Business Category Analyst
The role of a business category analyst is crucial in driving improved clinical and financial outcomes for veterinarians and pet owners. This involves providing support to the category management team in key portfolio analysis, data-led decision recommendations, and market analysis.
Key Responsibilities:
* Providing analytics of product mix and portfolio management where needed.
* Supporting category managers with analytics relating to pricing, product mix, and portfolio management.
* Responding to internal queries from our customer service and sales teams regarding products and pricing.
* Supporting category managers with reporting requirements.
* Coordinating with purchasing teams on short- and long-term supply issues (reviewing data and coordinating with category managers and demand planners).
* Working closely with category managers to maintain a current list of product substitutes and alternatives to support contingency sourcing.
* Providing data analysis and recommendations through Power BI and other internal insight tools, assisting the category teams and department in making informed strategic decisions within category management principles.
* Other ad-hoc duties as directed by the director, category management proprietary brands.
About You
Our ideal candidate will bring:
* Demonstrated category management experience within the retail, wholesale, FMCG or pharmaceutical industry.
* Exposure to a procurement or warehouse environment will be advantageous, though not essential.
* Solid analytical ability and knowledge of margin calculations, buying and purchasing practices, and basic inventory management.
* Demonstrated proficiency in MS Excel & PowerBI, and ideally exposure to working with data.
* Superb attention to detail and excellent written and verbal communication skills.
* Well-developed interpersonal, negotiation, and influencing skills to liaise with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.
Why Join Us?
At Covetrus, we're proud of our family-friendly culture and respectful workplace. We value diversity in our workforce and encourage applications from like-minded individuals from all walks of life. Our team members are eligible to access a suite of fantastic benefits, including discounts on our range of animal health food and enrichment products, access to Perkbox/Boost apps, and flexible work-from-home options.