Planning & Analytics Strategist

The Planning & Analytics Strategist is responsible for leading the development of business forecasting models and providing deep performance analytics to drive strategic decision-making. This role collaborates across Product, Marketing, and Finance to ensure high-fidelity demand planning and business performance tracking. You will be the point person for translating historical trends and market signals into actionable projections, helping the organization anticipate shifts and optimize resource allocation. The ideal candidate possesses strong statistical foundations, high business acumen, and the ability to turn complex data into clear, compelling narratives that drive decisions at the executive level. This is a role for someone who doesn't just report numbers, but tells the story behind them, connecting the dots between performance, root cause, and what it means for the business going forward.

Responsibilities

Develop and manage demand forecasting models to support annual planning and ongoing re-forecasting cycles for eCommerce businesses; Initiate planning and forecasting for both strategic partners and core business performance, providing a unified view across channels; Prepare weekly business review and MBR preparation, presenting performance analysis, scenarios, and recommendations directly to leadership; Analyze key business performance drivers and variances against forecast, providing detailed root-cause analysis to stakeholders; Spearhead recurring performance reporting and ad hoc analyses to support ongoing business needs; Lead scenario modeling and performance measurement for promotional strategy, including depth, timing, and targeting decisions, with clear read-outs on lift, cannibalization, and margin impact, and build a reusable framework for evaluating future promotional scenarios; Own ongoing competitive and market intelligence (e.g. Zola, Minted, Shutterfly), feeding insights directly into promotional and product strategy rather than one-off research; Serve as the source of truth for key business definitions and metrics across Registry, WWS, and Paper, ensuring consistency across stakeholder reporting; Partner on cross-functional analytics initiatives, including the development and enhancement of predictive models to support revenue optimization; Support strategic projects, including market sizing, competitive analysis, and investment ROI modeling

Requirements

4-6 years of experience in Business Analytics, Strategic Planning, or Quantitative Finance; Expertise in forecasting methodologies and statistical analysis (e.g., time-series, regression, causal modeling); Proficiency in "Retail Math" and a strong understanding of business performance drivers; Advanced Excel skills and high degree of comfort navigating ambiguous datasets and building scalable analytical frameworks; Strong track record of influencing business strategy through data-driven insights; Ability to balance strategic thinking with detailed execution, communicate and influence effectively and clearly discuss performance to guide action; A proactive, collaborative mindset with a focus on impact and execution

Nice to have

Ability to use AI to build dashboards and connective story-telling models to present business results quickly and consistently

Benefits

medical; dental; retirement; generous leave policies; flexible time off; physical and mental wellness