An exciting opportunity for a Retail Merchandising Analyst to join an airline catering & retail company based in the Airport Logistics Park, St. Margrets.

Benefits:

• Free on-site parking
• Free meals
• VHI
• Pension
• Bike to work scheme

dnata Catering & Retail Ireland is one of the leading providers of inflight services to the worlds airline customers. We offer a comprehensive range of Inflight Catering, Onboard Retail and Logistics services across all of the Irish airports.

We’re looking for a highly analytical, commercially minded Retail Merchandising Analyst to join our growing Retail team supporting dnata and Aer Lingus. The sucessful candiate will turn data into decisions, shaping product ranges, optimising in‑flight retail performance, and driving commercial outcomes across buying, supply chain, and operations.

The Retail Merchandising Analyst will be at the centre of our retail ecosystem, producing reporting, forecasting demand, designing bar layouts, and delivering insights that directly influence trading performance.

The Role

• Build and maintain sales, stock, and range plans in partnership with Buying and Procurement teams.
• Forecast sales, trading performance, and profitability across assigned product categories.
• Develop budgets, sales forecasts, and new range proposals with Supply Chain.
• Manage the full product lifecycle — from planning to exit — ensuring stakeholders are aligned.
• Create and optimise in‑flight retail planograms, focusing on sales, waste, space, weight, and balance.
• Monitor weekly performance (load vs sold) and adjust loading plans to maximise sales.
• Lead bar design and packing instruction processes, ensuring accuracy and operational readiness.
• Support promotional planning, pricing, and deal structures to achieve sales and margin targets.
• Deliver ad‑hoc analysis, insights, and business cases for new initiatives and retail trials.
• Build visually engaging dashboards in Power BI for non‑technical audiences.
• Query, manipulate, and restructure large datasets to meet business needs.
• Collaborate with IT, data owners, and technical teams to ensure retail data requirements are met.
• Provide weekly/monthly performance summaries to leadership teams.

The Requirments

• Strong commercial mindset with experience building and trading retail ranges.
• Background in merchandising or demand planning — ideally within FMCG, apparel, or multi‑channel retail.
• Experience with range assortment planning, forecasting tools, and WSSI.
• Proven ability to work cross‑functionally with supply chain, marketing, IT, and suppliers.
• Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, vlookups, sumifs, complex formulas).
• Ability to negotiate, influence, and manage supplier relationships.
• Exceptional attention to detail, accuracy, and a methodical approach.
• Comfortable working under pressure and meeting tight deadlines.
• Be willing to undergo 5 year background check and garda vetting

Pay: €40,000.00-€50,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company pension
• On-site parking
• Sick pay

Work Location: In person