Merchandising Category Analyst

Chewy

Boston, MA

Full Time

Entry Level

16 days ago

Job Description

About the Role

Chewy is hiring an analytical Category Analyst to work on our Equine Category Merchandising team. You will own category performance, strategic projects, and on-boarding of vendor partners, including negotiating business terms and assortment strategy. This candidate will work closely with leading Equestrian brands and companies. To be successful they will be an experienced horse person with a background in Western riding, preferably with competition experience. They will also have excellent verbal & written communication skills, strong attention to detail, absorb information & experiences quickly and apply findings, and analyze & communicate sophisticated problems to internal and external partners. The successful candidate will be flexible, creative, persuasive, analytical, solution-oriented, and able to drive negotiations through to completion. Keys to success also include significant ownership values, founder's mentality, a passion for innovation, a desire to win, and hustle.

Key Responsibilities

Enhance product category sales by supporting key functions such as category promotions, the on-boarding of new vendors and brands, site experience improvements, and consumer shows
Lead strategic projects and develop process improvements to improve efficiency and performance of the team
Integrate analysis and business instincts into a cohesive category strategy and/or project road map
Conduct research, collect and process economic and statistical data, supervise economic trends, analyze data, and develop forecasts for our online business
Work cross-functionally with supply chain, private label, finance, catalog and product teams

Requirements

Direct experience with equestrian and or western rider desired
Completion of a BS/BA degree
Interest and or related internship experience in related Merchandising, Buying, or Analytical field
0-2+ years in eCommerce, buying, account management, product management, category management, consulting, analytics, finance or marketing
Strong analytical abilities and problem-solving skills with Excel; SQL knowledge desired
This position may require travel

Nice to Have

The ability to use both formal and informal influencing skills across Chewy's cross-matrix organization
Experience leading multiple projects - prioritization, planning and task delegation
Track record of taking ownership and driving results (projects, internships, or work experience)

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