Senior Category Management Analyst

Job Summary

The Senior Category Management Analyst is responsible for developing strategic planning initiatives surrounding Hillman Group’s short-term and long-term business objectives. The focus is on the preparation and presentation of business strategy, providing insight/direction to ensure continued profitable growth for the organization. The position is accountable for providing analytical support to senior management as part of the Corporate Category Management team. This position works closely across the breadth of Hillman Functions, with ongoing relationships with team members from Category Management, Pricing Management, and PMO.  Incremental support for Product Management, Finance, and ELT.

Essential Job Functions*

• Strategic Initiatives: Develop strategic initiative proposals including clear analysis of the issue, external influences, business case, benefits, and risks.
• Executive Meetings: Responsible for development of agenda, management of Functional input and materials, control of logistics for Management review, and communications with cross-functional team on deadlines and material needed.
• Research: Expected to research and understand key trends within the industry Hillman participates in as well as external trends that could impact the future of the industry.
• Ad hoc Requests: Develop timely responses to various ad hoc requests from Senior Management.
• Develop consumable and repeatable reports to aid in business decisions using advanced BI tools and reporting theories.
• Support and create nimble deal volumetrics to understand top and bottom-line implications of small to large deals with our current and new customers.
• Support Hillmans corporate functions with advanced analytics to ensure complete alignment and understanding of business implications.

*This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change, or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.

Employees are expected and encouraged to participate in safety and health program activities including immediately reporting hazards, immediately reporting unsafe work practices and incidents to supervisors, wearing required personal protective equipment, and participating in and supporting safety committee activities.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Engineering or Finance. MBA preferred.
• 5 years of directly related professional level Business Development, Business Analyst, Program Management, or equivalent experience.

Competencies – Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Problem Solving - Identifies and analyzes problems; weighs relevance and accuracy of information; evaluates and generates alternative solutions; makes recommendations.
• Resilience - Positively impacts the team and the organization by dealing effectively with pressure; remains optimistic and recovers quickly from setbacks.
• Leadership - Shows a high degree of personal integrity, honesty, and ethical behavior; respects & protects confidential information; holds self-accountable for results.
• Human Capital Management - Builds and manages workforce based on organizational goals, budget considerations, and staffing needs; ensures that employees are appropriately recruited; manages and supports a diverse, multi-sector work force and a variety of work situations.
• Continual Learning - Assesses and recognizes own strengths and weaknesses; pursues self-development.
• Excellent oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills
• Excellent presentation and project management skills
• Excellent computer skills required – extensive use of PowerPoint, Excel, and Word, Power Bi, and Tableau
• Strong Financial Analysis skills and ability to develop Business Cases in support of strategic proposals while driving top and bottom-line metrics
• Strong ability to multi-task allowing for work on several projects at a time
• Strong desire to learn new concepts and ability to adapt to new processes
• Strong independent decision making
• Ability to explain and defend complex concepts and calculations
• Desire to research and understand trends within and outside the hardware industry

Operational Equipment

• N/A