Category Analyst

Stauffer Manufacturing•Lower Macungie Township, PA

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

The category analyst position is responsible for reviewing product movement, demand, and inventory levels within key product categories. This position will be responsible for recommending strategic vendor partnerships, establishing primary and secondary suppliers in the category, and understanding alternative requirements that meet our customer needs. This position will work closely with multiple departments within the company.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required; supply chain, marketing or business-related field
2 or more years’ sales support or product marketing experience working in an industrial supply or safety distribution industry

Responsibilities

Responsible for all key category activities related to product identification, product changes or alternatives, product promotions and training.
Assist in developing product identification procedures for key categories, specifying components, product positioning, pricing, catalog and web promotions.
Analyze movement of key categories (including inventory levels of primary and secondary suppliers).
Assist in identifying alternatives for key categories to ensure product availability. Understand fulfillment obligations through customer agreements. Review and assess that product alternative will meet customer requirements.
Partner with Sales and Inside Sales support to understand customer demand, and product issues, requirements, and customer requests to ensure the category is offering the best product for the customer.
Work closely with Manager to identify competitive products for the category based on preferred supplier relationships and agreements.
Communicate with sales, support and purchasing to understand category demand. Communicate and provide instruction to these teams coordinate any product changes related to this category.
Regularly perform pricing and competitive analysis by key category and recommend strategies to improve market position, improve quality or reduce costs.
Within key category management areas identify opportunities to develop private label products with import team to introduce Stauffer brand.
Establish and maintain relationships with vendors to help facilitate the timely completion of projects.
Work to actively convert items to key suppliers and standardize product offering.