Category Analyst

Category Analyst

Requirements

• 2+ years of analytical experience (may include an internship) that was focused on food and beverage retailing or merchandising, or sales experience from any industry.
• Proficient in the use of all category management software, concepts, analytical techniques; have an understanding of syndicated data.
• Strong PC proficiency, including extremely strong PowerPoint and Excel skills.
• Strong communication skills and ability to influence at all levels of the organization.
• Bachelor’s degree is required.
• Ability to travel by plane approximately 20%.

Responsibilities

• Gather and combine complementary data from multiple sources. Manipulate, cleanse, analyze, and validate data.
• 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.
• 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.

Preferred Qualifications

No preferred qualifications provided.