Giant Food · 1 day ago
Category Analyst II
Giant Food is a leading grocery retailer in the Baltimore-Washington area with over 88 years of experience. The Category Analyst interprets data and provides recommendations to support the department's strategy and goals, while collaborating with various internal departments and maintaining vendor relationships.
Food and BeverageFood Processing
Responsibilities
Contribute to Giant's high-performance team and partnerships both internally and externally
Work cross functionally with internal departments: Merchandising, Merchandise Planning, Marketing, Pricing Strategy, Supply Chain, Finance and Operations
Maintain relationships with Giant's Vendor Community to develop sales plans
Curate distinctive, customer centric assortment
Provide data driven recommendations to identify key points and opportunities that lead to meaningful and relevant conclusions
Create meaningful and engaging omnichannel promotions to author Giant's featured assortment
Forecast promotional activities and plans in alignment with departmental budget
Capture and communicate insights to the appropriate stakeholders
Qualification
Required
3-5 years of analytical experience in a retail and/or Consumer Packaged Goods role
Bachelor's degree in business or related field
Proficient in MSL Office Suite (Excel, PPT, Word)
Balances workload and priorities
Proven success with analytical interpretation of complex data sets
Effective and concise communication and presentation skills
Precise attention to detail
Negotiation ability is encouraged
Preferred
Exposure to syndicated/competitive data (e.g. Nielsen, IRI)
Benefits
Tuition reimbursement
Scholarship & grant programs
Leadership development
Career advancement
Continuous learning opportunities
Access to Market USA Credit Union
Comprehensive healthcare
Life insurance
Paid parental leave
Wellness programs
401k plan with up to a 5% company match
Paid time off
Employee assistance programs
Business Resource Groups (BRGs)
Rewards & recognition programs
Community outreach
Volunteer opportunities
Company
Giant Food
Giant Food operate supermarkets in Maryland, Virginia, Delaware and D.C.
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
unknown1994-10-04Acquired
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