As a Senior Category Management Analyst, you will support the Category Management organization in achieving its goals by overseeing various projects and participating in team and product initiatives.
The individual in this role will work closely with Category Managers in day-to-day activities, including report gathering, report analysis, meeting preparations and supporting various processes.
This role is hybrid and can be performed at any one of our various US locations, preference to Eastern or Central time zones.
Responsibilities :
- Lead or Support Category Management projects and initiatives.
- Engage and Collaborate as needed with other internal departments such as Sales, Marketing, etc. as well as with Supplier partners.
- Review Associate and Analyst work, when applicable.
- Effectively evaluate large sets of data, identify trends, proactively solicit feedback from others and recommend solutions while understanding business impact.
- Taking direction from the Category Managers on standard cost strategy to maintain costs by product group, categories, geographies, individual part number, etc.
- Analyze repeat non-stock orders and recommend creation & stocking of new part numbers.
- Create / Update / Withdraw existing part numbers.
- Take guidance from the Category Managers on their products, develop an e-commerce pricing strategy and execute that with the digital team.
- Help manage a tactical relationship with key suppliers.
- Identify product / process cost improvement opportunities.
- Assist the Category Managers in the development of marketing collateral.
- Assist in the collection and maintenance of product information, including product specifications, product images, and additional product content.
Qualifications :
- Bachelor’s Degree required
- Minimum of 4 years of experience in sales, marketing or similar roles
- Previous experience in the electrical distribution market is a plus
- Must be self-motivated with a strong sense of urgency and detail-oriented
- Team first mentality with a positive / can-do attitude
- Strong analytical and commercial skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication / presentation skills
- Proven ability to influence cross-functional teams without formal authority
- Good computer skills, including office applications such as Excel, Access, PowerPoint, and Power BI
- Ability to travel 0-25% of the time
Wesco International, Inc., including its subsidiaries and affiliates ( Wesco ) provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment.
Employment decisions are made without regard to race, religion, color, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, or other characteristics protected by law.
US applicants only, we are an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer.
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