Internship - Category Management Analyst
Analyze and interpret category information in order to identify opportunities and enhance category performance, incorporating both the retailer’s goals and MEC business objectives.
Essential Job Functions:
- Assist in the application of category management principles to identify customer/consumer insights to strategically position our client and our retail partners for success.
- Assist in the development of preparing category management plans and presentations for key customers using multiple data sources, and present findings to appropriate teams in support of business plans.
- Assist in the management of the sales planning process to identify trends and review key indicators; track opportunity gaps and highlight causal factor's.
- POS tools, shipment data, syndicated data and standard reference material in assisting in the preparation of customer presentations, promotional evaluations and special project work.
- Assist in driving category development principles with key customers to differentiate our client from competition to attain increased distribution, space and display resulting in increased sales and profit.
Position Requirements:
- BS/BA in process.
- Analytic mindset.
- High level of expertise in the use of Microsoft Office.
- Solid analytical skills with the ability to identify opportunities and problems; use information resources to construct actionable forecasts and solutions.
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively both verbally and in writing to a widely diverse audience to ensure information is clearly presented.
- The ability to take projects from concept to release.
- The ability to develop trusting business partnerships across cross-functional teams.
Base Pay Rate: $18.00/hr