Merchandising Category Analyst - Equine

Our Opportunity:
Chewy is hiring an analytical Category Analyst to work on our Equine Category Merchandising team. You will own category performance, strategic projects, and on-boarding of vendor partners, including negotiating business terms and assortment strategy. We will work in a team environment, working closely with leading Equestrian brands and companies. To be successful they will be an authoritative horse person with a background in Western riding, preferably with competition experience. They will also have excellent verbal & written communication skills, strong attention to detail, absorb information & experiences quickly and apply findings, and analyze & communicate sophisticated problems to internal and external partners. The successful candidate will be flexible, creative, persuasive, analytical, solution-oriented, and able to drive negotiations through to completion. Keys to success also include considerable ownership values, founder's mentality, a passion for innovation, a desire to win, and hustle.
What You'll Do:

• Improve product category sales by supporting key functions such as category promotions, the on-boarding of new vendors and brands, site experience improvements, and consumer shows
• Lead strategic projects and develop process improvements to improve efficiency and performance of the team
• Integrate analysis and business instincts into a cohesive category strategy and/or project road map
• Conduct research, collect and process economic and statistical data, supervise economic trends, analyze data, and develop forecasts for our online business
• Work cross-functionally with supply chain, private label, finance, catalog and product teams

What You'll Need:

• Direct experience with equestrian and or western rider experience.
• Completion of a BS/BA degree
• Interest and or related internship experience in related Merchandising, Buying, or Analytical field.
• 1+ years in ecommerce, buying, account management, product management, category management, consulting, analytics, finance or marketing
• Strong analytical abilities and problem-solving skills with Excel; SQL knowledge desired.
• This position may require travel

Bonus:

• The ability to use both formal and informal influencing skills across Chewy's cross-matrix organization
• Experience leading multiple projects - prioritization, planning and task delegation
• Track record of taking ownership and driving results (projects, internships, or work experience.

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The specific salary offered to a candidate may be influenced by a variety of factors including but not limited to the candidate's relevant experience, education, and work location. In addition, this position is eligible for 401k and a new hire and annual equity grant.
We offer different types of insurance and benefits, such as medical/Rx, vision, dental, life, disability, hospital indemnity, critical illness, and accident. We offer parental leave, family services benefits, backup dependent care, flexible spending accounts, telemedicine, pet adoption reimbursement, employee assistance program, and many discounts including 10% off pet insurance and 20% off at Chewy.com.
Exempt salary team members have unlimited PTO, subject to manager approval. Team members will receive six paid holidays per year. Team members may be eligible for paid sick and family leave in compliance with applicable state and local regulations.
Base Salary Range
$50,000-$65,000 USD
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