Category Merchandising Analyst: Pricing & Assortment Strategy

RowanEDC Partnership; Salisbury (NC); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Food Lion is seeking a Merchandising Analyst responsible for analyzing a portfolio of 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 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

Qualifications

• 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 the following computer programs: SEGA, DSS, WMS, Relex, Inforem, Revionics, MSP, Syndicated Data (IRI/Nielsen), Market Track (Ad Tracking).
• Knowledge of applicable practice areas, i.e., Fresh or Center Store categories.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite.
• Relationship management experience with vendors, brokers and third party consultants.
• Negotiation experience
• Retail experience

Responsibilities

• Provide support to Category Merchandising & Pricing (CMP) departments that will support achievement of departmental strategies and initiatives.
• Work collaboratively across departments to meet budgeted key performance metrics, including Sales, Movement, Margin, Shrink/Reclaim, Market Share, and Net Contribution.
• Responsible for all aspects of analysis for assigned categories to support Banner strategy.
• Executing best practice promotional planning, feature/display activity, and in-store marketing investments to grow market share while meeting financial targets.
• Recommending appropriate assortment changes as each Category moves through review.
• Ensuring on-shelf category assortment presentation and item mix reflects category needs while aligning with the Category role.

Skills

Negotiation

Vendor relationships

Retail experience

Microsoft Office

Pricing analytics

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent

Tools

SEGA

DSS

WMS

Relex

Inforem

Revionics

MSP

IRI/Nielsen

Market Track

Job description

Food Lion is seeking a Merchandising Analyst responsible for analyzing a portfolio of 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 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