Analyst, Returns - A&F

Position: Analyst, Returns - A&F Co.
Job Description:

The Returns, Fraud, and Abuse department is dedicated to safeguarding customer trust and business integrity. We are committed to efficiently managing returns, minimizing fraud losses, and preventing abuse of policies to ensure a fair and secure shopping experience for all our customers. Through meticulous analysis, proactive strategies, and robust collaboration with stakeholders, we strive to uphold the highest standards of transparency, accountability, and customer satisfaction.

Our goal is to protect the interests of both our customers and our business, fostering long-term relationships built on reliability and trust.

Located in New Albany, OH the Returns Product Analyst will be responsible for delivering insights on opportunities and performance across our full returns experience, and for implementing action against these opportunities. This role will be responsible for helping our teams meet our objectives in the returns space including reducing overall returns, making our returns more efficient, and optimizing customer experience within returns.

One of the primary points of focus for this role will be bridging the gap between returns insights and our product teams (primarily merchants and tech design).This job is located at our Global Home Office in Columbus, Ohio.

What Will You Be Doing?

Drive OKRs tied to return rate performance, including:

Overall and brand‑level return rates

Product‑level and regional return rates

Analysis of both product and non‑product return drivers

Identify insights and translate them into action, partnering with merchandising, design, tech design, and digital experience teams to influence product and customer experience decisions

Design and implement proactive alerting and operating mechanisms to quickly identify and respond to high‑returning items

Lead cross‑functional working sessions to diagnose issues, align on solutions, and drive execution through resolution

Own analytics and reporting that support return‑rate objectives, and regularly present key insights and results to senior business leaders

Monitor, scope, and resolve ad‑hoc issues impacting returns by working closely with subject‑matter experts across the organization

Build and support business cases to enable action, partnering with Finance and Project Management to quantify impact and prioritize investments

Analyze data and develop clear, compelling visualizations using tools such as SQL, Power BI, and Excel (Pivot Tables) to tell a strong business story

What Do You Need To Bring?

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Minimum 3 years of experience in digital product, digital transformation, retail, or a related analytical/business role Experience building and using dashboards and analytics platforms such as Power BI, Snowflake, or similar tools

Proven ability to work cross‑functionally with technical, product, and analytics teams to drive outcomes

Experience developing clear, data‑backed business cases with defined ROI that lead to implementation

Strong ability to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously, balancing competing priorities based on business need and industry trends

Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to translate nuanced, data‑driven insights into clear recommendations for executive audiences

Our Company Abercrombie & Fitch Co. is a global, digitally led omnichannel specialty retailer of apparel and accessories catering to kids through millennia ls with assortments curated for their specific lifestyle needs.

The company operates a family of brands, including Abercrombie & Fitch, YPB, abercrombie kids, Hollister and Gilly Hicks, each sharing a commitment to offer products of enduring quality and exceptional comfort that support global customers on their journey to being and becoming who they are. Abercrombie & Fitch Co. operates over 750 stores under these brands across North America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East, as well as the e-commerce sites , , and  Abercrombie & Fitch Co.,

we lead with purpose and always put our people first. We’re proud to offer equitable compensation and benefits, including flexibility and competitive Paid Time Off, as well as education and…