Analyst - Category Management, High Jewelry

About the Role

Key Responsibilities

• Create and maintain image grids throughout various stages of development, ensuring accuracy of item detail.
• Update and maintain accurate item data for SKU-level attributes, descriptions, and ticket information across merchandising systems and image grids.
• Create and maintain loose gemstone and diamond tracking and location files.
• Prepare and review price change submissions.
• Ensure project milestones are met on a timely basis, including SKU creation, maintenance, pricing updates, and sign-off.
• Perform analysis and reporting for sales, product assortment, pricing, and gross margin for High Jewelry on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis.
• Support the creation and development of reports and presentations for meetings and conferences, summarizing new product introductions and current assortment performance.
• Analyze product assortments such as collection, classification, price point, and sales trends, and make proposals for merchandise based on findings.
• Conduct reviews to validate the product assortment and provide recommendations for obsolescence management.
• Assist Manager with formal price change reporting and presentations, including analysis and comparison SKU information to set retails considering margin targets and sales goals.
• Maintain accurate pricing files and ensure gross margin targets are met.
• Assist Manager with monitoring and addressing pricing discrepancies and submitting off-cycle pricing requests.
• Determine retail replacement values for Valuation requests based on current market values, cost information, and comparable products.
• Determine estimated retails for Custom Design requests based on similar products and gross margin structure.
• Pricing new receipts.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to drive business needs, prepare presentation materials, distribute reports, and complete administrative tasks.
• Kick off new development projects and ensure stone purchases/transfers for these projects.
• Provide timely product details and on-order quantities to support sales.
• Follow up on PO status updates and late orders.
• Coordinate style-outs and product category reviews.

Requirements

• Proven ability to function effectively in a team environment.
• Ability to manage and uphold departmental standards and business direction.
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Strong project management skills.
• Process-oriented.
• Possesses overall aesthetic sensibility.
• Ability to be flexible and adapt to changing priorities.
• Ability to prioritize and meet deadlines.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications (PowerPoint, Excel) with ability to learn new software.
• Undergraduate College degree.

Nice to Have

• Prior Merchandising or Retail experience.
• Basic Gemstone knowledge; Graduate Gemologist a plus.
• Overall industry knowledge of High Jewelry.
• Prior Category Management and reporting experience.
• Knowledge of SAP/Power BI Query.
• Knowledge of Tiffany & Co. merchandise information systems.
• Knowledge of Tiffany & Co. Operations.