Sr Category Analyst

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life

401(k) with company match

Training and Career Development

Generous Paid Time-Off

Job summary

SAS Retail Services in North Carolina is seeking a Sr Category Analyst to develop and deliver reports and analyses on merchandising, pricing, financials, and customer behavior. You will optimize assortment and work with stakeholders to align with category directors and manufacturer goals, focusing on schematic assortments with the schematic analyst team.

Work involves dashboard creation, pricing analytics, margin analyses, and category performance reporting while collaborating across departments

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent job-related experience.
• Experience with analysis in a professional setting.
• Experience in merchandising is a plus.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for delivering reports and analyses on merchandising, pricing, financials, and customer behavior.
• Dashboard creation and pricing analytics to support category decisions.
• Margin and profitability analysis and category performance reporting.
• Store level performance reporting and data quality error reporting.
• Collaborate with category managers to address store space limitations with innovative solutions.
• Monitor and evaluate store scanning and pos-reset changes for impact.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Problem solving

Time management

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

PowerBI

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.

Take this opportunity to join North America’s leading business solutions provider and build your career working with amazing people in a growing industry!

What We Offer:

• Full-Time Benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision, Life)
• 401(k) with company match
• Training and Career Development
• Generous Paid Time-Off

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.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent job-related experience
• Experience with analysis in a professional setting
• Experience in merchandising is a plus
• 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
• Proficient in PowerBI

Job Will Remain Open Until Filled