Senior Associate, Strategy Planning

About Misfits Market:

Misfits Market is a mission-driven, high-growth startup dedicated to reducing food waste and making shopping for sustainable, high-quality groceries easier and more affordable. We deliver organic produce, high-quality meats and seafood, plant-based proteins, dairy, bakery, wine, and other grocery items to nearly every zip code in 48 states at up to 30 percent off traditional grocery store prices. In 2022, Misfits Market acquired sustainable e-grocer Imperfect Foods and now leverages its in-house transportation network to deliver directly to consumers with one of the most carbon-efficient grocery delivery models on the market. By tackling inefficiencies in the food system, our passionate and motivated team of problem solvers helps save an average of 500,000 pounds of food per week from waste or lesser outcomes, with an all-time savings of 190+ million pounds of food. 

At Misfits we support our customers and mission by embracing our core values of:

Prioritizing our Customers Doing more with less

Thinking Differently                                                               Respecting one another                             

Moving deliberately and quickly Taking initiative and delivering 

About the Role: 

The Strategy & Planning Senior Associate will be responsible for ensuring the smooth day-to-day operation and maintenance of regular merchandising team reporting, processes, and tools. The ideal candidate for this role is someone who is curious and enjoys solving complex problems, and who never stops looking for a better way to do things. When they find themselves in uncharted territory, they are excited, rather than intimidated. 

This role will report to the Senior Manager of Strategy Planning.  

Responsibilities: 

• Assemble and synthesize data for routine reporting, including compiling and analyzing data from multiple sources and creating templates that outline the data in a cohesive and digestible action oriented format
• Project manage the timely completion of critical tasks required to open the storefront each week, as well as those required for longer term special initiatives
• Help build and maintain complex tools based in Excel/Google Sheets that are used across the org, including troubleshooting errors and inaccuracies
• Work closely with category management and inventory planning partners to drive continuous improvement and find efficiencies in inventory management, assortment planning, pricing, and tool/process building
• Provide ad hoc analytical support for category management and inventory planning partners as needed

Skills and Qualifications: 

• 1-2 years of experience in pricing, financial analysis or analytics …