Health & Wellness Category Specialist – Hispanic Strategy Team

CVS Health•Plantation, FL

23h•Onsite

About The Position

CVS Health has a powerful purpose – “Bringing our heart to every moment of your health.” To enable this purpose, we have several initiatives, existing and new, that are re-inventing pharmacy and enabling better health outcomes. In the Merchandising Organization, we support our company’s purpose and our Pharmacy and Consumer Wellness vision to be America’s most trusted health, wellness and pharmacy care partner, delivering differentiated omnichannel experiences and meeting consumers where they are. The Hispanic Strategy BPC, Health & Wellness Team is seeking a detail-oriented and results-driven Analyst to support our Front Store Merchandising organization. This position will play a critical role in shaping the customer experience across 7,000+ stores. This position is instrumental in delivering the best products and promotions to our customers by leveraging strong analytical skills to evaluate sales trends, identify opportunities and optimize merchandising strategies. The ideal candidate thrives on solving complex problems, developing actionable insights, and creating mitigation strategies to address business challenges. With a focus on data-driven decisions-making, this role requires collaboration with cross-functional teams to drive innovative solutions and enhance our product offerings and promotional effectiveness.

Requirements

2+ years of full-time work experience in a retail and/or corporate environment
2+ years’ experience using pricing/promotional strategies, including customer research, problem definition, prototype development and iteration, etc.
2+ years experience building and delivering leadership-facing presentations and materials
2+ years’ experience analyzing and synthesizing data
2+ years’ experience successfully building reports and dashboards to communicate data trends and forecasts
1+ year experience analyzing market trends
Strong interpersonal skills as demonstrated by successful collaboration to achieve shared goals
Strong time management skills, evidenced by experience being accountable to multiple deliverables on staggered deadlines
Strong personal integrity and judgment, evidenced by a track record of managing highly-sensitive or highly-visible business matters
Strong communication skills in both formal and informal writing and speech
Strong ability to build fast, credible relationships with leaders, peers and clients
Strong analytical skills with an ability to process data, identify problems, and make effective decisions
Basic awareness of problem solving and decision making skills
Proven track record of high performance
Demonstrated growth mindset and willingness to learn and accept feedback
Regular and reliable attendance
Any additional tasks as required by the supervisor or manager
Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Power BI and Outlook
Associates degree, or equivalent experience required.

Nice To Haves

3+ years of full-time work experience in a retail and/or corporate environment
3+ years’ experience using pricing/promotional strategies, including user research, problem definition, prototype development and iteration, etc.
3+ years’ experience building and delivering leadership-facing presentations and materials
3+ years’ experience analyzing and synthesizing data
3+ years’ experience successfully building reports and dashboards to communicate data trends and forecasts
2+ years’ experience analyzing market trends
Advanced awareness of problem solving and decision making skills
Advanced level skills with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook
Ability to influence leaders to change thinking
Certified Market Research Analyst (CMRA) preferred.
Bachelors Degree

Responsibilities

Supports the execution and coordination of promotional and advertising activity for BPC & Healthcare categories, including ad submissions, offer updates, block validation, and timing alignment across managed banners. 15%
Coordinates New Item setup and ongoing SKU maintenance, including item adds/removals, manual uploads, validation of item data, and assist ongoing planogram and mid‑year updates between Category Managers and Suppliers. 20%
Manages off‑shelf programs and event execution support with key suppliers, including program setup, and tracking. 10%
Serves as a key point of contact for supplier coordination and issue resolution, including testing requirements (e.g., TTBT), sample tracking, availability issues, and execution readiness. 15%
Supports Product Assurance processes, ensuring accurate SKU lists, schedule validation, supplier follow‑up, and on‑time completion of required testing activities and expansion requests. 10%
Develops and maintains operational reports, trackers, and logs to support visibility into ad execution, item status, supplier readiness, and ongoing category initiatives. 10%
Coordinates closely with Category Managers, Inventory Planning, Marketing Operations, Product Assurance, CPG Suppliers and Analytics to ensure accurate execution of category and promotional plans. 10%
Actively participates in team meetings, workflow planning, and coverage coordination to ensure continuity of execution and operational excellence. 10%