Sr Analyst, Category Management

Job Summary

The Sr Analyst supports portfolio management operations for all at-Home Solutions product categories. Work includes; price change analysis, new item setups, item maintenance, supplier change workflow, coordination between portfolio management and marketing team, and supports maintenance of contracts in the contracting software. The role reports to a Manager of Portfolio Operations who oversees operational process improvement for all at-Home & Edgepark categories. The analyst is a support function to the portfolio management team.

Responsibilities

• Identifies risk and opportunity via financial analysis of cost change impact
• Collaborates with cross functional stakeholders including Pricing, Marketing, Legal, Quality, Regulatory, Planning, Inventory Management, Finance, Sales and Operations to gain internal alignment and gathers information necessary to execute supplier changes
• Supports PDM team with new item setup across various platforms
• Supports item maintenance including updating images and correcting item defects
• Supports PDM workflows including item discontinuations and UOM changes
• Covers coordination with Marketing team on item transitions, new launches, product disruptions, discontinues and more
• Supports efforts to audit, correct and maintain accurate supplier contract data across the portfolio management team via contract software
• Seeks guidance as necessary from more experienced Manager, Portfolio management within same products division

Qualifications

• 2-4 years of experience, preferred
• Bachelor's degree in related field, or equivalent work experience, preferred
• Experience with Oracle systems is preferred
• Strong cross-functional communication and collaboration skills