Category Management Analyst

Ektello; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 162,000 - 173,000; Full time

Job summary

Ektello is seeking a Category Management Analyst for an onsite W2 contract in Plano, TX. You will lead business and financial analyses, plan promotions, and partner with cross‑functional teams to optimize merchandising and inventory strategies.

Requirements include a bachelor's degree and 10+ years in business analysis or category management, with strong Excel skills and experience in ecommerce catalog management. This role focuses on data-driven decision making and operational excellence.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field is required.
• 10+ years of experience in business analysis or category management are required.
• Data-oriented with strong analytical skills and attention to detail, able to communicate with internal and external parties at all levels.

Responsibilities

• Analyze performance against targets and develop gap-closure plans.
• Plan promotions using data analysis and maintain promotional calendars.
• Perform cost analysis to keep promotions within budgets and work with promotion vendors.
• Provide P&L analysis for promotions and deal planning to drive profitable growth.
• Deliver KPI reports and insights to optimize promotions and document learnings.
• Coordinate merchandising strategy with cross-functional teams and inventory alignment.

Skills

Business Analysis

Financial Analysis

Demand Planning

Education

Bachelors degree in relevant field

Tools

Ecommerce platform

Catalog management

Job description

Category Management Analyst

W2 contract, min of 12 months ONSITE out of Plano, TX Target W2 $78-83/hr

Responsibilities:

• Business planning and analysis of performance, achievement to targets and gap closure plans
• Promotion planning informed by data and analysis, maintain promotional calendar documentation for internal consumption
• Cost analysis and ensuring promotions and projects stay within approved budgets
• Manage and work with vendors related to promotions and related projects
• Review and approve documentation of business processes
• Supporting B2B eCommerce sales agents with deal structures for customer negotiations on ad hoc basis
• P&L analysis of all promotion and deal planning to drive profitable growth
• KPI Active reporting and insights to drive optimization during promotions and wrap-up analysis to document results and learnings, regular delivery of numbers and findings
• Drive merchandising strategy/execution and customer experience for promotions based on impact, inventory and business priorities, coordinating activities with cross-functional teams
• Work with inventory manager to ensure alignment on promotion planning and merchandising activities
• Identify process improvement opportunities and engage with cross-functional team to successfully implement new operational solutions
• Working in operational tools to set up promotional and other activities
• Support daily operations maintenance, liaising with product, engineering, customer service, fulfillment, etc. teams on issue resolution and task achievement

What you bring:

• Top skills: Business Analysis, Financial Analysis, Demand Planning
• Bachelors degree in relevant field required
• 10+ years of relevant experience in business analysis or category management required
• Data Oriented with strong analytical skills and attention to detail, self-motivated, and the ability to communicate with internal and external parties at all levels
• Ecommerce platform and catalog management required
• Demonstrated ability to work with numbers, financials, P&L and various datasets
• Expertise in Microsoft Excel formulas, pivot tables, data stitching and mathematical analysis
• Strong understanding of current technologies and systems that support the digital ecosystem
• Strong project or program management experience with attention to documentation, tracking and details
• Aptitude for organization, flexibility, and producing results
• Strong customer-centric focus/ability to anticipate and react to user needs
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with diverse teams to achieve necessary results

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