Category Management Analyst

** W2 contract, min of 12 months ** ONSITE out of Bellevue, WA ** Target $40-45/hr What You’ll Be Doing Category Analysis & Reporting: Maintain, publish, and deliver regular performance reports covering sales, margin, market share, supply. Track activities, trends, forecasts, performance. Portfolio Management Support: Assist with ongoing portfolio, assortment and distribution analysis and decisions, including ranging/distribution reviews and new product introductions. Go-To-Market Support: Support in GTM activities of new product launches including supporting creation of sell-in material, tracking performance, managing readiness, providing input to inform GTM strategy and activities. Cross-Functional / Internal Liaison: Act as a day-to-day point of contact for internal cross functional teams (commercial, marketing, SCM, finance, product) for assigned categories; support preparing meeting materials and maintaining/documenting category plans. Sell-out and Supply Chain Support: S upport Collaborative Planning, Forecasting, and Replenishment (CPFR) supply chain process by participating in customer calls and partnering with internal teams to drive optimal inventory in respective channels Quarterly Planning Support: Contribute to quarterly planning, execution tracking, and post-program evaluation across assigned categories. Market Intelligence: Provide competitors and market trend summaries to inform category strategy. Performance Metrics: Monitor key performance indicators (weekly, monthly, quarterly) and flag exception cases for early warning to the team to proactively drive corrective actions and improvements. Respond to ad-hoc reporting requests from internal and external customers in a time sensitive manner Qualifications Bachelors degree in Business-related field (general business, marketing, economics) or relevant experience Minimum 4-7 years relevant experience Must have MS Excel knowledge and skills Strong analytical skills and financial acumen Ability to gather all forms of data, use various tools of evaluation and prepare analysis and recommendation for Senior Leadership within client and the customer Demonstrated ability to work cross functionally and interact at all levels within organization Strong analytical and data management skills. Detail-oriented, with ability to multi-task in a fast-paced, deadline-driven team environment. Structured thinking - able to identify issues, form a view, and bring recommendations. Organized and professional approach to supplier communication and relationship management. The ability to develop and maintain excellent working relationships with all appropriate levels within and outside the company. Ability to work independently with minimal oversight while exercising excellent judgement and deliver to deadlines independently. Experience preferred in the telecommunications and/or wireless industry #J-18808-Ljbffr ektello