Job Specifications
About Excelligence
Excelligence Learning Corporation is a privately held education-services company headquartered in Monterey, California. As a global leader in early childhood and elementary education, we develop, manufacture, and distribute over 20,000 educational products and instructional solutions under award-winning brands such as Discount School Supply®, Really Good Stuff®, Frog Street®, Children’s Factory®, and Steve Spangler Science®.
Our mission is “Empowering the Education Experience,” supported by cutting-edge technologies, early brain science, and robust fulfillment systems that serve over 33 million young learners and the educators who support them.
With major operations across the U.S.—including our distribution and manufacturing center near Kansas City in Gardner, Kansas—we combine national reach with local impact, earning recognition for environmental stewardship and as a certified Great Place to Work®.
Role Overview
We are seeking a Business Analyst who thrives on using data to drive operational and strategic decisions. This role will leverage Excel reporting, Tableau, and AI tools to support our Inventory Management, Purchasing, and Merchandising functions.
The ideal candidate will bring strong analytical skills, experience working with large-scale inventory environments, and hands-on expertise with Excel, AI-enabled analytics tools, Tableau (or similar BI platforms), and ERP systems.
The primary focus of this role is to enhance our business intelligence infrastructure and integrate AI-powered resources into business management and decision-making.
Key Responsibilities
Develop and leverage interactive dashboards in Tableau (or similar BI tools) to deliver insights on service levels, supplier performance, forecast accuracy, and operational KPIs.
Identify opportunities to leverage AI and Cooper by developing tools that advance planning, forecasting insights, and operational decision-making.
Lead projects aimed at improving demand planning capabilities and forecast accuracy at the SKU level.
Create weekly inventory and purchasing performance dashboards to highlight trends and service level improvement opportunities.
Support forecasting of future inventory needs through scenario modeling, exception management, and simulation tools.
Conduct item master data reviews to ensure data integrity across ERP and planning systems.
Partner closely with Merchandising teams to define and measure vendor performance, SKU productivity, and assortment planning insights.
Manage reporting and analysis related to import freight, freight forwarder services, and tariff costs.
Qualifications
Education
Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Retail Management, Data Analytics, Supply Chain, or a related field.
Experience
3+ years of experience in business analysis, data analytics, planning, buying, or inventory management.
Proven track record supporting cross-functional teams with data analysis and insights.
Experience delivering data-driven reporting and recommendations that influence operational strategy.
Technical Skills
Experience with Tableau, Power BI, or other business intelligence platforms.
Experience using AI tools for analytics, modeling, or business insights.
Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including complex formulas and pivot tables.
Familiarity with ERP systems and inventory data structures preferred.
Analytical & Soft Skills
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Excellent communication skills to translate analytics into actionable business insights.
Highly organized, self-motivated, and comfortable working independently or collaboratively.
Equal Opportunity Statement
Excelligence is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all individuals regardless of race, religion, gender identity, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected classification.
About the Company
We're Excelligence, one of the world's leading innovative companies providing educational classroom services and solutions to the global early childhood education market.
Our comprehensive, mission-driven products and services facilitate the social, emotional, cognitive, and physical educational development of young learners to build in each a solid and broad foundation for future success.
Excelligence's portfolio of market-leading, award-winning brands: Discount School Supply®, Colorations®, Really Good Stuff®, Steve Span...
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