Essendantposted about 8 years ago
Full-time
Philadelphia, PA
Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers
Title: Marketing & Merchandising Business Analyst
COMPANY: Essendant
Location ZipCode: 19133
Job Description: Job Details
Requisition Number
16-3524
Title
Marketing & Merchandising Business Analyst
City
Philadelphia
State
PA
Zip Code
19153
Description
At Essendant Inc., it is our intention to be the fastest and most convenient solution for workplace essentials. To do this, we need exceptionally talented, bright, innovative and driven employees. If you would like to be part of the
team that helps unlock the potential of our customer-partners and those they serve, this is your chance to be involved. Essendant Inc. is a leading national wholesale distributor of workplace essentials, with consolidated net sales of $5.3 billion. Essendant
stocks a broad assortment of over 160,000 products, including technology products, traditional office products, office furniture, janitorial and breakroom supplies, industrial supplies, and automotive aftermarket tools and equipment.
Comprehensive Benefits Package
At Essendant, we offer our employees a wide-range of Medical and Dental options, as well as Dependent Care Reimbursement Accounts and Flexible Spending Accounts. Work/life balance is encouraged and we support that with Paid Vacations/PTO and Paid Holidays.
We promote growth by assisting with Tuition Reimbursement. Our employees? futures are important to us; therefore, we offer a 401(k) plan, Life Insurance, AD&D and more.
Primary Purpose
Responsible for Regional/National analysis of customers, vendors, territories and competitors for Lagasse Value of Wholesaling/ Business Development division. The job impacts all Associates within the Region/National Account group and affects Sales results
down to the customer level. Assist the Project Manager of Value Chain in analysis of sales data, trends and results for customers and suppliers participating in the Lagasse program. This can be done both reactively and proactively using the data warehouse,
inside and outside market intelligence. Product line and SKU analysis for additional sales opportunities and customer conversions will also be part of the responsibilities. Participate in RBT when necessary. Become a CRT leader. Analyze margin results and
impact of price changes.
Primary Responsibilities
- Conducts quantitative, strategic, and financial analyses of current and future business initiatives needed to support VOW business solutions and decisions.
- May performs either ABC and/or Brio analysis to produce financial forecasting or trend analysis on a monthly, quarterly or annual basis.
- Analyzes margin results and impact of price changes; reports findings up to VOW management.
- Reports, monitors and analyzes financials to highlight market potential/high performing customers.
- Provides a point of contact to the customer to resolve any data issues around pricing, deductions or associated items.
- Creates ad hoc queries and resulting reports as requested by department or area?s customers.
- Margin reporting/management. Identify low margin lines and SKU?s.
- Competitive analysis
- Pricing support on lines and SKU?s
- Identify sales targets both from a customer and line perspective
- ABC analysis
- Hyperion Brio analysis
- Competitive information gathering
- Sales performance reporting
- Expense reporting/control
- Report (various) generation
- Customer cross referencing of SKU?s/lines
- Deduction identification and resolution
- Help prepare Regional Summary, National Summaries
- Backorder monitoring/reporting for key initiatives
- Inventory monitoring/reporting for key initiatives
- Understands and demonstrates Essendant?s Core Values
- Performs other duties as assigned
Knowledge/Skills/Ability/Other
- May have experience in any of the following functional areas: Merchandising, Cost-to-Serve, Category Management, Supply Chain.
- Experience using financial data warehouses and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems, Hyperion, and/or Trend.
- Intermediate/Advanced skill with MS Office suite, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook
- Microsoft Access is a plus.
Education/Experience
- Bachelor?s degree (Finance, Logistics, Operations Management); MBA preferred.
- 2-5 years? work experience in an accounting, finance, business analysis, customer service, or sales role
We offer an exciting and challenging environment that encourages independent thinking, problem solving, and growth. We believe in giving back to our communities as well as others in need. We embrace diversity and believe our employees create a sustainable
competitive advantage. We adhere to the high standards of Our Guiding Actions and Our Values.
WE ARE BEYOND ESSENTIAL
- Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities.
- Please view Equal Employment Opportunity Posters provided by OFCCP
here.
- The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access
to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure
is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information.
