Senior Category Strategist: Forecasting & Growth

Kohler Co.; Wisconsin; On-site; USD 92,000 - 141,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Day 1 benefits

Job summary

Kohler Co. is seeking a Senior Category Analyst to lead analytical and operating processes across a category or major business area.

This high-impact individual contributor role sits at the intersection of category performance, forecasting, supply management, pricing, customer insights, and business strategy. You will translate complex data, market conditions, and customer signals into actionable recommendations that influence category decisions and drive business outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Three to five years of analytical or business-facing experience with a track record of high performance, including demonstrated ability to interpret data and deliver meaningful insights.
• Proficiency in Excel, 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.
• 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.

Skills

Excel

Data visualization

AI tools

Communication skills

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Job description

Kohler Co. is seeking a Senior Category Analyst to lead analytical and operating processes across a category or major business area.

This high-impact individual contributor role sits at the intersection of category performance, forecasting, supply management, pricing, customer insights, and business strategy. You will translate complex data, market conditions, and customer signals into actionable recommendations that influence category decisions and drive business outcomes.