Merchandising Assistant Product Development Manager

We’re building a world of health around every individual — shaping a more connected, convenient and compassionate health experience. At CVS Health®, you’ll be surrounded by passionate colleagues who care deeply, innovate with purpose, hold ourselves accountable and prioritize safety and quality in everything we do. Join us and be part of something bigger – helping to simplify health care one person, one family and one community at a time. Position Summary If you’re energized by bringing products to life and seeing your work directly impact customers, this role offers the opportunity to turn ideas into reality. As a Senior Analyst on the Store Brands team, you will support the development and execution of private label products that drive growth, innovation, and customer loyalty. In this role, you will support end-to-end product development across the Consumer-Packaged Goods (CPG) lifecycle, including new launches, product enhancements, and discontinuations, ensuring alignment with category strategies and business priorities. You will serve as a key liaison between vendors and cross-functional partners—including packaging, regulatory, sourcing, and marketing—to coordinate timelines, track progress, and ensure seamless execution. You will own core operational processes such as item setup and maintenance, vendor onboarding, UPC creation, and specification management, ensuring accuracy across systems. You will also maintain critical product documentation, including specifications, pricing, samples, planogram details, and launch timelines. Additionally, you will support market research and competitive analysis to identify trends and inform product positioning and innovation opportunities, while partnering with Product Development Managers to contribute to category strategies and product roadmaps. This role also supports the development of materials for key business milestones and leadership reviews, including planograms, product pipeline discussions, and executive presentations. You will also have the opportunity to build strong business acumen and gain exposure to merchandising strategy, product development, and cross-functional collaboration in a fast-paced retail environment. Required Qualifications: 3+ years’ experience in retail merchandising, CPG or corporate environment utilizing data analytics tools (Tableau, Circana, Unify) interpreting, analyzing data identifying insights to support informed decision making Proven experience reviewing data to understand trends and category performance Previous experience managing multiple deliverables with defined timelines and deadlines Previous experience in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint Outlook, etc. Travel 10% Education: Bachelor’s Degree or years of equivalent work experience Anticipated Weekly Hours 40 Time Type Full time Pay Range The typical pay range for this role is: $46,988.00 - $112,200.00 This pay range represents the base hourly rate or base annual full-time salary for all positions in the job grade within which this position falls. The actual base salary offer will depend on a variety of factors including experience, education, geography and other relevant factors. This position is eligible for a CVS Health bonus, commission or short-term incentive program in addition to the base pay range listed above. Our people fuel our future. Our teams reflect the customers, patients, members and communities we serve and we are committed to fostering a workplace where every colleague feels valued and that they belong. Great benefits for great people We take pride in offering a comprehensive and competitive mix of pay and benefits that reflects our commitment to our colleagues and their families. This full‑time position is eligible for a comprehensive benefits package designed to support the physical, emotional, and financial well‑being of colleagues and their families. The benefits for this position include medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, retirement savings options, wellness programs, and other resources, based on eligibility. Additional details about available benefits are provided during the application process and on Benefits Moments. We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on: 06/12/2026 Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state and local laws. Our Work Experience is the combination of everything that's unique about us: our culture, our core values, our company meetings, our commitment to sustainability, our recognition programs, but most importantly, it's our people. Our employees are self-disciplined, hard working, curious, trustworthy, humble, and truthful. They make choices according to what is best for the team, they live for opportunities to collaborate and make a difference, and they make us the #1 Top Workplace in the area.