Business Analyst

Overview

Prym Consumer is a leading supplier of sewing notions and knitting tools to textile handicrafters worldwide. Prym Consumer US is a market leader in the US with our brands of Dritz, Omnigrid, and Prym and is looking to add to its team.

Summary / Objective

As a Business Analyst you will play a pivotal role in analyzing client and market trends, identifying business opportunities, and providing insights to drive growth.

Your responsibilities will encompass gathering and interpreting data, conducting market research, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to optimize processes and enhance product offerings.

Essential Functions

Performance Monitoring : Develop key performance indicators (KPIs) and metrics to track the performance of products, sales initiatives, and marketing campaigns for Wal-Mart utilizing the Luminate and Qlik programs.

Analyze KPIs regularly to assess the effectiveness of business strategies and identify areas for improvement.

• Process Optimization : Work closely with operational teams to implement process improvements and streamline workflows, ensuring cost-effectiveness and quality control.
• Data Management and Reporting : Collect, organize, and analyze data from various sources, including sales reports and industry databases (Luminate and Qlik), and report findings and insights to Sales and Customer Service teams.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration : Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product development, marketing, sales, and finance, to align business objectives and drive cohesive strategies to prepare ad hoc reports in support of various projects as needed.
• Market Analysis : Analyze market data and dynamics, including sales figures, industry regulations, customer feedback, and industry reports, to assess market opportunities and challenges.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Economics, Marketing, or related field.
• 2-4 years proven experience as a Business Analyst or similar role, preferably within the sewing / knitting industry or related consumer goods sector.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex data sets and draw actionable insights.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to articulate findings and recommendations to diverse audiences.
• Proficiency in data analysis tools and software (e.g., Microsoft Excel, Qlik Business Analytics and Wal-Mart Luminate)
• Achiever mindset self-motivated, driven and passionate about sales and achieving quarterly and annual targets

Preferred Education and Experience

• Advanced degree or professional certification (i.e. CBAP).
• Experience in the warehouse, distribution, and / or retail industry
• Experience with big box retailers such as Wal-Mart, JoAnn, Michael's, etc.

Supervisory Responsibility

This position has no supervisory function

Career Path Progression from this position

Demand Planner

Supply Chain Manager

Customer Service Manager

Travel

This position does not require travel

Work Environment or Working Conditions

This job operates in a combination of professional office and warehouse environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, and filing cabinets.

Additionally, this role will encounter equipment and heavy power industrial vehicles, with high noise levels possible in the warehouse setting.

Physical Demands

• Ability to lift 5 20 lbs periodically and 50lbs on occasion
• Ability to stand / walk for up to 8 hours
• Ability to sit for up to 8 hours

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job.

Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Company Overview and History

Prym's roots go back to 1530, when Wilhelm Prym worked as a goldsmith in Aachen. This makes Prym one of the oldest industrial companies in Germany and one of the most traditional in the world.

Throughout its history, the company has reinvented itself time and again, ensuring its continued existence for centuries.

Relocated from Aachen to Stolberg in the mid-17th century, Prym focused on the production of brass. As brass production increasingly lost importance, the company focused more on finished brass products and became a leader in the field of machine production of metal haberdashery.

An important milestone was also the decisive further development of the press fastener by Hans F. Prym in 1903 : He developed the s-spring which ensures, the press fastener can be closed and opened easily while at the same time the press fastener is securely closed.

In many different colors and shapes, it has been produced in endless quantities since the beginning of the 20th century and still is, as Prym manufactures Millions of the practical daily helpers every day.

As much as Prym has changed in almost 500 years, one constant remains : The company is majority-owned by the Prym family and will remain so.

Our internationally staffed management team reflects the Prym Group’s setup into independently operating divisions and holding.

The lean organizational structure allows the divisions to adapt to the needs of their markets, while the holding enables all parts of the group to unleash their full potential by foresighted planning, ensuring economic stability and modern talent management.

EEO Statement

EOE / Vet / Disabled