Become part of the Converse Team
Converse is a place to explore potential, break barriers and push out the edges of what can be. The company looks for people who can grow, think, dream and create. Its culture thrives by embracing diversity and rewarding imagination. The brand seeks achievers, leaders and visionaries. At Converse, it’s about each person bringing skills and passion to a challenging and constantly evolving world to make things better as a team.
WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH
As a member of the Global Planning Analytics team, you will play a fundamental role in providing teams across Converse with a clear source of truth for governed data products (partnering closely with Technology), dashboards, and insights. We aim to empower our stakeholders with the capabilities needed so that they can harvest key learnings and make strategic, proactive business decisions.
Within the Global Planning + Inventory function, our scope spans forecasts, inventory, sell in (order book), and sell through (point of sale) information. The business leverages this data to optimize long-range planning activities, inform factory buys, and manage in-season levers. You will also have an opportunity to work closely with functional partners such as Product Merchandising, Integrated Go To Market, Finance, and Technology.
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
The candidate needs to have the below traits and skills.
- Bachelor’s in Analytics, Information Technology, Economics, or Business.
- Proficiency with office software such as Microsoft Excel, Outlook, Word and PowerPoint.
- Proficiency with SQL preferred. Familiar with Snowflake and basic joins ideal.
- Proficiency with analytics visualization tools preferred: PowerBI, Tableau, or Sigma Computing.
- Excellent English oral and written skills.
- Detail oriented, strong ownership and self-motivated.
- Open-minded, quick learner. Comfortable with ambiguity. Flexible to change with team-oriented collaborative nature.
WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON
- Prepare analytics deliverables in support of the Global Planning Data + Analytics team, directly focusing on Planning, Inventory, and Integrated Business Planning objectives.
- Assist with ad-hoc analysis to provide insights on marketplace health and product performance.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with stakeholders across functions such as Finance, Integrated Go To Market, Product Merchandising and Converse Technology to support Global Planning Data + Analytics Leads in bringing end to end projects to life.
- Maintain Global Planning Data + Analytics certified workbooks/tools, ensuring they are up to standard and endorsed.
- Monitor data quality issues and provide prompt communication to both business stakeholders and technology.
- Own Confluence site to ensure all data product business glossaries are up to date.
- Assist in implementing product enhancements in partnership with Converse Technology.
- Assist in supporting team Communication + Change Management activities, supporting preparation of monthly newsletters and assisting with strategic roll out updates for major initiatives.
- Assist in maintaining Planning Analytics website, ensuring that all content is up to date with the latest standards, priorities, and policies.
- Assist in providing data literacy/training to business stakeholders when needed.
We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive environment for all employees and job applicants. We offer a number of accommodations to complete our interview process including screen readers, sign language interpreters, accessible and single location for in-person interviews, closed captioning, and other reasonable modifications as needed. If you discover, as you navigate our application process, that you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please complete the Candidate Accommodation Request Form.
HOW WE HIRE
1. Apply
Our teams are made up of diverse skillsets, knowledge bases, inputs, ideas and backgrounds. We want you to find your fit – review job descriptions, departments and teams to discover the role for you.
2. Meet a Recruiter or Take an Assessment
If selected for a corporate role, a recruiter will reach out to start your interview process and be your main contact throughout the process. For retail roles, you’ll complete an interactive assessment that includes a chat and quizzes and takes about 10-20 minutes to complete. No matter the role, we want to learn about you – the whole you – so don’t shy away from how you approach world-class service and what makes you unique.
3. Interview
Go into this stage confident by doing your research, understanding what we are looking for and being prepared for questions that are set up to learn more about you, and your background.
