Analyst - Category Management (Audio & Visual)

Wesco • Colorado Springs, CO

9d • $66,477 - $86,420

About The Position

The Analyst - Category Management supports day-to-day strategy execution for assigned categories, focusing on reducing organizational spend, improving savings, and strengthening relationships with business stakeholders and suppliers. The role supports supplier relations and category strategy planning, assists in executing supplier growth plans, and helps lead product optimization and new product onboarding. The analyst manages assigned supplier relationships and works cross-functionally to identify first-cost, standard-cost, spend, and pricing optimization opportunities that improve category profitability.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in business, sales, marketing, or a relevant field, or equivalent experience.
• At least 2 years of experience in sales, marketing, purchasing, or inventory control.
• At least 2 years of success maintaining and developing key relationships.
• Proficiency in Excel and Access.
• Analytical and detail-oriented.
• Excellent business and financial acumen.
• Ability to travel 0–25% of the time.

Nice To Haves

• Product category management experience; 2 years preferred.
• Audio and visual industry experience is highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support development of an optimized product assortment and merchandising strategy.
• Prepare reports, analyze data, and develop presentations to support the Supplier Relationship team.
• Assist with supplier meeting preparation, including data gathering, product research, and presentation development.
• Conduct opportunity assessments, benchmarking, and cost modeling to develop sourcing opportunities.
• Prepare category improvement projections and conduct post-implementation variance analysis.
• Administer contract data, addendums, item master sheets, and other supplier documentation in partnership with the contract management team.
• Support category managers in developing supplier performance and continuous improvement targets and related scorecards.
• Administer supplier assessments, scorecards, and analytics to manage supplier performance.
• Support marketing plan development and execution.
• Communicate key product messaging internally and externally.
• Evaluate and compare products to identify alternatives.
• Identify, manage, and communicate new product introductions.
• Conduct supplier negotiations to obtain best value.
• Address supplier performance management and issue resolution.
• Partner with the KPI team to develop a mechanism for tracking and communicating savings achieved.
• Support company initiatives and projects that may affect organizational performance, collaborating with relevant stakeholders.
• Perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodation.

Benefits

• Paid time off.
• Medical coverage.
• Dental coverage.
• Vision coverage.
• Retirement savings plans.
• Eligible positions may include participation in a bonus or sales incentive plan.
• Certain sales roles may include commission-based additional compensation.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level