Analyst, Apparel and Retail Strategy

Purpose Brands, the parent company of Orange theory, Anytime Fitness, Waxing the City, and The Bar Method, is seeking an Analyst, Apparel & Retail Strategy to join its team. This is a great position for someone who is looking to expand their career, and join a company with a fun, fast-paced and inspirational culture.

• Strategy & Growth Partner with the VP of Retail to support the development of the long-term retail strategy across Purpose Brands.
• Analyze new revenue opportunities, product categories, partnerships, and business initiatives.
• Identify opportunities to improve franchisee profitability and increase retail penetration.
• Support the develop business cases for new investments, merchandising initiatives, and growth strategies.
• Prepare analyses, models, and executive-ready insights that support strategic decision-making.

• Maintain & analyze key retail performance metrics, dashboards, and recurring reporting.
• Help support a consistent KPI framework across brands, channels, and product categories.
• Analyze sales performance, margins, inventory productivity, promotional effectiveness, and customer purchasing behavior.
• Identify performance gaps, diagnose root causes, and recommend potential corrective actions.
• Track and report progress against strategic initiatives and financial objectives.

• Identify opportunities to simplify processes, improve retail execution, and strengthen profitability.
• Evaluate operational changes designed to improve sales, margins, inventory turns, and franchisee profitability.
• Measure results from pilots and new initiatives and make recommendations on whether and how they should be scaled.
• Collaborate with Finance, Operations, Marketing, Supply Chain, and Franchise Support teams to gather inputs, align stakeholders, and support execution.

• Build and maintain financial models to evaluate strategic opportunities.
• Analyze pricing, promotion, product mix, and sourcing decisions.
• Quantify the economic impact of retail initiatives on both franchisees and the brands.
• Support annual planning, budgeting, forecasting, and strategic planning processes.

2–5 years of experience in consulting, analytics, strategic finance, retail, merchandising, or a related analytical role. Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills. Excel and financial modeling capabilities. Ability to synthesize complex data into clear insights, recommendations, and action plans. Strong written, verbal, and presentation skills, including the ability to communicate insights to senior stakeholders. Comfortable working in a fast-paced, evolving organization. Ability to balance strategic thinking with hands‑on execution.

Intellectual curiosity and desire to learn the retail and apparel business.

Owned reliable KPI reporting across retail businesses. Built reporting that provides clear visibility into key performance drivers and opportunities. Identified and advanced initiatives that improve franchisee profitability. Developed business cases for growth investments and new retail opportunities. Become a trusted analytical and strategic partner to the VP of Retail and broader cross‑functional team.

$68 - $74k per year

They get broad exposure to strategy, analytics, finance, merchandising, apparel, operations, franchising, and private-equity-backed growth while working closely with the person running a $50M+ retail business. It is a strong platform for someone with a strong analytical foundation who wants to move closer to operations, strategy, and commercial decision-making beyond a traditional finance, consulting, or retail analytics role, with visibility to senior leaders and meaningful opportunities to influence business decisions.

• Medical, Dental and Vision Coverage
• Hybrid Work Environment
• Life and Disability Insurance
• Unlimited Time off + Paid Holidays
• Flexible Friday's between Memorial Day and Labor Day
• 401(K) Savings Plan Matching at 4%
• 10 Coaching and Therapy sessions
• Mental Health Benefits
• Brand Discounts &…