Associate, Strategy & Value Creation

Location:

This is a fully onsite (100% in office) role that is based at the Worldwide Golf Headquarters in Santa Ana, California. The role also features frequent travel to Big 5 Headquarters in El Segundo, CA, the Big 5 Distribution Center in Riverside, CA, and various Big 5 store locations.

Role Overview:

The Associate, Strategy & Value Creation will provide hands-on analytical support across Worldwide Golf, Big 5 Sporting Goods, and enterprise-wide priorities. This is a cross-functional role at the intersection of strategy, operations, merchandising, supply chain and marketing, focused on turning data into practical decisions, tools and process improvements that move results.

Reporting to the Director of Strategy and working closely with business leaders across both companies, you will build analyses, dashboards and decision rules, dig into operational problems to find root causes, and help carry recommendations through to implementation. This position is ideal for an analytically strong, early-career candidate with a background in consulting, retail and / or supply chain. We are looking for a curious self-starter who is comfortable working with imperfect data, enjoys learning how a business runs in detail, and wants to own workstreams end-to-end in a lean, entrepreneurial environment.

Responsibilities:

• Operations & Supply Chain Analytics: Analyze store, distribution center and inventory data to improve how product and freight move through the business, and support retail operations on key brick-and-mortar initiatives. Early priorities include store-to-store transfer rules, freight and inventory balancing, and DC productivity.
• Performance Dashboards & KPI Reporting: Build and maintain dashboards that give leaders a clear view of performance, starting with distribution center KPIs and enterprise-wide spend visibility. Define metrics, automate data feeds where possible, and make sure reporting is accurate, trusted and used.
• Merchandising, Ecommerce & Customer Analytics: Support planning and markdown decisions, and provide ecommerce and marketing analysis and recommendations to drive CLTV, traffic, conversion and performance, including loyalty and omnichannel operations.
• Enterprise Transformation Support: Support the enterprise value creation agenda by tracking initiatives, sizing opportunities and maintaining the analytical backbone for operating reviews.
• AI Tools and Process Automation: Map existing manual processes and partner with business leaders to build and roll out AI-enabled tools that accelerate how we work and improve decision-making. Help size and prioritize AI and automation opportunities across the business.
• Analysis & Executive Communication: Respond to fast-turn analytical requests from senior leaders, and synthesize findings into clear, concise materials and recommendations for executive decision-making.

Qualifications Desired:

• 1–3 years of experience in consulting, strategy, retail, digital, supply chain, business or data analytics.
• Advanced Excel proficiency is required; experience with SQL and a BI tool (e.g., Power BI, Tableau, SAP Analytics Cloud) is preferred
• Experience with leveraging AI tools to accelerate analyses and implementations is required; Python or R experience for analyses, is a plus but not required
• Strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to structure ambiguous problems, find root causes and quantify impact
• Experience in retail, distribution / logistics, merchandise planning, inventory management analysis is preferred, not required
• Clear written and verbal communication, with the ability to present findings to senior leaders
• Comfortable working independently, managing multiple priorities and taking full ownership of deliverables
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Engineering, Supply Chain or a related quantitative field is required

Why Work Here:

• This is a key hire that will report directly to the Director of Strategy and will work closely with our CFO & Chief Strategy Officer, CEO, and senior executives across both companies.
• Gain broad exposure to strategy, operations, merchandising and supply chain across two retail businesses, with real ownership from day one.
• Join a stable and growing firm that focuses on long-term, value-driven investing.
• Competitive compensation package + m/d/v benefits, 401(k) matching, paid time off, and upward growth opportunities.

About Big 5 Sporting Goods and Worldwide Golf:

Worldwide Golf is a multi-brand specialty golf retailer that has been in business over 50 years. As one of the top golf retailers in the USA, we operate 95+ stores in 25+ states, and multiple e-commerce sites under well knowns brands, including:

Roger Dunn Golf Shops | Edwin Watts Golf | The Golf Mart | Golfers' Warehouse | Van's Golf Shops | Uinta Golf | Las Vegas Golf Superstore | Golfdom | Mike's Golf Outlet | Cool Clubs | Golf & Ski Warehouse | WorldwideGolfShops.com | GlobalGolf.com | Fairwaystyles.com

Big 5 Sporting Goods is one of America's top retailers of name brand sporting goods and accessories. With over 350 locations spread throughout 11 western states, we provide a full-line product offering in a traditional sporting goods store format that averages approximately 12,000 square feet.

Our product mix includes athletic shoes, apparel and accessories, as well as a broad selection of outdoor and athletic equipment for team sports, fitness, camping, hunting, fishing, tennis, golf, winter and summer recreation and roller sports.

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The base salary range for this position is $80,000 - $110,000 per year. This position is also bonus eligible. Individual starting base pay within this range may depend on geography, experience, expertise, and education/training.