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COMPANY: Essendant
Location ZipCode: 19133
Job Description: Job Details
Requisition Number
16-3524
Title
Marketing & Merchandising Business Analyst
City
Philadelphia
State
PA
Zip Code
19153
Description
At Essendant Inc., it is our intention to be the fastest and most convenient solution for workplace essentials. To do this, we need exceptionally talented, bright, innovative and driven employees. If you would like to be part of the
team that helps unlock the potential of our customer-partners and those they serve, this is your chance to be involved. Essendant Inc. is a leading national wholesale distributor of workplace essentials, with consolidated net sales of $5.3 billion. Essendant
stocks a broad assortment of over 160,000 products, including technology products, traditional office products, office furniture, janitorial and breakroom supplies, industrial supplies, and automotive aftermarket tools and equipment.
Comprehensive Benefits Package
At Essendant, we offer our employees a wide-range of Medical and Dental options, as well as Dependent Care Reimbursement Accounts and Flexible Spending Accounts. Work/life balance is encouraged and we support that with Paid Vacations/PTO and Paid Holidays.
We promote growth by assisting with Tuition Reimbursement. Our employees? futures are important to us; therefore, we offer a 401(k) plan, Life Insurance, AD&D and more.
Primary Purpose
Responsible for Regional/National analysis of customers, vendors, territories and competitors for Lagasse Value of Wholesaling/ Business Development division. The job impacts all Associates within the Region/National Account group and affects Sales results
down to the customer level. Assist the Project Manager of Value Chain in analysis of sales data, trends and results for customers and suppliers participating in the Lagasse program. This can be done both reactively and proactively using the data warehouse,
inside and outside market intelligence. Product line and SKU analysis for additional sales opportunities and customer conversions will also be part of the responsibilities. Participate in RBT when necessary. Become a CRT leader. Analyze margin results and
impact of price changes.
Primary Responsibilities
- Conducts quantitative, strategic, and financial analyses of current and future business initiatives needed to support VOW business solutions and decisions.
- May performs either ABC and/or Brio analysis to produce financial forecasting or trend analysis on a monthly, quarterly or annual basis.
- Analyzes margin results and impact of price changes; reports findings up to VOW management.
- Reports, monitors and analyzes financials to highlight market potential/high performing customers.
- Provides a point of contact to the customer to resolve any data issues around pricing, deductions or associated items.
- Creates ad hoc queries and resulting reports as requested by department or area?s customers.
- Margin reporting/management. Identify low margin lines and SKU?s.
- Competitive analysis
- Pricing support on lines and SKU?s
- Identify sales targets both from a customer and line perspective
- ABC analysis
- Hyperion Brio analysis
- Competitive information gathering
- Sales performance reporting
- Expense reporting/control
- Report (various) generation
- Customer cross referencing of SKU?s/lines
- Deduction identification and resolution
- Help prepare Regional Summary, National Summaries
- Backorder monitoring/reporting for key initiatives
- Inventory monitoring/reporting for key initiatives
- Understands and demonstrates Essendant?s Core Values
- Performs other duties as assigned
Knowledge/Skills/Ability/Other
- May have experience in any of the following functional areas: Merchandising, Cost-to-Serve, Category Management, Supply Chain.
- Experience using financial data warehouses and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems, Hyperion, and/or Trend.
- Intermediate/Advanced skill with MS Office suite, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook
- Microsoft Access is a plus.
Education/Experience
- Bachelor?s degree (Finance, Logistics, Operations Management); MBA preferred.
- 2-5 years? work experience in an accounting, finance, business analysis, customer service, or sales role
We offer an exciting and challenging environment that encourages independent thinking, problem solving, and growth. We believe in giving back to our communities as well as others in need. We embrace diversity and believe our employees create a sustainable
competitive advantage. We adhere to the high standards of Our Guiding Actions and Our Values.
WE ARE BEYOND ESSENTIAL
- Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities.
- Please view Equal Employment Opportunity Posters provided by OFCCP
here.
- The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access
to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure
is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information.
Education level:
experience:
license:
training:
work Shift:
Shift Duration:
hours per week:
salary: - ?
NAICS:
company information:
company mail:
company direct:
company online:
company phone:
company fax:
company email:
fein:
fedcontractor: 0
