Category analyst vs category manager

Differences between category analyst and category manager duties and responsibilities

Category analyst example responsibilities.

• Help manage open-to-buy with planner weekly through inventory requests, markdowns, and transfers.
• Project manage and enhance IRI database including complete rework of all category classifications.
• Manage relationships with primary suppliers including monitoring and purchasing commodities, forecasting, marketing initiatives and quality control.
• Present findings to management from in-depth analysis of retail accounts using syndicate (IRI) and retailer proprietary data.
• Develop and standardize analysis process, integrating POS data from a broad spectrum of retailers in a variance demographic of clusters.
• Coordinate logistics activities relating to seasonal, agricultural, promotional, new items and discontinue programs.
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Category manager example responsibilities.

• Lead team to manage predominantly seasonal fashion apparel by reacting to trends with appropriate buys and proactive exit strategies.
• Manage and create purchase plans and OTB's.
• Design and manage all BTL plans for the brands.
• Manage multiple sources of data to mine for business voids and opportunities at both macro and micro levels.
• Deliver profit and sales forecasts, manage merchandising budget, and used IRI data to produce optimal product mix.
• Lead a high performance jewelry merchandising team in a digital commerce environment through television, e-commerce, and social media.
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