Senior Category Analytics & Merchandising Lead

SAS Retail Services; Matthews (NC); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full-time benefits (Medical, Dental, V

401(k) match

Training and career development

Paid time off

Job summary

SAS Retail Services is seeking a Sr. Category Analyst to support Category Merchandising Teams by developing and delivering reports and analyses on merchandising, pricing, financials, and customer behavior.

You will optimize assortment and collaborate with stakeholders to align with Category Directors and manufacturer goals, focusing on schematic assortments with the schematic analyst team. The role involves building dashboards, performing pricing and margin analyses, and reporting category

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent job-related experience.
• Experience with analysis in a professional setting.
• Experience in merchandising is a plus.
• Thrives in deadline-driven environment.
• Highly organized, reliable, and skilled in drawing insights to influence decisions and drive results.
• Excellent communication abilities.
• Well-organized and strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Microsoft Office experience: Proficient in Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Proficient in PowerBI.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for achieving deliverables according to brand timeline for Assortment creation including partnering with other departments on said deliverables.
• Dashboard creation
• Pricing analytics
• Margin and profitability analysis
• Category performance analysis
• Store level performance reporting
• Responsible for reporting data errors to the appropriate party for resolution and providing assortment analytics to appropriate supporting departments.
• Assist category managers in understanding store space limitations and develop innovative solutions to meet companies’ objectives.
• Responsible for monitoring store scanning and continuously evaluating each step in the process for opportunity, even providing pos-reset analysis to check on the implemented changes performance.

Skills

Analytical skills

Merchandising knowledge

Communication

Deadline-driven

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

PowerBI

Excel

PowerPoint

Word

Job description

SAS Retail Services is seeking a Sr. Category Analyst to support Category Merchandising Teams by developing and delivering reports and analyses on merchandising, pricing, financials, and customer behavior.

You will optimize assortment and collaborate with stakeholders to align with Category Directors and manufacturer goals, focusing on schematic assortments with the schematic analyst team. The role involves building dashboards, performing pricing and margin analyses, and reporting category