Project Executive (Contract Based)

Job Responsibilities

• Analyze sales, inventory, assortment, and customer performance to identify trends, risks, and commercial opportunities.
• Translate business needs into analytical requirements and actionable recommendations that support strategic and operational decision-making.
• Develop, maintain, and continuously improve business dashboards, KPIs, and executive reports using Power BI, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Partner with business stakeholders to define requirements, document processes, and recommend solutions that improve merchandising and distribution performance.
• Monitor key merchandising and inventory KPIs, identify root causes of performance gaps, and recommend corrective actions.
• Support assortment planning, stock allocation, replenishment, pricing, promotions, and markdown optimization through data analysis.
• Lead business improvement initiatives from opportunity assessment through implementation while coordinating cross-functional stakeholders.
• Perform business process analysis and identify opportunities to automate reporting and improve operational efficiency.
• Prepare executive presentations that communicate business performance, project progress, risks, and recommendations.
• Ensure data accuracy and consistency by collaborating with IT and business teams on reporting standards and data governance.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Data Analytics, Statistics, Supply Chain, Retail Management, Economics, Industrial Engineering, or a related field.
• 2-3 years of experience in Business Analysis, Retail Analytics, Merchandising, Supply Chain, Merchandise Planning, or Commercial Planning.
• Experience gathering business requirements and supporting cross-functional projects.
• Retail merchandising or fashion retail experience is highly preferred.

Skills & Competencies

Business Analysis

• Business process analysis and optimization
• Requirements gathering and documentation
• Root cause analysis
• KPI design and performance measurement
• Data interpretation and business storytelling
• Stakeholder management

Analytics & Reporting

• Advanced Microsoft Excel
• Power BI dashboard development
• SQL (preferred)
• PowerPoint executive presentations
• Data visualization
• Data quality and governance

Retail Knowledge

• Merchandise Planning
• Inventory Optimization
• Stock Allocation
• Assortment Planning
• Retail KPIs
• Sales Performance Analysis
• Promotions and Markdown Optimization
• Commercial Planning

Soft Skills

• Critical thinking
• Problem solving
• Project coordination
• Communication
• Influencing stakeholders
• Presentation skills
• Continuous improvement mindset