Planning & Reporting Analyst

Scheels Company Goals:

We strive to be the best retailer in the USA in the eyes and minds of our customers, associates, and business partners.

Overview:

We are seeking a detail-oriented and analytical Planning and Reporting Analyst to support our organization’s strategic goals. The ideal candidate will drive data-driven decision-making by developing and managing planning processes, analyzing key metrics, and delivering actionable insights. This role will play a critical part in financial forecasting, reporting, and optimizing profitable buying.

Responsibilities:

• Strong understanding of Microsoft Excel & Google Sheets functions and reporting capabilities.
• Work with the Lead Line Leader team to plan, monitor, and adjust open-to-buy budgets.
• Evaluate sales trends, inventory levels, and financial performance to support buying decisions.
• Collect, organize, and analyze data to generate actionable insights for decision-making.
• Ability to use data and analytics to uncover opportunities within the business that will drive profitable/sustainable growth.
• High-level attention to detail and regular input for accurate data.
• Develop and maintain dashboards and regular reporting templates to track business performance.
• Present insights and recommendations to leadership through clear, concise reports and presentations.
• Support leadership in evaluating potential new initiatives, projects, and investments.
• Conduct market, competitive, and internal performance analyses to identify growth opportunities.
• Daily monitoring of vendor/brand marketing efforts to support competitive pricing for Scheels.
• Learn the ability to be organized and seamlessly handle several projects and tasks and work in a fast-paced environment

Requirements:

Customer Service

• Genuinely and consistently treat co-workers, customers and business partners like they are the most important person including eye contact, a smile and a genuine “Thank you”

Culture

• Approach daily tasks, projects and follow-up communication with energy and sense of urgency

• Cultivate a deep desire to become a knowledge expert in their role with the ability to apply their knowledge and experience with great impact

• Show respect and appreciation for others and Scheels

• Arrive to work and meetings 10 minutes early

Team Mentality

• Genuine interest and action in helping others before yourself, regardless of recognition or reward

Teach-ability

• Consistent eagerness to listen, learn, apply knowledge and accept critical feedback

• Ability to adapt to a changing work environment

• Ability to apply concepts of basic math, grammar, punctuation and spelling

Dress Code

• Meets Scheels dress and grooming expectations in support of professional, clean and welcoming environment for customers, co-workers and business partners

Efficiency

• Demonstrate pride and ownership of their work while meeting expected deadlines

Education & Experience:

• Ideal candidate will have an Associate's degree in Business, Accounting, Marketing or related field and/or equivalent work experience
• Analytics experience preferred but not required
• SQL experience preferred but not required

Physical Requirements/Lifting Requirements:

Must be able to sit, stand, bend at the waist, climb, stoop, kneel, crouch, reach, walk, push/pull, lift, talk, and hear with or without reasonable accommodation.

Sedentary work - Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time, but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time. Roles are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.

Scheels cares about the health and safety of our Associates. Associates are expected to follow all safety procedures and perform their job duties in a fashion that minimizes the risk of injury.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
Scheels is an equal employment opportunity employer providing equal employment opportunities to individuals regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, Scheels will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals when appropriate.