Retail Merchandising Analyst

Island Energy Services (IES) is a locally managed and headquartered company offering career opportunities within Hawai’i’s energy sector. IES is a local company and a leader in the logistics and distribution of energy products through a network of six terminals and 50 (and growing) retail locations throughout Oahu, Maui, Kauai, Moloka’i and Hawai’i islands. IES is the official licensee of the Texaco brand in Hawai‘i.

IES’ values include:
Kīnāʻole – to do the right thing,
Aloha – respect for people,
Lōkahi – teamwork, and Hoʻohana – work purposeful with intention. These values guide employee performance and decision-making, and are embedded in our work deliverables. IES pursues a Culture of Excellence demonstrated through the 4 B’s:
Believe, Behave, Belong and Become, in both our Retail and Terminal Logistics business units.

Overview / Role

The Merchandising Analyst analyzes sales, inventory, and customer data to optimize product placement, pricing, and stock levels. The goal is to increase profits and sales by making data-driven recommendations on what products to sell, where to place them, and how to display them to attract shoppers. Working with the Category Manager, the analyst enhances the customer experience, improves store layout, and supports business goals, requiring strong analytical, communication, and software skills.

This role blends data-driven decision making with local market insight to deliver superior in-store performance and a consistently premium experience, serving as the bridge between strategy and execution.

Benefits

IES offers a generous benefits package to include comprehensive health and welfare benefits, vacation, sick leave, 401k plus employer matching, supplemental voluntary insurance options, etc.

• Bachelor or Associate degree in business or related field preferred (or equivalent experience)
• 2+ years of experience in retail merchandising, preferably in convenience stores, grocery, or consumer packaged goods environments

• 5+ years of merchandising or category management experience in convenience retail, grocery, specialty retail, or multi-unit environments
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data and make independent recommendations
• Proven ability to manage multiple categories, stores, or initiatives simultaneously
• Experience working with POS data, sales reports, margins, and inventory metrics
• Strong judgment, ownership mindset, and comfort making decisions without heavy oversight
• Excellent communication, time management, organizational, and collaboration skills
• Strong understanding of visual merchandising principles, product placement strategies, and customer behavior in a retail setting
• Ability to travel frequently to multiple store locations across Oahu and the Neighbor Islands and work independently with minimal supervision
• Proficient in using mobile tools and technology for reporting and communication
• Physically able to lift and move product displays, signage, and light equipment as needed (up to 40 lbs)
• Experience working with vendors and handling retail execution across a multi-location environment
• Hands-on experience with merchandising tools and planograms, preferably in the Convenience Retail sector
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite; knowledge of PDI or similar tools a plus

• Working knowledge of retail operations, convenience store dynamics, merchandising, and marketing
• Experience in fuel + convenience retail, food service-adjacent retail, or premium retail concepts
• Familiarity with planogram tools, pricebook systems, or retail analytics platforms
• Demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally and manage multiple priorities

• This position is located on the island of Oahu and requires frequent travel
• Valid driver’s license with clean abstract and reliable personal vehicle required. Comfortable with regular travel to store locations on- and off-island, and a flexible work environment
• Willingness to commit to The Island Way (IES core values of Kīnāʻole, Aloha, Lōkahi and Hoʻohana)
• Pass background check including periodic job-related physical abilities…