Merchandise Analyst

We are seeking a highly skilled Merchandise Analyst to join our team at Lilystyle. As a key member of our data-driven organization, you will play a crucial role in shaping the future of personalization and contributing to products built on a shopper's emotional context.

• Understand and retain a dictionary of merchandise attributes and apply rules and definitions to drive business decisions.
• Annotate and label images using internal programs for automation training, ensuring high-quality data for machine learning models.
• Audit vendor annotations for quality and improve vendor performance to maintain data integrity.
• Analyze large data sets, identify patterns and trends, and communicate insights to the Data Science team to inform business strategies.
• Provide constructive feedback to engineers on tooling and processes to improve data quality and efficiency.
• Objectively interpret data and extract actionable insights for automation, driving business growth and revenue.
• Share expert knowledge and research about specific products, brands, and retailers to inform business decisions.
• Quickly become an expert Analyst and perform Quality Control on pre-annotated data sets to ensure accuracy and consistency.
• Grow to own and develop certain apparel, accessories, and jewelry categories, managing them under Lead supervision and expanding our current tag list.
• Support Leads in resolving discrepancies and streamlining processes and labels to improve data quality and efficiency.
• Tackle incoming tasks within a short timeframe, prioritizing tasks and managing multiple projects simultaneously.
• Evaluate and share metrics to help improve our productivity and drive business growth.
• Receive, retain, and grow from in-depth feedback, providing constructive feedback on a daily basis to peers.
• Provide collaborative input in trainings and meetings across teams to ensure alignment and drive business results.

• 2+ years of experience in apparel and accessories retail or merchandising.
• Previous experience in admin functions, coaching, or training is a plus.
• Experience in image or data labeling and analysis is preferred.
• Experience in managing reports, product catalogs, and databases is a plus.
• Experience working with remote teams using interpersonal skills to establish effective partnerships.
• Understanding of fashion and styling terminology is required, with a passion for fashion.
• General Skills Requirements:
  • Tech savvy, knowledgeable with G Suite: Google Sheets, Google Slides (or equivalent programs).
  • Analytical skills to synthesize data and performance reports.
  • Writing skills to deliver concise feedback and summaries across teams.
  • Proven ability to objectively interpret data and extract actionable insights for automation.
  • Able to maintain sharp focus with repetitive tasks for long periods of time.
  • Meticulous attention to detail, with discrepancies and inconsistencies standing out.
  • Excellent communication skills, comfortable communicating across teams to guide a remote team towards goals.
  • Flexible and adaptive to changing priorities and workflows, willing to support multiple parallel projects.
  • Highly self-directed and motivated to deliver high-quality work under tight deadlines.
  • Comfortable working in a fast-paced, highly collaborative, dynamic work environment.
  • Not afraid to ask questions to grasp the why behind processes and follow technical concepts.
  • Problem solver, using resources to offer up solutions and seeking help when needed.
  • Proactive, able to comfortably raise issues and follow-through with integrity.