The Category Analyst (CA) is a foundational role that completes a wide variety of important analytical assignments for the Category Management (CM) and Sales teams.
Requirements
- Manages or Assists in Space Management Projects
- Gather and combine complementary data from multiple sources.
- Interpret data, draw conclusions, and develop insights and presentations.
- Conducts space planning, drawing and validation of sets projects.
- Follow store clustering, customer segmentation, store data standards, and merchandising guidelines.
- Updates, manages, and refines scorecards and reports to measure results.
- Coordinate with IT and technical teams to ensure efficient use of technology.
- Engage with Category Leadership team, Sales, and retailer partners to plan, meet expectations and ensure successful completion of assortment and space planning projects.
- Present recommendations for space allocation/optimization and assortment planning.
- Provide input to development of consistent assortment and planogram standards across retailers and trade channels, ensure adherence to standards.
- Support space and assortment opportunities aligned with the strategic direction of Category Leadership activities.
- Train to become an expert user of space planning and assortment software, processes, and solutions.
- Performs or Assists general analysis for assigned customer(s) or projects
- Supports the CLM with the development of category insights, solutions, and presentations, including but not limited to new item introductions, package expansion/reduction, assortment analysis (pre/post), promotion effectiveness, seasonality, and post-promotion analysis.
- Prepares CM analysis and creates presentation slides for various meetings.
- Attend and participate in business planning meetings as necessary.
- Populates scorecards.
- Generates reports.
- Seeks clarification or understanding as necessary.
Benefits
- Paid time off
- Medical/dental/vision insurance
- 401(k)
- Other benefits to eligible employees
