Analyst Category; Hybrid

Position Details

Location:

Salisbury, NC
Address: 2110 Executive Drive
Category:
Merchandising
Job Requisition: 456715

Responsible for analyzing a portfolio of various categories through the Management of Item Assortment, Pricing, Negotiations (in conjunction with the Category Manager), Promotional Planning and Shelf Presentation by assisting the Category Manager (CM) with the relationship management of vendors. Will utilize the price optimization software to perform scenario planning to arrive at the most effective price and will analyze category level trends and adjust pricing plans to achieve financial targets.

Will work collaboratively with Shelf Merchandising, Banner Merchandising, Pricing and Replenishment. Also responsible for collaborating with Retail Operations, Marketing, Merchandising Governance & Planning (MGP), Our Brands, Retail Business Services (RBS), Supply Chain and Accounting/Finance.

• Provide support to Category Merchandising & Pricing (CMP) departments to achieve departmental strategies and initiatives.
• Collaborate across departments to meet budgeted key performance metrics, including Sales, Movement, Margin, Shrink/Reclaim, Market Share, and Net Contribution metrics.
• Analyze assigned categories to support banner strategy, including:
  • Execute best practice promotional planning, feature/display activity, and in-store marketing investments to grow market share while meeting financial targets.
  • Recommend appropriate assortment mix changes as each category moves through review.
  • Ensure on-shelf category assortment presentation and item mix reflects unique needs of each category while aligning with the category role.
• Review planograms and test sets to ensure compliance with standards.
• Develop shelf placement principles, planogram production and versioning, and evaluate effectiveness of merchandising tactics.
• Assist the CM or Assistant Category Manager (ACM) with negotiating advantageous programs with vendors and actively seek new opportunities to reduce costs while maintaining an optimal item mix.
• Establish, monitor, and adjust base and promotional pricing to deliver financial targets.
• Develop and present pricing scenarios addressing:
  • Seasonal pricing plans.
  • Evaluation of vendor offers to determine optimal cost/retail relationships for profitability.
  • Banner-wide margin gap exercises.
  • Cost change impact on category profitability for lead item selection.
• Review and approve retail price recommendations of the Markdown team, calculate financial impact to categories, and incorporate into forecast.
• Collaborate with the CM to manage vendor allowances and ensure targets are met.
• Serve as the market resource expert for assigned categories.

• 3-5 years combined experience in retail, merchandising, category, pricing, logistics, supply chain, procurement, and distribution.
• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent combination of education and related work experience.
• Experience with SEGA, DSS, WMS, Relex, Inforem, Revionics, MSP, Syndicated Data (IRI/Nielsen), and Market Track (Ad Tracking).
• Knowledge of applicable practice areas (Fresh or Center Store categories). Fresh categories include Produce, Meat/Seafood, HMS/Deli/Bakery;
  Center Store categories are any category not listed in Fresh above.
• Basic professional knowledge of company, business, and industry practices.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite.
• Relationship management experience with vendors, brokers, and third‑party consultants.
• Negotiation experience.
• Retail experience.

Some travel, less than 10%.

• Seniority level:
  Mid‑Senior level
• Employment type:
  
  Full‑time
• Job function:
  Marketing and Sales
• Industries:
  Retail

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