Food Service Equipment and Refrigeration Merchandising Analyst

Clark Associates; Lancaster (Lancaster County); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Clark Associates in Lancaster, PA is seeking a Food Service Equipment and Refrigeration Merchandising Analyst. This entry-level role supports the merchandising team by building and maintaining product assortment, pricing, and evaluating performance across categories.

You will develop foundational knowledge of category economics, item setup, and reporting while executing tasks accurately and on time, with collaboration across sourcing and operations.

Responsibilities

• Evaluates quotes, supports sourcing decisions, and completes accurate new item setup with strong documentation and data integrity
• Conducts industry, category, brand, item, and customer trend research to identify early insights and support merchant decision-making
• Pulls and summarizes performance data to support negotiations, including category, brand, item-level, margin, freight, allowance, and rebate analysis
• Prepares negotiation materials, summary insights, and recommendations for merchant review
• Supports vendor initiatives by managing timelines, trackers, status updates, follow-ups, RFQ development, basic product testing, and vendor/product trainings
• Executes Cost to Serve and pricing strategy support by pulling standard reporting, evaluating financial target metrics, and flagging low-margin, low-velocity, or pricing misalignment opportunities
• Creates initial shopping documents and annotations for Operations to support accurate execution
• Executes web enhancements and coordinates with Web Content to optimize category experience while following brand guidelines for launches and product improvements

Job description

Job Summary

Food Service Equipment and Refrigeration Merchandising Analyst is an entry-level role that supports the merchandising team through building and maintaining product assortment, pricing, and evaluating performance. This role is focused on developing strong foundational knowledge of category economics, item setup, and reporting while executing assigned tasks accurately and on time.

Responsibilities

• Evaluates quotes, supports sourcing decisions, and completes accurate new item setup with strong documentation and data integrity
• Conducts industry, category, brand, item, and customer trend research to identify early insights and support merchant decision-making
• Pulls and summarizes performance data to support negotiations, including category, brand, item-level, margin, freight, allowance, and rebate analysis
• Prepares negotiation materials, summary insights, and recommendations for merchant review
• Supports vendor initiatives by managing timelines, trackers, status updates, follow-ups, RFQ development, basic product testing, and vendor/product trainings
• Executes Cost to Serve and pricing strategy support by pulling standard reporting, evaluating financial target metrics, and flagging low-margin, low-velocity, or pricing misalignment opportunities
• Creates initial shopping documents and annotations for Operations to support accurate execution
• Executes web enhancements and coordinates with Web Content to optimize category experience while following brand guidelines for launches and product improvements