Category Assortment Analyst

C&S Wholesale Grocers•Miami, FL

5d•Hybrid

About The Position

Keep our communities fed. Our focus is simple but meaningful — from our distribution centers to our offices, every employee of C&S and our family of companies works to help feed local families, neighbors, and communities. As a Category Management Analyst, you are responsible for assisting with category, business, and financial planning activities within the C&S Category Management function. This position maintains critical planning resources and documentation to support the growth of the C&S Independent Grocery Channel.

Requirements

Experience in Category Management, Consumer Packaged Goods, or Marketing.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.
Strong data management and analytical skills.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Strong project management and stakeholder service capabilities.
Highly organized with effective time management skills.
Strong collaboration, team-oriented, and self-motivated skills
2-5 years of experience in Sales or Marketing Analysis; project management experience is preferred.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Symphony AI space planning tools and syndicated data insights.

Responsibilities

Generating, analyzing, and communicating key market, category, consumer, and shopper data to inform cross-functional decision-makers.
Utilize primary and secondary intelligence platforms (e.g., Nielsen, IRI, SPINS, trade journals, industry publications).
Managing relationships with external agency partners (e.g., Nielsen, IRI, Advantage, SPINS, Numerator) to maintain a real-time understanding of market, category, consumer, and shopper drivers affecting C&S sales and performance.
Researching and developing competitive market, product, and trade intelligence reports to keep the enterprise informed of market conditions.
Reconciling and communicating all Category Management invoices, including billing processing, payments, expense tracking, backup documentation requests, dispute resolution, and vendor engagement.
Collaborating with Category Managers to reconcile budgeted versus actual services, revenue, and expenses.
Partnering closely with Finance & Accounting to identify issues and provide solutions.
Maintaining the master independent store list, including all classifications, categorizations, and location-specific details.
Administering the CMCA intelligence portal, including content management, user insights, feedback collection, and future evolution recommendations.
Managing the New Business Development funnel, working cross-functionally with the Sales team and overseeing CRM administration.
Supporting project management activities across applicable work streams.