Senior Analyst (Mod Relay)

This is a #Hybrid position, working on-site in the Rogers, Arkansas office, 3 days a week 

As a Senior Analyst supporting the Acosta/Sam’s Advisor team, you will serve as a trusted, unbiased resource, delivering strategic insights into space analysis and merchandising solutions with your knowledge of the Modulary Relay process.   

Your expertise will drive the modular development process, identifying key space performance metrics, innovation opportunities, and emerging trends that shape category strategy. Strong communication and problem-solving skills are essential to cultivating a best-in-class partnership with the retailer and influencing cross-functional decision-making.

• Strategic Analytical Leadership: Deliver advanced analytical support to merchants and modular planning teams, driving data-informed decisions that optimize category performance.
• End-to-End Project Ownership: Lead complex projects related to category updates, timelines, and implementation, ensuring alignment with business objectives and execution excellence.
• Merchant Partnership Development: Collaborate closely with merchants to shape merchandising strategies, leveraging advanced software tools and industry best practices.
• Data Integrity Oversight: Ensure accuracy and consistency of product images and dimensional data to support modular integrity and visual merchandising standards.
• Advanced Modular Analysis: Utilize space analytics tools, Blue Yonder (JDA) tables, formulas, highlights, charts, and labels to conduct in-depth modular evaluations and identify optimization opportunities.
• Performance Monitoring & Reporting: Through clear, strategic communication, track key performance indicators and deliver actionable insights to Sam’s Merchant teams.
• Test & Learn Leadership: Manage test-and-learn initiatives, analyze results, and provide comprehensive report-outs to guide merchant decision-making.
• Attribute Management Expertise: Maintain and enhance store and product attribute data to ensure accuracy and relevance across category planning efforts.

Education Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree
• Related work experience may be substituted for the educational requirement
• Category Management Certification preferred

Work Experience Requirements:

• 1 – 3 years related experience

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Requirements:

• Strong understanding of Walmart/Sam’s Modular Relay process and merchandising principles
• Experience with Space Management software (e.g., Blue Yonder/JDA) and scan data analysis
• Proficiency in Access, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word
• Familiarity with syndicated data tools (e.g., POS, Panel, Retail Link, Madrid)
• Identify and leverage relevant data to diagnose situations and identify potential solutions
• Effectively and independently conduct data mining utilizing CPG math concepts and tools.  

Physical Abilities

• Seeing 
• Color Perception 
• Touching 

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Acosta is a part of Acosta Group – a collective of the industry’s most trusted retail, marketing and foodservice agencies reimagining the way people connect with brands at every point in their shopping journey.
Specializing in retail sales services, digital strategy, and business intelligence, Acosta empowers brands to thrive in the world of omnichannel shopping. Our sales and digital teams build lasting relationships, ensuring our client brands get the space they deserve in stores and outperform the competition online, while our merch reps make brands shine in retail locations across the world.
But it’s not just about what we do – it’s about who we are. With a team of over 20,000 associates, we’re a community of forward-thinking, value-driven professionals committed to an unmatched level of trust and transparency in the industry. And, we understand the importance of work-life balance, which is why many of our field roles provide our associates with flexible scheduling options. Join us and be a part of a team that values growth and making a real impact for our clients, retail partners and their customers.
Acosta Group is an equal opportunity employer and will ensure that applicants