Category Space Analyst

Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match

Health coverage

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated in Charlotte, NC seeks a Category Space Analyst to perform strategic business analysis for Home Market and On-Premise Commercial Plans.

You will develop general market merchandising standards and planogram requests across SuperChannels to optimize shelf space, inventory turns, and margins. You will collaborate with Channel Commercialization, Category Space, and Customer Development teams, analyze data, and provide leadership with market trends and profitable

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; 1–3 years work experience preferred.
• Strong analytical background with ability to analyze data and trends.
• Proficiency in MS Office suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) and analytical tools.
• Ability to develop merchandising standards and end-caps strategies.

Responsibilities

• Manage and execute custom planogram and PicOS merchandising requests.
• Collaborate with Channel Commercialization, Category Space, and Customer Development teams.
• Analyze scan data, trade areas, and category trends for key customers.
• Provide insights on market trends and profitable package mixes.
• Lead multiple projects with cross-functional stakeholders and meet deadlines.
• Document post-analysis and report trends to leadership.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Attention to detail

Communication

Time management

MS Office

Excel

SQL

Tableau

Power Pivot

SharePoint

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Power Pivot

SQL

Tableau

SharePoint

Job description

Requisition ID: 263649

Locations: Charlotte

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• Competitive Benefits: 401(k) match + health coverage + employee stock purchase plan
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• Professional Development: Dedicated training + personalized mentorship

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Job Overview

The Category Space Analyst will provide and perform strategic business analysis of the Home Market and Food Service On-Premise Commercial Plan. This role is accountable for developing the general market merchandising standards along with customer chain merchandising and planogram requests in all SuperChannels to optimize shelf space, inventory turns, and profit margins for our products. This role will provide insights to leadership on market trends, and profitable package mixes, while recommending space adjustments and shifts to support growing and declining categories. This role will manage multiple projects with flexibility and adaptability to meet deadlines through developing productive working relationships and providing overall cross-functional support to various teams to deliver the company's overall business plan.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Manage and execute custom planogram & PicOS merchandising image requests for displays, racks, coolers, endcaps, etc. in all SuperChannels, to optimize shelf space, inventory turns, and profit margins for our products.
• Collaborates with key departments, including Channel Commercialization, Category Space, Customer Development and Product Supply to develop and maintain the most profitable, general market merchandising standards
• Analyzes scan data, competitive trade areas, consumer insights, category trends, and balance days of supply for large key customers to meet retailer and CCCI Merchandising guidelines
• Provides insights to leadership on market trends, and profitable package mixes, while recommending space adjustments and shifts to support growing and declining categories with Customer Development and/or Channel Commercialization on special projects, ad hoc analysis, and other PicOS initiatives
• Recommends continuous improvement methods and manages ad-hoc requests for multiple projects while maintaining customer focus, and embodying company purpose and values to inspire
• Reports a post-analysis at the end of each reset project following the template supplied by the Space Planning Manager that is used to understand how retailers are trending as compared to before the reset

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Strong analytical background required
• Attention to detail, excellent written and oral communication skills required
• Ability to prioritize multiple assignments with time-sensitive and critical deadlines
• MS Office experience including Excel, Word and PowerPoint, Power Pivot, SQL, Tableau, and SharePoint
• Possess strong analytical skills
• Demonstrated ability to work under pressure, manage multiple projects with flexibility and adaptability to meet deadlines

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree
• Knowledge acquired through 1 to 3 years work experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Marketing or similar

Work Environment

Office Environment

Equal Opportunity Employer - All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.