Sr. AnalystThe Sr. Analyst will be responsible for planning and accurately executing the last mile of pricing and promotions in a complex category totaling over $1.5B in sales annually. The Sr. Analyst will specialize in cigarette and tobacco promotions, programs and retail architecture, and facilitate information across multiple cross-functional and manufacturer teams to advance all aspects of and accurately execute retail pricing and promos as needed by the category team.

Key Duties and

Responsibilities

On a cyclical (monthly) and ad hoc (sales plan or category driven) basis, responsible for working closely with Category Managers to deeply understand the category intent of all pricing/promo activity and complexities of each state to price and promote within the business unit.

Use, maintain, and subsequently seek to augment the pricing tools currently used to determine pricing at both a macro, and granular level to maximize sales & profitability. Provide timely feedback and intel to Category team on discrepancies and/or risk with pricing/promotions submitted.

Routinely maintain pricing assignments for each store are maintained, accounting for monthly changes due to adjustments in price zones, elections, contract, and tax/regulatory changes.

Responsible and accountable for the creation of and maintenance of all cost support agreements to support current and planned activity that comply with Enterprise requirements.

• Conducts post-execution validation and troubleshooting, inclusive of AAR (after action reviews) for any issues encountered during the pricing/promo execution process.
• Participates in post-audit, and works cross-functionally with manufacturers, accounting, etc. to ensure accuracy of all pricing and promotional reconciliation.

Routinely generate and distribute standard pricing reports and contract store lists

Create ad hoc reports and participate in special projects as needed by Pricing/Promo Manager, Category Team, and/or Sr. Product Director.

Responsible for executing promotional setups and maintenance, to ensure monthly rebate funding for all eligible items accurately and timely flow down to store level.

The role requires managing direct reports, including performance management, coaching, and workload delegation

Education and Experience

Education

Bachelors/4 Yr Degree

Years of Relevant Work

Experience

4

years

Years of Management

Experience

NA

Certifications /

Licenses

NA

Specific Knowledge and

Skills

Effective communication skills, both written and verbal. Position requires high degree of collaboration.

Strong analytical skill/acumen. Role requires a high degree of excel reporting usage and interaction.

Competency with both standard and custom Business Intelligence systems, such as Power BI, Circana.

Position requires high school diploma plus 3 to 4 years experience with heavy PC usage.

Previous Category Analyst experience / College education is also strongly preferred.