Senior Category Analyst: Strategy, Forecasting & Insights

Kohler Co.; Kohler (WI); On-site; USD 92,000 - 141,000; Full time

Job summary

Kohler Co. seeks a Senior Category Analyst to lead the analytical and operating engine for a category, sub-category, or major business process within our Category Strategy organization. This role partners with Product Management and cross-functional teams to turn data into actionable recommendations.

Based onsite in Kohler, WI, you will own forecasts, pricing insights, inventory considerations, and portfolio performance, while developing future leaders through expanded ownership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in category management, product management, demand planning, supply chain, finance, or analytics.
• 3+ years analytical or business-facing experience with a track record of high performance.
• Proficiency in Excel and data visualization tools and AI tools.
• Strong written, verbal, and presentation skills, with the ability to influence across functions and levels of the organization.
• Curiosity, initiative, business judgment, accountability for outcomes, and the courage to move from analysis to recommendation without being asked.

Responsibilities

• Own business ownership for assigned segments, initiatives, customer groups, or operating processes within the category.
• Carve out and exercise decision rights for defined areas of the business within guardrails, escalating trade-offs when needed.
• Develop recommendations and decision options for Product Managers and Directors regarding pricing, forecasting, inventory, portfolio management, and business performance.
• Lead cross-functional problem solving on forecast accuracy, inventory risk, product transitions, pricing actions, and category execution.
• Present category performance, opportunities, risks, and recommendations to leadership teams and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Coach and develop Category Analysts and Category Analyst II associates through analytical problem solving and business decision making.
• Improve business processes, reporting, operating rhythms, and analytical capabilities that strengthen category performance.

Skills

Excel

Data visualization

AI tools

Communication skills

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Excel

Data visualization tools

AI tools

Job description

Kohler Co. seeks a Senior Category Analyst to lead the analytical and operating engine for a category, sub-category, or major business process within our Category Strategy organization. This role partners with Product Management and cross-functional teams to turn data into actionable recommendations.

Based onsite in Kohler, WI, you will own forecasts, pricing insights, inventory considerations, and portfolio performance, while developing future leaders through expanded ownership.