Category Merchandising & Pricing Analyst

Food Lion; Salisbury (NC); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Food Lion is seeking a Merchandising professional to analyze a portfolio of Categories through item assortment, pricing, negotiations with the Category Manager, and promotional planning. You will use price optimization tools to run scenarios and adjust pricing to meet targets.

You will work collaboratively with Shelf/ Banner Merchandising, Pricing, Replenishment, and other teams to drive profitability and market share while maintaining optimal item mix.

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 SEGA, DSS, WMS, Relex, Inforem, Revionics, MSP, Syndicated Data (IRI/Nielsen), Market Track (Ad Tracking).
• Knowledge of Fresh or Center Store categories.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite and vendor/customer relationship management.

Responsibilities

• Provide support to Category Merchandising & Pricing departments to achieve strategic objectives.
• Collaborate across departments to meet budgeted metrics such as sales, margin, market share and net contribution.
• Analyze category-level data, plan promotional activity, optimize pricing and assortment during reviews.

Skills

Retail merchandising

Pricing analysis

Vendor relations

Category management

Negotiation

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

SEGA

DSS

WMS

Relex

Inforem

Revionics

MSP

Syndicated Data (IRI/Nielsen)

Market Track (Ad Tracking)

Job description

Food Lion is seeking a Merchandising professional to analyze a portfolio of Categories through item assortment, pricing, negotiations with the Category Manager, and promotional planning. You will use price optimization tools to run scenarios and adjust pricing to meet targets.

You will work collaboratively with Shelf/ Banner Merchandising, Pricing, Replenishment, and other teams to drive profitability and market share while maintaining optimal item mix.