Now Hiring - 801198 FGX - Analyst – Sales in Smithfield, RI

About us

Essilor of America, Inc. is a large business in HEALTH_CARE_MEDICAL. We are professional, data-driven and fast-paced.

Our work environment includes:

• Work-from-home days

At FGX International, we are a leading global designer and marketer of non-prescription reading glasses and sunglasses. Our groundbreaking products help correct, protect and frame the beauty of one of our most precious sensory organs – our eyes. Featuring Foster Grant®, our premiere eyewear brand with over 90 years of heritage, our company continues to design stylish yet affordable eyewear for consumers around the world.When you join FGX, you get to bring your vision every day.

FGX International is part of EssilorLuxottica, a global leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of ophthalmic lenses, frames and sunglasses.

GENERAL FUNCTION

The Retail Sales Analyst will provide reporting, analysis and supporting recommendations for the Retail Analytics team, supporting internal retail-driven initiatives and external client reporting and initiatives. This candidate must be technically very strong and comfortable managing large and complex data sets, while also being able to deliver thoughtful analysis of the data.

MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Create, maintain, and deliver accurate and timely standard Point-of-Sale reports for designated area(s) of responsibility on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis.
• Interpret report data. Provide charts, tables, and written summaries that highlight key issues, trends and drivers.
• Produce Ad-Hoc reports accurately and for timely distribution to both internal and external customers. Respond quickly to ad-hoc requests with short notice and deadlines.
• Achieve technical proficiency for all internal and external data repositories such as each retail customers’ web-sites and FGX’s internal sources of information
• Partner with Sales on providing fact based insights to drive continued business growth; support sales in preparing for business reviews and joint business planning.
• Work with Merchant organization to capture and evaluate key business performance analysis of product categories, assortments, price points, location, active and discontinued skus, store volume groups, and comp store performance. Identify opportunities and risks for the business based on evaluation of the merchandising performance.
• Utilize a variety of information sources, such as POS databases, demographic databases, market surveys, Operational and POS budgets to collect data, identify patterns and perform drill down investigations, exception reporting, or comparative analysis of POS performance.
• Provide support for the testing of new products, store formats, etc. through POS tracking and analysis of test results. Determine appropriate key performance indicators in advance with merchant teams and evaluate success against those indicators.
• Monitor the integrity of POS data obtained from either the retailers web-site or FGX’s internal data warehouse. Communicate details of corrupt data when identified.
• Document abnormal POS demand attributed to promotions and advertising for use in TY/LY reporting and analysis. Maintain an historical log of drivers contributing to abnormal POS weeks.
• All employees have a responsibility to contribute to the Group’s sustainability and in doing so ensure that we can continue to fulfil our mission of improving lives by improving sight.
• All business decisions and actions must serve and be in line with the Group’s sustainability goals and mission.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree required.
• Minimum of 3 years of consumer goods experience in analytics and/or category planning (Preferred)

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Proficient with MS-Office, including PPT and advanced working knowledge of Excel.
• Comfortable using Microsoft Access and Microsoft Query desired.
• Familiar with data warehouses and query tools for data mining.
• Experience in managing data, preparing, analyzing and interpreting POS reports.
• Ability to see and speak to the “big picture” and mine the data to find meaning in the numbers and generate conclusions and recommendations to support the business.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $44,337.49 - $70,414.56 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus pay

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Smithfield, RI 02917: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Smithfield, RI 02917