Role Specific Information

Job Description

About the Role

In this role, you are responsible for analyzing key functions within the store environment. This position makes recommendations for improving business operations to ultimately result in operational efficiencies and improved customer experience..

What You’ll Do

• Compile financial or operational information - prepare and summarize data, comparing actual or expected results to prior period or plan

• Identify trends and outliers to inform partners

• Ensure accuracy and reconciliation of information prior to communication

• Draw conclusions and make recommendations to improve Kohl’s operational efficiencies and customer experience

• Cultivate cross functional relationships with corporate and field partners, to identify areas of opportunity

• Communicate to and serve as liaison for internal business partners

• Maintain a working knowledge of information resources and partners

• Assist in the development and reporting of Store sales plans and Store payroll budgets

• Analyze and forecast actual variances of stores sales and store payroll to prior periods and  plan

• Communicate with internal partners to ensure Store payroll budgets reflect all current processes

• Draw conclusions and make recommendations to create store payroll budget efficiencies 

• Additional tasks may be assigned

What Skills You Have

Required

• Bachelor's Degree in applicable area:

• Finance: Finance, Statistics, Accounting or other relevant degree

• Operations: Operations, Statistics, Accounting or other relevant degree

• Reporting: Finance, Statistics, IT or other relevant degree

• Strong analytical, planning and organization skills

• Strong knowledge of Excel/PC spreadsheet functionality

Preferred

• 1-3 years experience in operational or financial analysis, budgeting, forecasting or reporting

• Advanced decision-making, leadership or communication skills

• Advanced degrees a plus (CPA, MBA, etc)

• Retail experience (particularly for operations role)

Essential Functions

The requirements listed below are representative of functions you will be required to perform, however you may be required to perform additional functions. Kohl’s may revise this job description at any time. To perform this job successfully, you must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions, absent undue hardship.

• Ability to perform the accountabilities listed in the “What You’ll Do” Section

• Ability to comply with dress code requirements

• Basic math and reading skills, legible handwriting, and basic computer operation

• Ability to maintain prompt and regular attendance and meet scheduling requirements as set by the company

• Ability to learn and comply with all company policies, procedures, standards and guidelines

• Ability to give direction and to receive, understand and proactively respond to direction from leadership and other company personnel

• Ability to work as part of a team and interact effectively and appropriately with others

• Ability to maintain composure and work in a fast paced environment while accomplishing multiple tasks within established timeframes

• Ability to satisfactorily complete company training programs

• Ability to use a personal computer for tasks such as communicating, preparing reports, etc.

• Ability to plan, prioritize and monitor activities across business units

• Ability to complete or oversee the completion of assigned projects in a timely manner