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Come join our team! An up and coming, rapidly growing cannabis distribution company is seeking a dynamic, experienced Business Planning Analyst. This position will be working closely with our financial and logistics/operations department to drive the best business decisions and practices; it takes analytical, strategic, and results-oriented professionals to build our brand partnerships, forecast client behaviors, and optimize inventory levels across our network. The right candidate exhibits an enthusiastic attitude and approaches work with curiosity and resilience in a fast-paced, ever-changing, and often challenging work environment. They will also have outstanding critical thinking and problem-solving skills and a deep understanding of how to use data to drive decisions. This position will report directly to the Chief of Operations and CEO. This is a great opportunity to help sculpt a crucial role within a growing department and business!
Responsibilities/Duties:
- Analytical studies on a variety of issues in support of cannabis purchasing initiatives, trends, and programs; Identify critical areas of improvement by providing a well-documented and explained case
- Develop, review, and analyze departmental P&Ls in coordination with the appropriate managers; demonstrate appropriate understanding / working knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (US GAAP)
- Develop and manage buying and inventory management strategies; interpret, monitor, and analyze procurement data and financial information for reporting and procurement decision making ;
- Review and provide feedback regarding seasonality of products as well as performance at the category, strain, type, amount, etc level
- Build models to track and project key business metrics - unit costs, revenue per order, etc.
- You will be one of the primary point employees for Executive personnel; sharing results, making recommendations, and driving action to improve performance;
- Support executives with in-depth analysis related to costs, labor, margins and performance
- Consistently forecasts weekly and quarterly sales, labor and costs to optimize decision-making routines
- Support cross-functional projects within other departments and make recommendations grounded in research and rigorous modeling; monitor daily and weekly sales, purchase order activity, and incoming deliveries to best serve our inventory needs
- Partner with our sales team to gather/synthesize pertinent information in order to recommend promotional strategies for merchandise based on delivery dates, sales results, and planned product life span; this information is crucial to the executive personnel and will drive decisions regarding purchasing and best financial practices
- Maintain a pulse on market trends, build competitive intelligence, and identify best practices to ensure we are ahead of the curve
- Oversee and ensure correct data is being entered into Inventory Management system(s); collaborate to improve and manage checks and balances/SOP’s in the Inventory department
- Responsible for ensuring that inventory is received correctly and in a timely manner; optimize and help to make efficient processes for receiving products into Inventory Management system(s)
- Drive the development and enhancement of KPI reporting efforts; ensure accurate data collection while highlighting key insights to support executive decision making
- Be responsible for analyzing SKU-level sales performance, monitoring discontinued and credit SKU’s, forecasting inventory needs, and managing inventory purchases to optimize in-stock levels
- Using results of sales performance analysis and input from Intake, Operations, Finance, and Sales teams, develop inventory forecast and purchasing plans
- Review and monitor status of purchase orders by our leadership team and communicate cost and margin
- Complete additional ad-hoc sales performance and inventory analyses as needed
- Remain in compliance with all city and state regulations
Requirements:
-Experience and proven skills in data review and reporting
-Detail oriented, with ability to manage time and organize competing priorities
-Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills to manage complex information, assess problems, and develop effective solutions
-Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to convey complex information in a clear, concise manner; ability to produce high-quality reports and documentation
-Strong interpersonal skills for effective collaboration with a broad range of professional and technical staff
-Proven ability to serve as a technical resource providing advice and counsel on business intelligence issues
-Maintain flexibility in a fluid environment as part of a team that is establishing new strategies and procedures
-Bachelor’s degree+ in Computer Science, Statistics, Economics, or Finance or other business related discipline
-2+ years of professional experience preferred in data science, business analytics, product analytics, business intelligence, or consulting
-Ability to summarize key insights, present reports, and synthesize data for both technical and nontechnical audiences
-Strong numbers aptitude; able to compile statistical reports
-Be curious, highly motivated, and have the ability to create structure in a challenging business environment; be a self-starter!
- Possess a passion/excitement for building new tools and processes
-A deep understanding of how to use data to drive decisions; demonstrated experience gathering and manipulating data to answer questions and solve problems
-Experience in performing inventory costing (preferred).
-Experience in SalesForce/FinancialForce (preferred).
-High proficiency in Microsoft is required (v-look ups, pivot tables, sum-ifs, introductory level macros, etc.).
