Category Management, Sr. Analyst

Summary

SENIOR CATEGORY ANALYST

 

The Team:

JLB Insights provides a high-level partnership to drive Target’s strategic initiatives at an enterprise level, both in store and digitally and aligns with Target’s expectations. Our approach to Category Management provides merchants with elevated analytics and actionable recommendations that lead to category growth.

 

The Role:

We are looking for our next Senior Category Analyst. The ideal candidate is an eager learner and go-getter with a passion for collaborating and solving problems. You will utilize your strength in numbers and ability to utilize different types of data to tell a compelling story.  This role will be focused on delivering strategic and tactical support to our Target merchants and our clients.

 

What you’ll do:

• Work directly with a Team Lead or Seasoned Category Manager, managing a category at Target (both in-store and .com) and become a strategic thought partner to your merchant business units
• Be curious and motivated to dig deep in resources to research category and industry trends, becoming an expert in your business
• Obsess over data, utilizing multiple sources to identify actionable insights to drive business results
• Deliver merchandising and category assortment planning recommendations
• Generating weekly and monthly reports analyzing sales performance and competitive retailers
• Manage Target’s transition process from POG room management through POG execution, utilizing using the JDA software multiple times a year
• Collaborate with cross-functional partners at Target, vendor partners and within JLB

 

What you’ll bring:

• Bachelor's degree in business, marketing, merchandising, financial analysis preferred
• 2+ years of relevant experience (Category Management, Merchandising, Space Management)
• Curiosity, analytical and problem-solving skills
• Organizational strength and good attention to detail
• Strong Interpersonal skills with ability to interface with multiple levels of an organization and collaborate with cross-functional team members
• Self-motivated, proactive and committed to delivering results
• Positive attitude, creative resourcefulness and a team-player
• Proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint

 

Bonus Points for:

• Experience in Category Management Tools (JDA, Market Data, POS and Panel Data, etc.)
• Experience in digital pos and digital market share data, SEO, digital analytics, content management & site experience
• Experience building Planograms for Target

 

About JLB:

JLB is a retail business consulting firm dedicated to driving business growth for our clients.  We offer Sales + Account Management, Category Management, Consumer Research, Business Insights, Creative Strategy + Experience and Retail Services support for numerous brands at Target.  Our team comes from a variety of backgrounds and we are committed to fostering an environment that promotes diversity and inclusion.

 

Seniority Level:  Senior Analyst

Industry: Category Management, Sales, Retail

Responsibilities

The Company is one of North America’s leading sales and marketing agencies specializing in outsourced sales, merchandising, category management and marketing services to manufacturers, suppliers and producers of food products and consumer packaged goods. The Company services a variety of trade channels including grocery, mass merchandise, specialty, convenience, drug, dollar, club, hardware, consumer electronics and home centers. We bridge the gap between manufacturers and retailers, providing consumers access to the best products available in the marketplace today.

 

 

The Category Manager role requires the ability to understand our retailer’s processes, understand what data is available, understand our client’s objectives and marry the three together with compelling, data driven “story telling”.  This candidate is smart, creative, organized, curious, and confident presenting ideas and solutions to internal sales associates, clients and customers.  No day is ever the same in this job as the variety of work to be performed evolves weekly, but the importance of filtering different data sets to actionable solutions is the constant.  The Company differentiates ourselves from our competition through the flexibility and talent of our Analytics team….be a part of it!

 

 

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities

 

Data Collection & Analysis

• Leverages syndicated scan data and basic panel and geodemographic data to optimize new product introductions, distribution, shelving, pricing, and promoti