Category Analyst I

InComm Payments • Bentonville, AR

17h

About The Position

When you think of InComm Payments, think of Innovative Payments Technology. We were founded over 30 years ago and continue to be a pioneer in the payment (FinTech) industry. Since our inception, we have grown to be a team of over 3,000 employees in 35 countries around the world. We own over 400 global technical patents and a network that includes over 525,000 points of retail distribution that points to our industry expertise.
InComm Payments works with the most recognized and valued brands in the world, and we are partnered with most of the world’s leading merchants. InComm Payments is highly focused on our people and their growth, and we work hard to make a career at InComm Payments meaningful and rewarding. We value innovation, quality, passion, integrity, and responsibility in all that we do, and we are looking for great people to join our team as we move forward towards a very bright future.
You can learn more about InComm Payments by visiting our Website or connecting with us on LinkedIn, YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
• Advanced Excel Skills required.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze data and make appropriate recommendations.
• Ability to proactively identify appropriate reporting needs and data sources.
• 1-2 years of experience in Business or Category Analytics preferred.
• Business strategy and process, critical thinking and problem solving

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Alteryx or similar database management tools preferred.
• Retail Link and/or Luminate/Scintilla experience helpful, but not required.
• Experience with Blue Yonder Space Planning helpful, but not required.

Responsibilities

• Use business tools to extract and analyze data that will increase sell through, improve inventory management, show category growth opportunities, and improve on-shelf availability of the gift card category.
• Support the Category Advisor and merchant buying team with ad hoc analytics, some forecasting and providing insight and recommendations for their modular sets.
• Responsible for timely execution of planning, analysis, development and maintenance of planograms and product assortments.
• Work with merchant buyers to develop planograms adjustments to optimize sales and margin performance.
• Recognize and react to gaps in the assortment when completing planograms.
• Assist in solving store specific planogram and merchandising issues within established timeframes.
• Assist in execution of testing, launches and edits.
• Assist with sales analysis, such as determining which fixture types are most effective within a retailer, researching sales trends on products or categories, and other ad hoc requests.
• Minimal travel may be required for market visits and to the merchant home office and layout centers.

Benefits

• InComm Payments provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin, citizenship, veteran’s status, age, disability status, genetics or any other category protected by federal, state, or local law.
• This position is eligible for the Employee Referral Bonus Program Tier II

What This Job Offers

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