About the Role In this role, you will identify and communicate analytics related to Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) optimization. What You’ll Do + Partner with Product Development and Strategic Sourcing teams on Kohl’s highest-priority sourcing projects + Work in cross-functional teams to extract, clean and prepare data and present findings to stakeholders + Leverage a suite of analytics tools to analyze spend and pricing data to identify spend optimization and cost reduction opportunities + Independently identify key insights from analyses, cutting through large amounts of data to quickly identify trends and implications on the sourcing strategy approach + Translate analysis into insights, reporting on findings to senior leadership and using analyses to help the sourcing team prepare for critical vendor negotiations and overall company decision-making initiatives + Analyze bid results from vendors and help develop negotiation strategy based on internal and external sources of information + Additional tasks may be assigned What Skills You Have Required + Bachelor’s Degree in Science, Finance or other quantitative field + 4+ years of analytics and insights experience + Advanced skills in Excel, Google Sheets, Tableau and SQL or equivalent analytics programs + Modeling experience + Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to translate analysis into insights and build reports for leadership teams + Experience presenting complex data analysis to mid-level management and above Preferred + Master’s Degree or equivalent + Experience with purchasing or supply chain management in the apparel and home goods industry + Alteryx programming skills + Retail knowledge For NY based applicants only, the pay range is $88,900-$151,100