Sr Category Analyst at Advantage Solutions in US-NC-Matthews

Job description

• Assortment Analyst — Shape What Shows Up on the Shelf
• Do you love finding patterns in data, solving space puzzles, and knowing that your work directly shapes what shoppers see when they walk down an aisle? If you're analytical, curious, and energized by cross-department collaboration, this role is built for you.
• We're one of North America's leading sales and marketing agencies, helping top food and consumer packaged goods brands get their products into the hands — and carts — of shoppers everywhere. As an Assortment Analyst, you'll be at the center of the strategy that decides what goes on the shelf, where, and why.
• You'll have the chance to influence decisions that matter, work with people across the organization, and grow your expertise in space planning and category strategy. If you're intellectually curious, detail-driven, and want a role where insight turns into action, we'd love to meet you.
• Ready to turn data into shelf-ready strategy? Apply today.

Responsibilities

• Drive assortment strategy. Own key deliverables on brand timelines, partnering with multiple departments to bring assortments to life.
• Tailor solutions market by market. Work alongside Category Managers to adapt assortments for regional needs, local items, and unique store clusters — all while staying within national guardrails.
• Turn data into decisions. Flag data errors to the right teams and deliver sharp assortment analytics that support smarter business calls.
• Solve real space challenges. Help Category Managers navigate store space limitations with creative, effective solutions.
• Keep improving the process. Monitor store scanning, evaluate performance at every step, and dig into post-reset analysis to see what's actually working.
• 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.
• 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.

Requirements

• A Bachelor's degree, or equivalent job-related experience
• 4–6 years of experience with Planograms or Floorplans
• Experience with analysis in a professional setting
• Merchandising experience? Great — but not required
• A sharp eye for detail and a genuine curiosity about solving problems
• The ability to thrive under deadlines without losing your organization or your cool
• Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate across teams
• Proficiency in Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
• 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
• 4-6 years of experience with Planograms or Floorplans
• 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

Skills

Required

• Strong communication skills
• Collaboration across teams
• Attention to detail
• Problem-solving
• Organization
• Ability to thrive under deadlines

Preferred

• Merchandising experience