Senior Analyst, Assortment

United States, New York, Albany

Sep 11, 2026

The Senior Assortment Analyst owns the analytical framework behind assortment planning, productivity measurement, and new item performance. This role sets the SKU-level methodology the business plans against and delivers the recommendations that shape what we carry, how deep we buy, and when we exit.

Working within the Merchandise Planning & Analytics organization, the Senior Analyst designs and owns assortment productivity reporting, leads rationalization analysis end to end, and owns the analytical model behind new product introduction forecasting and post-launch score carding. The role also sets analytical standards for the team and provides technical guidance to less experienced analysts.

This is a senior individual contributor role with direct influence over assortment decisions, regular exposure to Merchant and Planning leadership, and a clear path toward Manager-level roles in merchandise planning or analytics.

• Own assortment productivity reporting
  : design, own, and continuously improve SKU and category-level reporting covering velocity, sell-through, margin contribution, and inventory productivity; establish the definitions and data lineage the organization plans against

• Lead rationalization analysis
  : own the analytical case for tail SKU exit, consolidation, and transition; quantify the sales, margin, and productivity impact and present recommendations directly to Merchant and Planning leadership

• Own depth and breadth methodology
  : build and maintain the models that determine how deeply the business invests in individual items and programs, including price point coverage and good-better-best architecture

• Size the whitespace opportunity
  : lead market, consumer, and competitive analysis that identifies assortment gaps, quantifies the opportunity, and informs line review strategy

• Set analytical standards
  : define the methodology, assumptions, and QA standards used across assortment analytics, and review the work of junior analysts for accuracy and rigor

• Own launch scorecards
  : build and own pre- and post-launch performance scorecards; diagnose forecast variance and translate the findings into forward-looking assumptions

• Own transition analytics
  : lead item transition and end-of-life analysis to ensure clean exits, protected margin, and minimal residual inventory exposure

• Improve forecast accuracy
  : partner with Demand Planning to refine new item forecast methodology using post-launch performance and read-and-react learning

• Deliver executive-ready analytics
  : produce assortment reporting on an established cadence and translate it into a clear point of view for senior leadership, not just a set of numbers

• Advise Merchants and Planners
  : act as the analytical partner of record for assigned categories, shaping the question as often as answering it and challenging assumptions where the data warrants

• Lead complex ad hoc analysis
  : scope, structure, and deliver the ambiguous, high-stakes analysis behind in-season decisions and line review preparation

• Build scalable tooling
  : automate recurring analysis and move the team toward self-service reporting so analytical capacity shifts from production to interpretation

In the first 12 months, the Senior Analyst, Assortment Planning will be evaluated on:

• Analytical Ownership
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  Assortment productivity reporting owned end to end, delivered accurately and on cadence, and adopted as the standing input to line reviews

• Rationalization Impact
  :
  Rationalization analysis led through at least one full cycle, with quantified and realized productivity improvement

• Influence
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  Recognized by Merchant and Planning leadership as a trusted…