Senior Retail Analyst

Interested in working for a fast-growing international retail company?

We are looking for a Senior Retail Analyst who is able to set priorities in a fast-paced environment, work independently, has a background in Retail and is fluent in English. Within our retail team you will support the business with performance reporting, analysis, budgeting, setting up and calculating business cases, participate in checking invoices and collaborate with other departments such as IT, Finance and Fulfilment. In this role you will report to the Director Retail.

The role

Key responsibilities

• Responsible for recurring business reporting (weekly and monthly) provided as input for the leadership team.
• Perform in-depth performance analysis to signal areas for improvement, translated into and followed by actionable recommendations.
• Responsible for monthly reporting and support ad-hoc leadership team requests.
• Play an important role within the budget process in which sales targets and underlying sales driver targets (KPI’s) are set.
• Prepare business cases on which business decisions will be based by the Retail leadership team.
• Work closely with Finance in cash control and audit.
• Drive general optimization of processes, including invoice approvals/PO system, T&E reports, and headcount overview.
• Identify and actively work on projects to solve problems, taking an analytical approach.
• Identify risks and savings potential as part of cost-saving initiatives.
• Support other improvements of processes and flows.

Main areas of work include:

• Business reporting, including delivery and development of business performance reports.
• Business analysis, implementing recommendations based on analysis and evaluation.
• Business cases, delivering business case models to drive business decisions.
• Budgeting, to deliver sales KPI’s.
• Business monthly closing and cost accruals.
• Business payment service provider.

The profile

• Minimum Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or Finance.
• 5-7 years of experience in a retail analyst capacity, with strong exposure to the retail industry.
• Excellent analytical skills.
• Good understanding of IT systems, excellent MS Office skills (especially Excel), and business intelligence tools.
• Able to handle large amounts of data for analytics and visual analytics with Power BI and Power Query.
• Knowledge of finance and payment service providers is a plus.
• Desire to work in an international, highly demanding, and growing business environment.
• Hands-on and energized by delivering results.
• Strong team player with excellent communication and organizational skills.
• Excellent command of English; another European language is an advantage but not required.
• Take initiative and have the drive to improve, with a hands-on mentality.
• Desire to take responsibility and help stakeholders.
• Adapt quickly to circumstances while maintaining overview.
• Knowledge of retail is required.
• Ability to get things done while managing competing deadlines with moderate guidance.

Why #TEAMKARL? (HQ)

• Learning and development courses/training
• Opportunity to make an impact
• Remote working arrangements
• Relocation allowance
• Bonus holidays
• Brand discounts
• Exclusive sample sales only for #TEAMKARL