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Date Posted: 05/06/2024

Hiring Organization: Rose International

Position Number: 463578

Job Title: Category Analyst

Job Location: Woonsocket, RI, USA, 02895

Work Model: Hybrid

Shift: on-site 3 days/week

Employment Type: Temporary

Estimated Duration (In months): 13

Min Hourly Rate ($): 23.00

Max Hourly Rate ($): 33.00

Must Have Skills/Attributes: Analytical Skills, Interpersonal Skills, Marketing, MicroStrategy, Project Management, SAP, Spreadsheets

Job Description

**Only those lawfully authorized to work in the designated country associated with the position will be considered. **

**Please note that all Position start dates and duration are estimates and may be reduced or lengthened based upon a client’s business needs and requirements. **

Required Experience for the Merchandising Category Analyst:

• Minimum of 2+ yrs. of combined experience in a Category Analyst or Category Merchant role

• Minimum of 3-5 years analytical experience in consumer goods or retail

Required Education:

• High School Diploma or GED required

Preferred Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in related field or equivalent work experience

Qualifying Experience:

• Vendor negotiations

• Buying experience

• Category Analyst /CPG experience

• Data Analyst

Preferred Experience:

• Microsoft Office, Periscope, MicroStrategy, SAP, One Note

Requested Skills:

• Analytic ability, ordering experience preferred

The Merchandising Category Analyst will play an important role on the Category Management team managing many of the day-to-day operational activities as well as supporting longer term strategic initiatives. The goal of this role is to support category level decision making to drive sales and profitability and establish clear market superiority. The ideal candidate will possess at least a bachelor’s degree in business administration, marketing or a related field and have a minimum of three to five years analytical experience in consumer goods or retail.

Merchandising Category Analyst Responsibilities:

• Strong interpersonal skills, able to work cross-functionally

• Demonstrated strength in oral and written communication must be able to assist in writing marketing plans, write general business correspondence, presentations, sales collateral proposals, etc.

• Strong organizational and analytical skills ability to comprehend, analyze and interpret general business correspondence, professional publications and industry information

• Previous experience in marketing, specifically in the area of product/services and client marketing is highly desired

• Demonstrated initiative, ability to handle multiple projects in a fast-paced environment

• Strong project management and follow-up skills

• Must be PC literate with a good command of word processing, presentation/graphics packages, spreadsheets and have strong Internet skills

Benefits:

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