SAS Sr Category Analyst

Summary

SAS Sr. Category Analyst

The SAS Sr Category Analyst supports Category Merchandising Teams by developing and delivering reports and analyses on merchandising, pricing, financials, and customer behavior. Working within platforms, the Category Analyst optimizes assortment and collaborates with stakeholders to ensure alignment with Category Directors and manufacturer goals. Focused on schematic assortments, they partner with the schematic analyst team to maintain product assortments using software programs for assigned categories.

Take this opportunity to join North America’s leading business solutions provider and build your career working with amazing people in a growing industry!

What we offer:

• Full-Time Benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision, Life)
• 401(k) with company match
• Training and Career Development
• Generous Paid Time-Off

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for achieving deliverables according to brand timeline for Assortment creation including partnering with other departments on said deliverables.
• Dashboard creation
• Pricing analytics
• Margin and profitability analysis
• Category performance analysis
• Store level performance reporting
• Responsible for reporting data errors to the appropriate party for resolution and providing assortment analytics to appropriate supporting departments.
• Assist category managers in understanding store space limitations and develop innovative solutions to meet companies’ objectives.
• Responsible for monitoring store scanning and continuously evaluating each step in the process for opportunity, even providing pos-reset analysis to check on the implemented changes performance.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent job-related experience
• Experience with analysis in a professional setting
• Experience in merchandising is a plus
• Possesses a knowledge of industry products and an understanding of space planning processes Collaborates effectively across departments and customer teams
• Thrives in deadline-driven environment
• Highly organized, reliable, and skilled in drawing insights to influence decisions and drive results
• Excellent communication abilities
• Well-organized and strong attention to detail and accuracy
  
  Intellectually curious, eager to problem solve, and a quick learner
• Microsoft Office experience:
  Proficient in Excel, Word, and Power Point
• Proficient in PowerBI

Job Will Remain Open Until Filled

The Companyis one of North America’s leading sales and marketing agencies specializing in outsourced sales, merchandising, category management and marketing services to manufacturers, suppliers and producers of food products and consumer packaged goods.

The Company services a variety of trade channels including grocery, mass merchandise, specialty, convenience, drug, dollar, club, hardware, consumer electronics and home centers. We bridge the gap between manufacturers and retailers, providing consumers access to the best products available in the marketplace today.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Responsible for achieving deliverables according to brand timeline for Assortment creation including partnering with other departments on said deliverables.
• Assist Category Managers in tailoring assortment specific to each market, accommodating regional/local items, unique clusters and assessing set sizes, while following national guardrails.
• Responsible for reporting data errors to the appropriate party for resolution, and providing assortment analytics to appropriate supporting departments.
• Assist category Managers in understanding store space limitations and develop innovative solutions to meet companies’ objectives.
• Responsible for monitoring store scanning, and continuously evaluating each step in the process for opportunity, even providing pos-reset analysis to…