Senior Analyst, Assortment Planning
Core
Senior Analyst providing analytical insights, project leadership, and assortment planning expertise to support category decisions and optimize category performance for The Home Depot.
Role type
Senior Analyst, Assortment Planning
Builds
Category and assortment strategies, financial plans, executive-level presentations
Domain
Retail / Assortment Planning
Deliverable
product features
Required skills
Category analysis, financial planning, executive presentation development, stakeholder collaboration, data-driven recommendation, competitive assessment, vendor portfolio analysis, line structure optimization, store clustering, regional performance analysis
Preferred skills
Merchandising experience, space planning, analytics, Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Google BigQuery, AI tools (Gemini, Copilot, Notebook LM), large dataset interpretation, project management
Technologies
Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Google BigQuery, Gemini, Copilot, Notebook LM
Responsibilities
Collaborate with merchants to determine category review goals and conduct analysis to identify performance drivers; Recommend assortment decisions and develop financial plans reflecting category changes; Lead category business reviews including Rapid Business Reviews, Product Line Reviews, Quick Hits, and Post Reset Reviews; Develop executive-level presentations summarizing analysis, strategic rationale, and expected financial impact; Own Merchant/Associate Merchant relationship for designated department and manage special projects
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC