Category Advisor (Finance)

About Us
Who we are:

Samsonite is the worldwide leader in superior travel bags, luggage, and accessories combining notable style with the latest design technology and the utmost attention to quality and durability. For more than 100 years, Samsonite has leveraged its rich heritage to create unparalleled products that fulfill the travel lifestyle needs of conscious movers everywhere. With a portfolio of brands including Samsonite, Tumi, American Tourister, High Sierra, Gregory, eBags, Hartmann, and Lipault Paris, our products are sold in over 100 countries in North America, Asia, Europe and Latin America through our company-operated retail store, websites and a variety of retail partners.

Job Description
The Category Advisor will provide market insights, customer trends, business score-carding, and modular developments to create an action plan for the Walmart business to increase our sales performance. They will provide objective recommendations and thought leadership to merchants to increase the total share of the market. This role will involve collaborating closely with the merchant team, as well as our internal teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Utilize the "Retail Link" software program to provide analytical support to Walmart with weekly reporting for all categories

• Analyze Category data and Samsonite internal sales

• Manage the overall Modular development

o Create and draw Modulars that meet all of Walmart's requirements

o Submit accurate modulars with item numbers, UPCs, etc.

o Provide suggestions and offer consumer insights to customers when necessary

• Support the development and execution of the internal sales category management strategy

• Educate the sales manager's and Walmart's internal management as needed

• Serve as the liaison between the buyer and sales manager

• Assist the sales manager in their preparation for quarterly management reviews

• Develop new analytical tools, reports, and processes on a weekly, quarterly, and yearly basis

• Identify new ways to forecast for new product launches

• Secure competitive market data to identify trends in the marketplace and action based on findings

Modular Responsibilities

• Manage the work related to the modular demand by clustering information, reviewing overlays and accuracy, and confirming the usability of the build

• Build modulars based on merchant-approved data and make recommendations based on those metrics

• Define the accuracy and usability of the build and provide timely recommendations

• Sort recommendations by cluster and footage promptly for project stores

Web Enrichment & Item Content Responsibilities

• Maintain our content quality score while providing recommendations based on the insights in Item 360 and product-type style guides (product name, short and long description, imagery, required and suggested attributes, shelf descriptions, and prints on a flag or other needed identifiers)

Omni Category Reporting, Item Analysis, Competitive Analysis, and Customer Insights

• Prepare Omni Category Reporting on key category metrics including US economic snapshot, consumer spending comfort, digital household dollar penetration, sales performance, shares/trends/gaps, value, order discounts/deals, assortment, and pre/post modular analysis

• Prepare Item Analysis reporting on key item metrics on a timely basis (sales performance, new item performance, units/inventory position, share/trends/assortment gaps, item attribution, and Ad Hoc happenings in the business

• Prepare Competitive Analysis reporting on key competitive metrics including identifying competitors in the market, space analysis, social media engagement, customer reviews, pricing insights, and competitive evaluation of online segmentation, pining, and promotions

Prepare Customer Analysis reporting on key customer metrics for online reviews, competitor reviews, purchase activity data, customer feedback, social media, website media, customer service data, case studies and testimonials, behavior tree prep and review to identify customers, and primary/secondary/quantitative/qualitative research

• Bachelor's degree in a related field
• 5+ years of experience with Walmart
• Experience using the Prospace System (Walmart Modular Development Tool)
• Analytical mindset
• Excellent listening, negotiation, and presentation skills
• Strong written and interpersonal communication skills
• Proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, and Word
• Willingness to travel up to 10% of the time

About the Team
Why you'll love working here:

• Our employees matter. As a people-focused business, we work hard to provide meaningful rewards and development opportunities for our employees, recognizing performance, and creating a supportive working environment for them, wherever they are based.
• Vibrant culture. We are committed to a diverse and rich culture, welcoming people from all walks of life. Our long-standing commitment to diversity and inclusion empowers us to bring our authentic selves and unique differences to work every day.
• Socially responsible. We want to minimize our products' impact on the environment and help create positive journeys worldwide. We do this by creating the best products using the most sustainable and innovative materials, methods, and models.

What we value:

At Samsonite, we do more than create the bags that move with our consumer, we inspire and celebrate the moments that move them. We believe we have a responsibility to the world in how we operate, the products we sell, the communities where we live and work, and how we treat the people we employ. We're as diverse as travel itself, and like travel, your journey with Samsonite presents the opportunity to be a part of something bigger and explore your passions. This is why we offer various paths for professionals and celebrate the knowledge and skills they bring to our team. We are committed to a respectful workplace that allows our team members to bring their best selves to the workplace daily.

Samsonite is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to promoting and maintaining a work environment in which all applicants, associates, customers, and other individuals are treated with dignity and respect free from unlawful harassment, discrimination, or retaliation.