Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Ashley Digital is the e-commerce engine behind Ashley Furniture Industries, the largest furniture store brand in North America. They are seeking a Business Analytics Director, Retail to lead analytical projects and develop strategic recommendations to drive business performance and optimize retail strategies.
Responsibilities
- Analyze retail performance across stores, regions, customer segments, and channels to identify growth opportunities and operational inefficiencies
- Develop strategic recommendations around store footprint optimization, expansion opportunities, market selection, cannibalization, retail vs. wholesale/channel strategy, pricing, and promotional effectiveness
- Conduct competitive and market intelligence research, including competitor expansion, pricing and assortment strategies, local market dynamics, and emerging retail trends
- Evaluate the optimal balance between digital and physical retail, including the impact of stores on customer acquisition, market penetration, fulfillment economics, and overall business performance
- Lead complex analytical projects from problem definition through recommendation and execution support
- Partner closely with marketing, merchandising, finance, operations, and executive leadership to support strategic planning and key business decisions
- Identify data gaps and help shape the analytical foundations required to support more effective decision-making
- Build analytical frameworks, business cases, and executive-ready presentations that influence strategic direction
- Drive cross-functional initiatives and help move critical business priorities forward through data-driven insights and strong stakeholder management
- Lead the evaluation of emerging retail technologies, analytics solutions, and data partnerships to improve customer experience, store performance, and revenue growth
Skills
- 7-10 years of experience in analytics, business intelligence, data-driven strategy, or related fields, with a proven track record of translating complex data into business recommendations
- A Bachelor's Degree in Business Analytics, Data Analytics or related field
- Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to structure ambiguous business questions into actionable analyses and recommendations
- Experience working directly with large datasets and analytical tools to generate insights and support decision-making
- Strong understanding of retail, e-commerce, omnichannel businesses, or consumer-facing industries
- Highly proactive, hypothesis-driven, and comfortable operating independently in a fast-paced environment
- Strong executive communication skills with experience presenting insights and recommendations to senior leaders
- Ability to influence without authority and drive alignment across cross-functional teams
- Deep curiosity about consumer behavior, market dynamics, and competitive strategy
- Experience at firms such as McKinsey, Bain, BCG, or in-house strategy and analytics organizations is a strong plus
Benefits
- Remote-first workplace (since 2016!)
- Health, Vision & Dental Insurance
- HSA company contributions
- 401K with company match component
- Take what you need Paid Time Off
- Wellness benefits
- WFH office and cell phone/internet stipend
- A FREE MATTRESS plus an awesome Friends and Family discount!
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