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Job id: a1Wcv000000iFY1EAM
Merchandising Analyst
Atlanta, Georgia
Physical Location
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Contract
Calculated Hire
$35.00 - $40.00 /hour
$35.00 - $40.00 /Year
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Job Description:
Project Analyst – Merchandising Services
Atlanta, GA 30339
On-Site role
$34-38 per hour
7-Month Contract with Potential for Extension
ABOUT THE ROLE
Our client, a Fortune 50 retailer, is seeking a Project Analyst – Merchandising Services for a 7-month onsite contract in Atlanta, GA, with potential for extension. As a key member of a highly visible project integration team, you will play a critical role in supporting the execution of enterprise merchandising, capital, and store operations initiatives. This position acts as a vital link between corporate teams and field execution partners, ensuring projects are operationally ready for in-store implementation by coordinating data, labor, materials, logistics, and project documentation across multiple business partners.
The ideal candidate is highly organized, detail-oriented, and thrives in fast-paced, deadline-driven environments. You will support large-scale initiatives with significant business impact, helping transform project plans into successful in-store executions while driving operational excellence and continuous improvement.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
- Support the execution of enterprise merchandising and store operations projects by coordinating activities across field teams, logistics, merchandising services, supply chain, and other cross-functional partners.
- Collect, validate, and consolidate project information from field partners to support planning, readiness assessments, and implementation activities.
- Review project requirements and validate readiness within internal project management systems, ensuring milestones, deliverables, and execution requirements are met.
- Analyze and interpret planograms, merchandising layouts, and project documentation to support successful store-level execution.
- Coordinate labor scheduling, direct-to-site shipments, material deliveries, and implementation logistics to ensure resources are available when required.
- Monitor project progress, identify risks or execution gaps, and proactively communicate issues to stakeholders.
- Troubleshoot scheduling, reporting, and execution-related challenges for field teams throughout project lifecycles.
- Maintain project documentation, system records, reporting tools, and database entries to ensure data accuracy and compliance.
- Track implementation results and provide data-driven insights to support post-project analysis and continuous improvement efforts.
- Partner with project managers and business stakeholders to ensure project scope, timelines, and operational requirements remain aligned throughout execution.
- Contribute to process improvement initiatives that enhance project delivery efficiency, reporting accuracy, and operational readiness.
WHAT YOU BRING
- Associate degree or equivalent professional experience.
- 2+ years of experience supporting project management, operations, merchandising, retail execution, supply chain, logistics, or related business functions.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including data validation, analysis, and reporting.
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects and competing priorities simultaneously.
- Demonstrated attention to detail and commitment to data accuracy.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Experience working in fast-paced, deadline-driven environments.
- Ability to identify issues, solve problems, and proactively drive tasks to completion with limited supervision.
- Experience supporting retail, merchandising, supply chain, store operations, or capital project initiatives (preferred).
- Familiarity with MLX, MPC, or similar project execution and merchandising systems (preferred).
- Experience reviewing planograms or supporting store implementation projects (preferred).
- Exposure to AI-enabled productivity tools and process automation technologies (preferred).
- Experience supporting cross-functional teams in large enterprise organizations (preferred).
- Ability to connect operational details to broader project objectives.
- Strong sense of ownership and accountability.
- Comfortable navigating ambiguity and changing priorities.
- Excellent follow-through and execution mindset.
- Ability to build effective relationships with both corporate and field-based partners.
- Passion for operational excellence and continuous improvement.
Disclaimer: Brooksource, Medasource, and Calculated Hire are part of the Eight Eleven Group family of companies and operate under Eight Eleven Group, LLC. All employees receive the same benefits, policies, and terms of employment.
EEO:
We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and applicants. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, military or veteran status, citizenship, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation, and related conditions), or any other protected status in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.
Benefits & Perks:
Eight Eleven Group offers competitive medical, dental, vision, Health Savings Account, Dependent Care FSA, and supplemental coverage with plans that can fit each employee’s needs. We offer a 401k plan that includes a company match and is fully vested after you become eligible, paid time off, sick time, and paid company holidays. We also offer an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) that provides services like virtual counseling, financial services, legal services, life coaching, etc.
Pay Disclaimer:
The pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.
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