Position Overview: The Report Analyst will play a critical role in supporting the Merchant Services department by delivering accurate, timely, and actionable data analysis and reporting. This role involves the collection, validation, and interpretation of data related to vendor performance, promotional effectiveness, product mix, pricing, and other merchant-related KPIs. Reporting directly to the Director of Merchant Services, the Report Analyst will provide insights to support decision-making for procurement, category management, and strategic planning across all grocery and non-grocery categories.
Essential Responsibilities:
- Develop, maintain, and distribute recurring and ad hoc reports for all functional areas within Merchant Services (e.g., category management, vendor relations, promotional planning).
- Analyze large datasets to identify trends, variances, and opportunities to improve product performance, margin, and efficiency.
- Work closely with Category Managers to support planning cycles with sales, margin, and performance insights.
- Design and automate dashboards and visual reports using BI tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau, Looker) to drive data-driven decisions.
- Monitor vendor compliance with performance metrics and service-level agreements (SLAs).
- Collaborate with IT, finance, and supply chain teams to ensure data integrity and consistency across systems.
- Present findings and recommendations to the Director of Merchant Services and cross-functional leadership teams.
- Maintain documentation and process guides for reporting procedures and data sources.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Analytics, Statistics, Finance, or a related field.
- 2–4 years of experience in a data or report analyst role, preferably within retail or grocery industry.
- Proficient in SQL and Excel; experience with data visualization tools like Power BI, Tableau, or similar platforms.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with attention to detail and data accuracy.
- Ability to communicate complex data in a clear, concise, and actionable manner.
- Familiarity with retail metrics such as sales, gross margin, shrink, inventory turnover, etc.
- Experience working with ERP or merchandising systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle, NCR, or similar) is a plus.
Required Education and Experience:
- Experience in grocery retail reporting or analytics.
- Knowledge of promotional planning cycles and vendor rebate programs.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong organizational and time management skills.
Physical Demands:
- Will be required to sit and use office equipment and computers.
- Will be required to travel in vehicle to commute to company locations; overnight stays may be needed.
- Will be required to stand and walk throughout the work shift with some bending, standing, squatting, climbing to conduct inspections in the stores and in various cold and hot temperatures.
- May also have to do some light lifting, up to 40 lbs. of supplies and materials from time to time.
Position Type/Expected Hours of Work This is management, non-exempt level position, with a 5-day work week, but flexible schedule as required to get the job done.
This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive, and employees may perform other duties as directed. All employees are expected to perform any reasonable task or request that is consistent with fulfilling company goals and objectives.
California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) Notice to Applicants
This notice explains to you, pursuant to the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”), how Vallarta Supermarkets (“Vallarta,” “the Company,” “we,” “us,” and “our”) may collect your information in relation to your application for employment and potential employment with us.
For purposes of this notice, “Personal Information” means information that identifies, relates to, describes, is capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, with a particular California resident or household, or as otherwise defined under the CCPA.
“Personal Information” does not include certain information, including publicly available information lawfully made available from government records, deidentified or aggregate information, or other information excepted under the CCPA.
Information We Collect about Applicants
We need you to provide certain information in order for you to complete your application for employment with Vallarta. The following provides the categories of Personal Information we may collect about applicants as part of the application process, and/or our employees if ultimately hired.
- Personal Identifiers. We may collect your name, driver’s license or state identification card number, passport number or other government identification number (including U.S. work authorization number), Social Security information, residence/postal address, email address(es), phone number(s), and other contact information during the application and recruitment process. We may collect your emergency contact information as well. If you are hired, we may collect additional personal identifiers about you to facilitate the employment relationship.
- Characteristics of Protected Classifications under California or Federal law. We may collect your age, date of birth, race, ethnicity, sex/gender, and marital status.
- Biometric Information. We may collect your fingerprints to facilitate the employment relationship, if you are hired.
- Professional or Employment-Related Information. Depending on your role/duties with Vallarta, we may collect information regarding your criminal history, driving history, and credit history as part of our employment background check. We also collect information regarding your professional and employment history and other qualifications you provide in your employment application, including references, skills/abilities, employment goals and expectations, and other related information (if you choose to provide them).
- Education Information. We collect information regarding your professional and education history to the extent provided in your resume/application.
- Thermal or other Health-Related Information. If you apply in-person or come to our store(s) as part of the application process, we may need to take your temperature or other similar information as part of our health protection policies. However, this information is not retained.
- Inferences. We gather information about your employment history with Vallarta, such as the company location/facility to which you are assigned, position and description of duties, fulltime and part-time status, pay rate, as well as descriptions about your job performance and skills. We may also draw other inferences such as your characteristics, job preferences, personal hobbies, activities, foreign language capabilities, other abilities and the like.
Purposes for Collection of Your Personal Information
We use the above categories of personal information for the following business purpose(s):
- To make recruitment and employment decisions, including assessing your application and qualifications for employment with us.
- To conduct and verify background checks (where applicable).
- If hired, to facilitate onboarding, payroll, benefit, and leave of absence administration
- For security purposes.
- To obtain and/or maintain insurance policies and coverage.
- To comply with applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations.
- To manage workers’ compensation claims and conduct workplace investigations.
Third-Party Collection of Personal Information
The Company may use third-party vendors, such as Snag-a-Job, to facilitate the application process for applicants. In this process, these third parties may collect an applicant’s personal information and provide it to us for employment decisions.
Additional CCPA Disclosures
At this time, the CCPA does not afford applicants or employees the right to make requests regarding their Personal Information as it relates to the application and/or employment relationship. This does not affect other rights you may have under other laws.
Further, nothing in this notice restricts Vallarta’s rights or ability to:
- Comply with applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations.
- Meet any other legal obligation, including complying with lawful inquiries, investigations, subpoenas, court orders, or other requirements of applicable lawful authorities.
- Exercise its legal rights and defend claims.
- Report potentially unlawful activity to appropriate law enforcement and cooperate in any resulting investigation.
- Detect and respond to unauthorized activity and security incidents.
- Protect against and report potential illegal activity and/or fraud; or
- Provide information to our service providers in relation to the above listed purposes, or transfer information as part of a merger, acquisition, or other transfer of some or all of our business to another party.
Contact Us
For more information or any questions about this notice, please contact Human Resources, at 818-898-0088
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