-Maturity, professionalism and a high level of discretion are required
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: $70,000.00 to $90,000.00 /year
Experience:
- business analyst: 2 years (Preferred)
Education:
- Bachelor's (Preferred)
Work authorization:
- United States (Required)
Work Location:
- One location
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Come join our team! An up and coming, rapidly growing cannabis distribution company is seeking a dynamic, experienced Business Planning Analyst. This position will be working closely with our financial and logistics/operations department to drive the best business decisions and practices; it takes analytical, strategic, and results-oriented professionals to build our brand partnerships, forecast client behaviors, and optimize inventory levels across our network. The right candidate exhibits an enthusiastic attitude and approaches work with curiosity and resilience in a fast-paced, ever-changing, and often challenging work environment. They will also have outstanding critical thinking and problem-solving skills and a deep understanding of how to use data to drive decisions. This position will report directly to the Chief of Operations and CEO. This is a great opportunity to help sculpt a crucial role within a growing department and business!
Responsibilities/Duties:
- Analytical studies on a variety of issues in support of cannabis purchasing initiatives, trends, and programs; Identify critical areas of improvement by providing a well-documented and explained case
- Develop, review, and analyze departmental P&Ls in coordination with the appropriate managers; demonstrate appropriate understanding / working knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (US GAAP)
- Develop and manage buying and inventory management strategies; interpret, monitor, and analyze procurement data and financial information for reporting and procurement decision making ;
- Review and provide feedback regarding seasonality of products as well as performance at the category, strain, type, amount, etc level
- -Build models to track and project key business metrics - unit costs, revenue per order, etc.
- You will be one of the primary point employees for Executive personnel; sharing results, making recommendations, and driving action to improve performance;
- Support executives with in-depth analysis related to costs, labor, margins and performance
- Consistently forecasts weekly and quarterly sales, labor and costs to optimize decision-making routines
- Support cross-functional projects within other departments and make recommendations grounded in research and rigorous modeling; monitor daily and weekly sales, purchase order activity, and incoming deliveries to best serve our inventory needs
- Partner with our sales team to gather/synthesize pertinent information in order to recommend promotional strategies for merchandise based on delivery dates, sales results, and planned product life span; this information is crucial to the executive personnel and will drive decisions regarding purchasing and best financial practices
- Maintain a pulse on market trends, build competitive intelligence, and identify best practices to ensure we are ahead of the curve
- Oversee and ensure correct data is being entered into Inventory Management system(s); collaborate to improve and manage checks and balances/SOP’s in the Inventory department
- Responsible for ensuring that inventory is received correctly and in a timely manner; optimize and help to make efficient processes for receiving products into Inventory Management system(s)
- Drive the development and enhancement of KPI reporting efforts; ensure accurate data collection while highlighting key insights to support executive decision making
- Be responsible for analyzing SKU-level sales performance, monitoring discontinued and credit SKU’s, forecasting inventory needs, and managing inventory purchases to optimize in-stock levels
- Using results of sales performance analysis and input from Intake, Operations, Finance, and Sales teams, develop inventory forecast and purchasing plans
- Review and monitor status of purchase orders by our leadership team and communicate cost and margin
- Complete additional ad-hoc sales performance and inventory analyses as needed
Requirements:
-Experience and proven skills in data review and reporting
-Detail oriented, with ability to manage time and organize competing priorities
-Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills to manage complex information, assess problems, and develop effective solutions
-Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to convey complex information in a clear, concise manner; ability to produce high-quality reports and documentation
-Strong interpersonal skills for effective collaboration with a broad range of professional and technical staff
-Proven ability to serve as a technical resource providing advice and counsel on business intelligence issues
-Maintain flexibility in a fluid environment as part of a team that is establishing new strategies and procedures
-Bachelor’s degree+ in Computer Science, Statistics, Economics, or Finance or other business related discipline
-2+ years of professional experience preferred in data science, business analytics, product analytics, business intelligence, or consulting
-Ability to summarize key insights, present reports, and synthesize data for both technical and nontechnical audiences
-Strong numbers aptitude; able to compile statistical reports -Be curious, highly motivated, and have the ability to create structure in a challenging business environment; be a self-starter!
- Possess a passion/excitement for building new tools and processes
-A deep understanding of how to use data to drive decisions; demonstrated experience gathering and manipulating data to answer questions and solve problems
-Experience in performing inventory costing (preferred).
-High proficiency in Microsoft is required (v-look ups, pivot tables, sum-ifs, introductory level macros, etc.).
-Maturity, professionalism and a high level of discretion are required
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: $60,000.00 to $70,000.00 /year
Experience:
- business analyst: 2 years (Preferred)
Education:
- Bachelor's (Preferred)
Work authorization:
- United States (Required)
Work Location:
- One location
Apply for this job with UpNorth Distribution
Apply now →
By clicking the "Apply now" button, you'll be leaving Fazow and going to an external job application page for this company.
Please research all companies before applying. When applying for jobs, you should NOT have to pay to apply.
Fazow accepts no liability or responsibility as a consequence of any reliance upon information on external sites or in jobs listed on fazow.com.