Category Management Analyst: Strategy & Supplier Growth

WESCO; Atlanta (GA); Vor Ort; USD 65.000 - 75.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Wesco is seeking an Analyst - Category Management in Atlanta to support day-to-day execution of strategies for assigned categories, reduce spend, and improve savings. You will work cross-functionally on supplier relations, cost modeling, product onboarding, and category performance.

Travel up to 25% may be required, and a Bachelor's in a related field plus 2+ years of relevant experience is expected. The role involves developing optimized product assortments, preparing reports, conducting

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor's degree in business, sales, marketing or related field.
• Minimum of 2 years experience in sales, marketing, purchasing or inventory control.
• Product category management experience/2 years preferred.
• Experience In the Audio & Visual Industry Highly Preferred.
• History of success maintaining and developing key relationships/2 years.
• Proficient in Excel and Access.
• Analytical and detail oriented.
• Excellent business and financial acumen.
• Ability to travel 0-25% of the time.

Aufgaben

• Supports development of an optimized Product Assortment & Merchandizing strategy
• Support Supplier Relationship team by preparing reports, analyzing data and preparing presentations
• Assist in Supplier meeting preparations involving data gathering, product research and presentation development
• Conduct opportunity assessments, benchmarking, and cost modeling to develop sourcing opportunities
• Prepare category improvement projections and conduct post-implementation variance analysis
• Work with the contract management team in the administration of contract data, addendums, item master sheets, and additional supplier documentation
• Support category managers in the development of supplier performance/continuous improvement targets and related scorecards
• Work with the team in the administration of supplier assessments, score cards, and other analytics to manage supplier performance
• Support marketing plan development and execution
• Effectively communicate key product messaging both internally and externally
• Conduct product evaluation and comparisons to identify alternates
• Identify, manage and communicate new product introductions
• Conduct supplier negotiations to obtain best value
• Addresses supplier performance management and issue resolution
• Partner with the KPI team to develop a tracking mechanism to report and communicate savings achieved
• Support other initiatives / projects in the company that may affect organization’s performance and collaborate with necessary stakeholders
• Must be able to perform the essential functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation

Kenntnisse

Analytical

Detail oriented

Business acumen

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree in business, sales, marketing or related field

Tools

Excel

Access

Jobbeschreibung

Wesco is seeking an Analyst - Category Management in Atlanta to support day-to-day execution of strategies for assigned categories, reduce spend, and improve savings. You will work cross-functionally on supplier relations, cost modeling, product onboarding, and category performance.

Travel up to 25% may be required, and a Bachelor's in a related field plus 2+ years of relevant experience is expected. The role involves developing optimized product assortments, preparing reports, conducting