Sr Category Analyst

SAS Retail Services; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

SAS Retail Services is seeking a Sr Category Analyst to support merchandising teams with reporting, analysis, and assortment optimization across markets.

Collaborate with directors and manufacturers to align category goals, and leverage planograms and floorplans to drive space efficiency and financial performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required.
• 4–6 years' experience with planograms or floorplans.
• Experience in merchandising is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Create assortment plans and collaborate with other departments.
• Tailor assortments for regional markets within national guardrails.
• Report data errors and provide assortment analytics.
• Assist in space planning and store layout optimization.
• Monitor process performance and analyze POS data for improvements.

Skills

Planograms

Merchandising

Data analysis

Communication

Deadline-driven

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Job description

Summary

SAS Sr Category Analyst The SAS Sr Category Analyst supports Category Merchandising Teams by developing and delivering reports and analyses on merchandising, pricing, financials, and customer behavior. Working within platforms, the Category Analyst optimizes assortment and collaborates with stakeholders to ensure alignment with Category Directors and manufacturer goals. Focused on schematic assortments, they partner with the schematic analyst team to maintain product assortments using software programs for assigned categories.

Essential Job Duties And Responsibilities

• Responsible for achieving deliverables according to brand timeline for Assortment creation including partnering with other departments on said deliverables.
• Assist Category Managers in tailoring assortment specific to each market, accommodating regional/local items, unique clusters and assessing set sizes, while following national guardrails.
• 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.

Direct Reports

• This position does not have supervisory responsibilities for direct reports

Indirect Reports

• This position may have guidance or mentoring responsibilities for indirect reports

Travel and/or Driving Requirements

• Travel and Driving are not essential duties or functions of this job

Minimum Qualifications

The following are the minimum job-related qualifications which an individual needs in order to successfully perform the essential duties and responsibilities of the job Education Level: (Required): Bacehlors Degree or equivalent job-related experience

Field Of Study/Area Of Experience

• 4-6 years of experience with Planograms or Floorplans
• Experience with analysis in a professional setting
• Experience in merchandising is a plus

Skills, Knowledge And Abilities

• Possesses a knowledge of industry products and an understanding of space planning processes Collaborates effectively across departments and customer teams
• 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
• Intellectually curious, eager to problem solve, and a quick learner
• Microsoft Office experience : Proficient in Excel, Word, and PowerPoint

Environmental & Physical Requirements

Office / Sedentary Requirements Incumbent must be able to perform the essential functions of the job. Work is performed primarily in an office environment. Typically requires the ability to sit for extended periods of time (66%+ each day), ability to hear the telephone, ability to enter data on a computer and may also require the ability to lift up to 10 pounds.

Job Will Remain Open Until Filled