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Merchandising Analyst 1

Clark Associates
Lancaster, PA Remote
Entry Level
Full-Time
Legal residents of one of the following states:
AK, AL, AR, AZ, CT, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NM, NV, OH, OK, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WI, WV, or WY
W-2 candidates only, H-1B sponsorship not available
Responsibilities
  • Evaluates quotes, supports sourcing decisions, and completes accurate new item setup with strong documentation and data integrity 
  • Conducts industry, category, brand, item, and customer trend research to identify early insights and support merchant decision-making 
  • Pulls and summarizes performance data to support negotiations, including category, brand, item-level, margin, freight, allowance, and rebate analysis 
  • Prepares negotiation materials, summary insights, and recommendations for merchant review 
  • Supports vendor initiatives by managing timelines, trackers, status updates, follow-ups, RFQ development, basic product testing, and vendor/product trainings 
  • Executes Cost to Serve and pricing strategy support by pulling standard reporting, evaluating financial target metrics, and flagging low-margin, low-velocity, or pricing misalignment opportunities 
  • Creates initial shopping documents and annotations for Operations to support accurate execution 
  • Executes web enhancements and coordinates with Web Content to optimize category experience while following brand guidelines for launches and product improvements 
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