Category Analyst Jobs

Work Location: Hybrid (3 days a week)

Position Type: Contract, 2 Months (with high potential of extension)

Location: Mississauga

Our multinational retail client is seeking a Category Team Analyst for their team. The candidate will support a team of Category Managers and Cross-Functional Specialists throughout the business to achieve P&L deliverables and sell the products customers want at unbeatable prices.

Responsibilities

* Responsible to gather and input data; build, analyze and maintain reports to support merchandise decisions utilizing systems such as Retail Link, Open to Buy, Linksave, MS Office, as well as creating and track vendor-funded rollbacks, markdowns, advertising expenses, creating deals, coops, completion of new store templates, store returns to vendor and assisting the team on divisional projects.

* Responsible for supporting Category Managers with assortment planning activities in collaboration with cross-functional partners such as line reviews, and item file management (creation, deletion, edits, maintenance).

* Support Category Managers with merchandise event/promotional planning, execution and advertisement proofing, including but not limited to: item selection templates; a collection of samples/photos from vendors; proofing and completion of advertising templates.

* Tactical skills, working with Excel, and ability to communicate well with cross-functional team members and cross-functional partners.

Qualifications

* Minimum 1-2 years of experience required

* Strong MS Excel skill

* Ability to manage multiple projects at once while ensuring deadlines are met

* Active learner, self-starter and have a curious nature