Sr. Analyst, Procurement Operations

Be part of an amazing story Macy’s is more than just a store. We’re a story. One that’s captured the hearts and minds of America for more than 160 years. A story about innovations and traditions…about inspiring stores and irresistible products…about the excitement of the Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks, and the wonder of the Thanksgiving Day Parade. We’ve been part of memorable moments and milestones for countless customers and colleagues. Those stories are part of what makes this such a special place to work. Job Overview The Associate Analyst, Procurement Operations supports Macy’s procurement organization by developing data-driven insights, reporting tools, and operational analysis across forecasting, inventory management, supplier performance, sourcing support, and procurement process improvement. This role enables more effective planning, improved supply visibility, and stronger decision-making across procurement and supply chain activities. This role will support forecasting and ordering improvements for store supplies by analyzing usage patterns, inventory trends, supplier performance, service issues, and demand drivers. The Associate Analyst will partner with Procurement, Supply Chain, Store Operations, Finance, and business stakeholders to help ensure stores have the supplies needed to operate efficiently and deliver an excellent customer experience. Gen AI and advanced analytics are core to this role. The Associate Analyst is expected to rely heavily on AI-enabled tools to accelerate forecasting analysis, identify anomalies, automate reporting, synthesize insights from large datasets, and improve the speed and quality of decision support. The role also requires strong judgment and validation discipline to ensure AI-generated outputs are accurate, explainable, and aligned with operational realities. What You Will Do

Build, maintain, and enhance dashboards and reporting to track procurement, forecasting, inventory, and supplier performance metrics.

Analyze historical usage, seasonality, store activity, promotional calendars, supply patterns, and business trends to support forecasting and demand planning decisions.

Use Gen AI–enabled tools and analytics platforms to accelerate data interpretation, identify anomalies, generate predictive insights, and surface risks across forecasting, inventory, and supplier performance datasets.

Monitor inventory levels, shortages, overstock situations, slow-moving inventory, replenishment gaps, and service-level risks across store supplies and related categories.

Support supplier performance tracking through KPI/SLA reporting, scorecards, governance materials, and issue trend analysis.

Partner with Procurement, Supply Chain, Store Operations, Finance, and business stakeholders to align data inputs, validate findings, and translate insights into practical actions.

Support sourcing initiatives through data analysis, RFP preparation, supplier response analysis, savings tracking, and reporting.

Investigate root causes of data discrepancies, service issues, forecast variances, or supply disruptions and coordinate with internal partners to support resolution.

Automate and improve recurring reporting, dashboards, data workflows, and analytical tools using Excel, Power BI, AI-assisted tools, and other analytics platforms.

Document data sources, assumptions, process flows, controls, and reporting logic to strengthen procurement data governance and repeatability.

Create and present actionable insights to help business users understand trends, risks, opportunities, and recommended actions.

Foster an environment of acceptance and respect that strengthens relationships, and ensures authentic connections with colleagues, customers, and communities.

Regular, dependable attendance and punctuality.

Skills You Will Need

Data & Analytical Capability: Strong proficiency in Excel and data analysis tools, with the ability to analyze large datasets, identify trends,