The Category Analyst interprets data, provides recommendations based on analysis, and executes plans supporting the strategy and goals of the department.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Contribute to Giant’s high-performance team and partnerships both internally and externally
• Work cross functionally with internal departments: Merchandising, Merchandise Planning, Marketing, Pricing Strategy, Supply Chain, Finance and Operations
• Maintain relationships with Giant’s Vendor Community to develop sales plans
• Curate distinctive, customer centric assortment
• Provide data driven recommendations to identify key points and opportunities that lead to meaningful and relevant conclusions
• Create meaningful and engaging omnichannel promotions to author Giant’s featured assortment
• Forecast promotional activities and plans in alignment with departmental budget
• Capture and communicate insights to the appropriate stakeholders

Requirements:

• 3-5 years of analytical experience in a retail and/or Consumer Packaged Goods role
• Bachelor’s degree in business or related field
• Proficient in MSL Office Suite (Excel, PPT, Word)
• Balances workload and priorities
• Proven success with analytical interpretation of complex data sets
• Effective and concise communication and presentation skills
• Precise attention to detail
• Negotiation ability is encouraged
• Exposure to with syndicated/competitive data (e.g. Nielsen, Circana/IRI) preferred