Secondary Markets Category Analyst - Richfield MN

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As the Secondary Markets Category Analyst, you'll perform sales channel and business performance analyses, sales and recovery forecasting and strategic planning with available data. You'll focus on developing reporting that is actionable and enables audiences to focus on key measures, allowing them to modify operations that improve resale of revalued inventory. This role will be highly collaborative and responsible for communicating insights and recommendations from the business data to drive positive results. This role is hybrid, which means you will work some days at our corporate office in Richfield, Minnesota, and some days virtually from home or another non-Best Buy location. The specific work arrangements vary by role and team. The recruiter or hiring manager will provide more details during the hiring process.

Responsibilities

  • Manage disposition and routing systems to enable returns and trade-in inventory to arrive at appropriate test and grade locations
  • Perform SKU audits of various disposition and routing systems to ensure they are set up accurately
  • Manage finished goods inventory locations including outlets, core stores and supply chain centers to ensure that various channels are in stock to drive sales
  • Review SKU and territory level analysis and make business recommendations
  • Measure the effectiveness of value pool tests across various channels to ensure the tests meet our goals
  • Analyze return and exchange data to identify outliers and key drivers for returns with the goal of reducing returns where possible.

Requirements

  • 1 year of experience in supply chain, order management, merchandising, retail support or related fields
  • Basic data analysis experience
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced, evolving team environment and across functional groups

Nice-to-haves

  • 6 months of experience in data systems (i.e. More4Apps, Retek) with demonstrated ability to connect data in the systems
  • Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel)

Benefits

  • Competitive pay
  • Generous employee discount
  • Financial savings and retirement resources
  • Support for your physical and mental well-being
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