for delivering business critical insights and driving optimization within the sales and demand planning teams. This role ensures access to information through reporting, analytics and clear communication. By providing accurate, timely contributions, this person is a trusted partner on the planning team.
JOB EXPECTATIONS
- Own all regularly scheduled demand and sales planning reports and provide insight on observed changes in business
- Develop and own roadmap for data and analytics needs, planning for current and future needs
- Collaborate with the cross functional planning team to provide analytical support and respond to ad hoc requests for information
- Deliver high quality analysis built on business acumen, and relevant analytical / statistical techniques
- Provide creative solutions to problems by leveraging available data and tools
- Build and maintain a “one source of the truth” set of analytical models/tables to ensure cohesive planning data
- Ensure integrity and accuracy of all planning data, escalating to appropriate resources when appropriate.
- Coach and train team members and communicate highly complex and dynamic information in new and creative ways
- Continuously learn and apply new technologies, tools, and techniques
- Other job duties as assigned
QUALIFICATIONS
REQUIRED:
- Bachelor's degree in Data Analytics, Business Administration, Economics, Finance, Statistics or a related field
- 2+ years of relevant experience
- Experience in data analysis and visualization tools such as SQL, Excel, Tableau, Power BI, or similar
- Strong analytical skills and an active problem solver
- Strong communication and presentation skills
- Demonstrated attention to detail
- Experience in a demand or sales planning function and has developed a planning intuition
- Solid project management skills and the ability to meet deadlines
PREFERRED:
- Interested in and knowledgeable about the apparel or retail business
- Experience working in a buying office
- Exposure to demand planning software (e.g. Logility, JustEnough Demand Management)
- Experience with data transformation tools like dbt
- Knowledge of programming languages such as Python or R
- Experience working with large datasets and statistical analysis techniques
Education
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