Senior Category Merchandising Strategist

Unfi Company; Providence (RI); Remote; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

UNFI is seeking a Sr Category Merch Analyst to deliver actionable insights that drive sales, operations and profitability. The role focuses on pricing strategy, vendor analysis, and market data to build go-to-market plans with merchandising and sales teams.

The analyst will leverage Data Warehouse, Nielsen, and IRI data, perform forecasting and budgeting, and support cross-functional special projects. Remote work from the U.S. is supported with travel as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Marketing, Finance, or related field.
• 5+ years of analytical experience in category management, retail, or finance.
• Strong knowledge of SQL, VBA, and Alteryx.

Responsibilities

• Provide business, customer insights and competitor intelligence for category strategies and forecasts.
• Identify opportunities within a category using pricing, reports and market data.
• Support research with data from Data Warehouse, Nielsen, and IRI.
• Conduct data mining, trend analysis, and ad hoc studies to improve practices and profitability.
• Collaborate with merchandising to develop pricing strategies and parameters.
• Interpret trends and spot opportunities to improve sales and profitability.
• Monitor vendor decisions, compliance, and performance; track category opportunities.
• Develop reports, graphs and charts of findings.
• Automate performance metrics and pricing programs with IS.

Skills

SQL

VBA

Alteryx

Nielsen data

IRI data

Excel

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Business/Marketing/Finance/related field

Tools

Data Warehouse

Nielsen data

IRI data

Job description

UNFI is seeking a Sr Category Merch Analyst to deliver actionable insights that drive sales, operations and profitability. The role focuses on pricing strategy, vendor analysis, and market data to build go-to-market plans with merchandising and sales teams.

The analyst will leverage Data Warehouse, Nielsen, and IRI data, perform forecasting and budgeting, and support cross-functional special projects. Remote work from the U.S. is supported with travel as needed.