Manager, Merchandising Tests & Initiatives

This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic, innovative, and growing team that will play a key role in driving sales and profit growth for Sprouts.  The Manager, Merch Tests & Initiatives will lead a small team focused on partnering with the Merchandising group to drive the business through strategic projects and initiatives.

This Manager will be responsible for tracking, reviewing, and providing actionable insights around all major merchandising initiatives.  The team will work cross-functionally with merchandising, operations, supply chain, and other support functions to design and implement key initiatives to drive sales and profitability.

This will be a critical role in the evolution of merchandising at Sprouts and continuing to maintain our position as a leader and authority in the Natural channel.  The Manager will be expected to engage in sophisticated analyses for strategic decision-making, as well as leadership presentations around that information. The role is expected to provide timely, accurate and informative analytics. The candidate is expected to be proficient in advanced statistical methods and/or optimization techniques, data mining, and data visualization.

• Design and implement analytical tools and reporting
• Engage with business partners to design and implement all major merchandising initiatives in the most efficient, consistent, and informative manner.
• Design and execute analytical tools and reporting to review results of initiatives.
• Leverage internal and external data, combined with a structured testing approach, for the most comprehensive and objective analyses.
• Actively engage with business partners to fully understand the analytical needs, devise approaches and implement solutions via appropriate models.
• Develop prototypes and proofs of concept for analytical approaches to validate assumptions and expected outcomes
• Maintain total merchandising view of tests and initiatives to ensure consistency, communication, and alignment across the team.
• Understand complexities and intricacies of multiple departments & channels to ensure that proposed analytical approaches work across the portfolio
• Effectively present analysis and recommendations to all levels across the organization, including executive leadership.
• In some cases, work with Product Management and IT teams to develop scalable solutions applying the analytics developed.
• Accountable for team development to include recruiting, training, development, and succession planning.
• Serve as project lead for ad hoc projects by managing objectives, deliverables, and key milestones with minimal supervision.

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• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Finance, Economics, Analytics, or a related field is required. MBA Preferred.
• Minimum experience: 5 years analytics/planning experience in a retail/CPG industry.
• Progressively increasing responsibility in analytical roles; financial planning, merchandise planning, consumer analytics, etc.
• Analytical mindset with detail orientation and entrepreneurial work ethic.
• Proven ability to execute with speed and a high degree of accuracy in a proof of concept environment.
• Comfortable manipulating large amounts of data and problem-solving, generating impactful recommendations – bringing insights to action
• Highly adept in various systems, including superior Excel and PowerPoint skills
• Strong experience with data visualization/dashboarding.
• Strong mathematical background and hands-on experience in conducting statistical analysis, development of quantitative models and machine learning algorithms, and/or optimization routines
• Proven ability in applying theoretical knowledge to practical applications, data analysis, algorithmic prototyping, and data visualization
• Demonstrated skill with root cause analysis; able to spot when something isn’t quite right and audit with limited guidance
• A structured and creative thinker, able to toggle easily between the big themes and the little details
• Experience building, leading, supervising teams
• Strong communication skills and ability to influence

In addition to a rewarding career, Sprouts offers a comprehensive program to help support you and your family. These programs include:

• Competitive pay
• Sick time plan that you can use to support you or your immediate families health
• Vacation accrual plan
• Opportunities for career growth
• 15% discount for you and one other family member in your household on all purchases made at Sprouts
• Flexible schedules
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• 401(K) Retirement savings plan with a generous company match
• Company paid life insurance
• Contests and appreciation events throughout the year full of prizes, food and fun!

Eligibility requirements may apply for the following benefits:

• Bonus based on company and/or individual performance
• Affordable benefit coverage, including medical, dental and vision
• Health Savings Account with company match
• Pre-tax Flexible Spending Accounts for healthcare and dependent care
• Company paid short-term disability coverage
• Paid parental leave for both mothers and fathers
• Paid holidays

Get Paid Every Day!

Sprouts Farmers Market offers DailyPay - if you’re hired as an eligible employee, you’ll be able to transfer the money you’ve already earned at no extra cost, and get it the next business day, for free.  We offer DailyPay so you don’t have to wait for payday to access the money you’ve already worked for. With DailyPay, you can see how much you’ve made every day and you can transfer your money any time before payday.

 You can learn more by visiting https://www.dailypay.com/partners/sprouts-farmers-market/.

Grow with us!

If you have a passion for inspiring people and a flair for fresh food, consider applying for a job at Sprouts! With a focus on customer service, our neighborhood grocery stores offer high-quality, farm fresh produce, natural meats, plenty of scoop-your-own bulk goods and much more in a fun, friendly, old-fashioned farmer’s market setting.  Come grow your career in healthy living with a fast-paced, rapidly growing company and teams that pride themselves on empowering others along their journey.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by people assigned to this work. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and requirements. Sprouts’ management reserves the right to amend and change duties, responsibilities, and requirements to meet business and organizational needs as necessary.

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