Sr. Analyst, Growth Initiatives – RFID & Omnichannel

Serving the needs of all families with young childrenCarters Inc. is the largest North American apparel retailer exclusively for babies and young children encompassing Carters OshKosh Bgosh Skip*Hop and Little Planet brands. Meaningful work constant learning genuine people and a community guided by core values that promote inclusion and innovation is in everything we do. There are many reasons to build your career at Carters.

How youll make an impact:

The Sr. Analyst Growth Initiatives RFID & Omnichannel is responsible for total ownership of RFID & Omnichannel Inventory system from operational excellence to strategic planning of the future roadmap for North America. This highly cross functional role is critical in ensuring accurate order and inventory flows to all areas of the business including Retail Stores eComm Distribution Centers Finance and Inventory Control. This role reports into Sr. Manager Retail Growth Initiatives and is a hybrid role based in our Atlanta GA office.

35% Strategic Roadmap for RFID & Omnichannel

• Own and Prioritize the RFID roadmap using feedback from retail store leaders and the distribution centers
• Keep continuous pulse on market research and cutting edge RFID & Omni capabilities to influence Carters Roadmap; build business cases to determine cost/impacts
• Assess level of effort and impact to prioritize and plan quarterly enhancement roadmap
• Partner with Nedap and internal IT teams to develop and test enhancement features prior to deployment to the field or DC
• Lead change management process for each new enhancement; partner with Store Processes team on training materials and updating any impacted process
• Build comprehensive project plan SOP and timeline for each enhancement to ensure timely execution of milestones from home office and store teams; Create compliance process to track execution

• Communicate updates and any potential crossover dependencies with store operations team (Change in Store Processes Facilities needs Supplies Needs etc)

• Own Communication Training and Change Management with Regional DM and field teams

35% RFID Operational Excellence

• Own and oversee RFID & Omni operational excellence in Retail stores and the Distribution centers for US and Canada to ensure weekly counts shipment scans and other functions are completed successfully
• Recurring and ad hoc reporting to ensure operational excellence and compliance; summarize and communicate findings insights and reporting to leadership
• Assess total CRI business decisions communicate impacts to store/DC and lead project plan for proactively solutioning (ie eComm RFID Tagging Wholesale RFID needs etc)

• Support continuous optimization of RFID & Omni processes across all business units

• Own any issues that arise including but not limited to omnichannel logic app / back-end technology tag/chip issues process concerns discrepancies with inventory control etc.
• Proactively communicate possible business / operational risks as well as potential solutions to leadership
• Strong collaboration with the product packaging team and supplies team to ensure RFID Tags and stickers are aligned with our standards and ensure no overlap in EPC from different suppliers
• Maintain strong relationship with third party software vendor Nedap and other retailers in the industry (Auburn RFID Lab Under Armour Lululemon etc)

30% Cross Functional Collaboration

• Serve as the point person for all RFID or inventory related conversations or enhancements across Retail Wholesale and Supply Chain
• Project Manager of any Retail facing RFID & Omni enhancements and liaison between IT Inventory Control eComm/ Omnichannel Retail Stores Product Packaging etc

Wed Love to hear from you if:

Must have:

• 2 years of experience in a highly collaborative role with a deep understanding of inventory management (ie; Project Management Retail Allocations Planning or a related field)
• Highly organized with a strong attention to detail
• Proficient in developing strong relationships with all levels of the business
• Intermediate Microsoft Excel skills (Pivot tables Vlookups etc)
• Naturally curious and eager to learn
• Communicate results clearly and effectively

Preferred skills and experience:

• RFID knowledge Retail store experience and knowledge of distribution and replenishment systems
• The ability to prioritize effectively
• Energetic self-starter
• Bachelors degree or equivalent work experience

Make a career at Carters:

• Career Development: Success starts from within and we have several paths from which you can choose to enhance your career evolution. From Carters University to Toastmasters to mentorship programs and more we encourage you to utilize these tools to elevate your professional prowess.

NOTE: This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. The duties described may be changed or reassigned at the discretion of management and the employee may be required to perform duties that are not listed in the job description.

Carters is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion gender gender identity sexual orientation national origin genetics disability age veteran status or any other status protected by federal state or local law.