SAS Sr Category Analyst

Overview

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.

Job Will Remain Open Until Filled.

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 Driving are not essential duties or functions of this job.

Education

Required:

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent job-related experience

Field of Study / Experience

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

Skills, Knowledge and Abilities

• Knowledge of industry products and space planning processes
• Collaborates effectively across departments and customer teams
• Thrives in deadline-driven environments
• Highly organized, reliable, and skilled in drawing insights to influence decisions
• Excellent communication abilities
• Well-organized with strong attention to detail and accuracy
• Intellectually curious, eager to problem solve, and a quick learner
• Microsoft Office experience:
  Proficient in Excel, Word, and Power Point

Office / Sedentary Requirements

Work is performed primarily in an office environment. Typical requirements include the ability to sit for extended periods, hear phone conversations, enter data on a computer, and lift up to 10 pounds.

Job duties include additional responsibilities as assigned. This description describes the general nature and level of work and is not exhaustive. The company reserves the right to alter job responsibilities or reassign duties as required by law. The company shall provide reasonable accommodations of known disabilities to enable a qualified applicant or employee to apply for employment or perform the essential functions of the job, as required by law.

The company is committed to providing equal opportunity in all employment practices without regard to age, race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, religion, disability, or any other category protected by law. Reasonable accommodations are provided to enable qualified applicants or employees to apply for employment and perform the essential functions of the job.