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Category Advisor

Toronto, Ontario, Canada · On-site

Senior

The Opportunity We’re seeking Category Advisor to deliver data-driven insights and strategic recommendations for a major national retail account. In this role, you will translate complex datasets into clear category stor…

Skills: Category Management, Syndicated Data Analysis, JDA Space Planning, Retail Link, Nielsen

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Category Advisor

Analyticsmart

Toronto, Ontario, Canada • On-site

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  • Full-time
  • Posted 13d ago
  • ~40 hrs/week

Responsibilities

The Category Advisor will deliver data-driven insights and strategic recommendations to optimize assortment and shelf placement for a major national retail account. They will translate complex datasets into actionable category stories to influence merchandising decisions and drive long-term growth.

Requirements

Candidates need 5+ years of category management experience with advanced proficiency in JDA, Retail Link, Nielsen, and Excel. Proven ability to manage large SKU portfolios and present strategic insights to senior retail stakeholders is required.

Full job description

The Opportunity

We’re seeking Category Advisor to deliver data-driven insights and strategic recommendations for a major national retail account. In this role, you will translate complex datasets into clear category stories, influence merchandising decisions, and act as a trusted advisor to retail stakeholders. Your work will directly impact assortment strategy, shelf optimization, and long-term category growth.

This is a rare opportunity to operate at the center of analytics, retail strategy, and execution, working on high-visibility category initiatives that drive measurable performance. You’ll partner closely with cross-functional teams to deliver fact-based recommendations that align retailer priorities with brand objectives.

If you have experience in category management, syndicated data analysis, and retailerfacing advisory work, and a track record of turning insights into action, we want to hear from you.

As part of our team, you’ll support category strategy for nationally significant retail business, influence real decisions at shelf, and help shape the future of data-driven merchandising. The role offers strong growth opportunities, exposure to senior stakeholders, and the chance to build a career at the forefront of modern category management.

What you'll do

  • Compiling and analyzing data over time to forecast sales trends
  • Reviewing past sales data to determine trends in productivity
  • Preparing accurate reports using data from internal and external sources
  • Evaluating third-party data to determine best practices for company success
  • Presenting actionable information and insights to team members and management
  • Gathering and analyzing data in order to understand problems and address them proactively
  • Utilizing retailer POS data to compile & interpret in-depth customer analysis and provide support for internal forecasting, to ensure sales targets are met and minimize lost sales
  • Assisting with the facilitation of category strategies and initiatives and implement effectively
  • Identifying and tracking current and future sales trends and market share results relative to the appropriate portion of the marketplace
  • Identifying and implementing sales analysis that will meet the information needs of the customer and influence the decision-making process of product listings
  • Analyzing planograms to optimize assortment based on productivity, pricing, promotions, product, or placement
  • Building, developing, and maintaining planograms for business strategies to maximize sales and productivity
  • Maintaining the confidentiality of the Client category and competitive data
  • Other ad hoc tasks as requested by management or the Client

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of hands-on experience applying category management principles to drive measurable growth
  • Working knowledge of managing portfolios of 100–1,000+ SKUs across complex retail environments
  • Advanced expertise navigating retailer systems, tools, and operational processes for large national accounts
  • Experience using JDA space planning tools to build and analyze planograms across multiple categories
  • Hands-on experience using Retail Link to extract POS data, analyze store and item performance, and generate retailer-ready insights that support assortment
  • decisions, category strategy, and merchandising optimization.
  • Advanced proficiency in Nielsen and syndicated datasets, with experience analyzing multi-million-dollar categories
  • Expert-level Excel capability (pivot models, Power Query, advanced formulas, large dataset handling)
  • Proven ability to synthesize data from 5+ sources into actionable business insights
  • Demonstrated success managing 3–5 concurrent category projects under tight timelines
  • Strong analytical problem-solving skills applied to real revenue, margin, and shelf optimization decisions
  • Experienced presenter delivering insights to senior stakeholders and retail decisionmakers
  • Track record of building and maintaining long-term strategic client relationships
  • Expertise in large-scale data management and insight generation to support highimpact recommendations
  • Strong project management discipline overseeing end-to-end category initiatives
  • Excellent cross-functional collaboration with sales, supply chain, and marketing teams
  • Applies critical thinking and commercial judgment to influence measurable business outcomes

Related keywords

Category ManagementRetail StrategyJDA Space PlanningRetail LinkNielsenPOS DataPlanogramsSKU ManagementMarket ShareData AnalyticsMerchandisingAssortment OptimizationPower QueryPivot TablesSyndicated DataRetailer Advisory

About Analyticsmart

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Our unique approach is defined by our passion, commitment and the quality of our end products and services.

Industry
Consumer Services
Company size
11-50 employees
Founded
2009
Headquarters
Toronto, Ontario
LinkedIn followers
5,385

At Analyticsmart, our mission is to translate data into meaningful, measurable and actionable insights that drive growth and increase profitability for your business. We believe that through analytics organizations can gain a distinct advantage, thus increasing their competitiveness in the retail industry. Our team endeavors to boost your organization’s sales and efficiency, while reducing overhead costs, by leveraging the insights, knowledge and expertise we’ve acquired in category management over the years. As we draw on our past achievements and ongoing success, we want ANALYTICSMART to be your go-to data optimization solution architect for all your category management requirements. We are an accomplished and outstanding team of experienced professionals whose unique approach is defined by our passion, commitment and the quality of our end products and services. Our team’s multifaceted proficiency includes expertise in information technology research, category advisorship, food focus, forecasting, planogram and trade spend management, as well as sales with various retailers.

Offices: 171 E Liberty St, Unit 301, Toronto, Ontario M6K 3P6 , CA

Category ManagementPlanogramBusiness Intelligence (BI)Retail AnalysisData VisualizationData AnalyticsCustomer Relationship Management (CRM)Trade Spend Management Forecasting and Promotional Analysis
View all jobs at Analyticsmart

About Analyticsmart

LinkedInVisit site

Our unique approach is defined by our passion, commitment and the quality of our end products and services.

Industry
Consumer Services
Company size
11-50 employees
Founded
2009
Headquarters
Toronto, Ontario
LinkedIn followers
5,385

At Analyticsmart, our mission is to translate data into meaningful, measurable and actionable insights that drive growth and increase profitability for your business. We believe that through analytics organizations can gain a distinct advantage, thus increasing their competitiveness in the retail industry. Our team endeavors to boost your organization’s sales and efficiency, while reducing overhead costs, by leveraging the insights, knowledge and expertise we’ve acquired in category management over the years. As we draw on our past achievements and ongoing success, we want ANALYTICSMART to be your go-to data optimization solution architect for all your category management requirements. We are an accomplished and outstanding team of experienced professionals whose unique approach is defined by our passion, commitment and the quality of our end products and services. Our team’s multifaceted proficiency includes expertise in information technology research, category advisorship, food focus, forecasting, planogram and trade spend management, as well as sales with various retailers.

Offices: 171 E Liberty St, Unit 301, Toronto, Ontario M6K 3P6 , CA

Category ManagementPlanogramBusiness Intelligence (BI)Retail AnalysisData VisualizationData AnalyticsCustomer Relationship Management (CRM)Trade Spend Management Forecasting and Promotional Analysis
View all jobs at Analyticsmart

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