Category Analyst - Needham, United States - SharkNinja
Description
Our purpose is to positively impact people's lives every day in every home around the world We work very hard to provide our consumers with high-quality, exciting 5-star products that make life easier.
We thrive on passion and innovation and are looking for great people, with great ideas, who want to build the next big thing and develop while they do.
Job Description:
Category Analyst
Part of Strategic Sales and Analytics organization, the Category Analyst plays a critical role, in working with their Category Manager, focusing on the health of a category and if we're set up to win.
This role will be responsible for crafting compelling sell-in stories, serve as the expert on POS performance, market trends, competitors' performance and future market projections.
The Category Analyst works directly with sales to ensure every item is winning and set up to win versus its benchmark.
This is an excellent position for a highly motivated, team member who likes to work in a fast-paced environment and data driven atmosphere.
Lists:
- Drive actionable reporting to drive winning at each subcategory.
Serve as the category expert internally, generating and presenting actionable insights on pricing, promotional impacts, positioning, competitive landscape and market needs to develop comprehensive strategies.
- Manage delivery of daily, weekly, monthly deliverables reporting on the health of the business
- Identify category gaps/opportunities, craft sales stories with strategic recommendations that differentiate Shark from competitors, helping to increase distribution, space and displays.
Core Skills:
- Build partnerships, both internal and external facing, with customer service mindset
- Ability to drive objective analytics
- Innate curiosity and desire to find creative solutions
- Act as the voice of the market and category
Education and Experience:
- Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience
- 2+ years of relevant work experience within category management or sales analysis
- Experience working for consumer goods company preferred
- Demonstrated ability to multitask and detail oriented, ensuring deadlines are met
- Ability to handle multiple projects in a fastpaced work environment
- Ability to present and calibrate on critical challenges to internal and external partners
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills
- Experience pulling and analyzing syndicated data (IRI, Nielsen, NPD, GFK, etc)
- Advanced Microsoft Excel/ Office skills
We support ALL associates in bringing their authentic selves to work, making an impact, and having the opportunity for career acceleration.
With help from our leadership, associates, and our community, we aim to have equity be a key component of the SharkNinja DNA.
- YOUR ROLE in leading our SUCCESS DRIVERS & representing our UNIQUE MINDSET_
- _Make things better each day; "PROGRESS OVER PERFECTION"_
- _Use your knowledge of our consumer, understand that "DETAILS MAKE THE DIFFERENCE"_
- _Deliver something great; "WINNING IS A TEAM SPORT"_
- _Be clear and honest, "COMMUNICATING FOR IMPACT"_
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