Category Analyst I
Pikesville, MD (Hybrid after onboarding)
Compensation: $65K–$80K
Position Summary
Our recruiting agency is supporting a confidential distribution client seeking an early-career Category Analyst who is curious, detail-oriented, and excited to grow in a fast-moving product and merchandising environment. This role is ideal for someone with strong analytical fundamentals and excellent communication skills who wants to learn a specialized industry and support smarter assortment, pricing, and product data decisions.
Soft skills, potential, and coachability matter more than deep industry experience. Training provided.
Responsibilities
• Support product data accuracy across categories and customer segments
• Identify SKU gaps, competitive assortment differences, and pricing opportunities
• Analyze sales trends, customer behavior, and market signals
• Collaborate with marketing, purchasing, supply chain, and operations
• Assist with product launches, updates, and lifecycle management
• Build simple dashboards and reports to support decision-making
• Engage with internal teams to understand product needs and unmet demand
• Learn the industry and grow into a category expert over time
Required Qualifications
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
• 1+ years in analytics, merchandising, product data, or business analysis
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills
• High attention to detail and comfort working with large SKU sets
• Proficiency in Excel; familiarity with BI tools is a plus
• Curiosity, eagerness to learn, and a growth mindset
Preferred Qualifications
• Experience with product data, pricing, or competitive research
• Exposure to SQL, Power BI, or automation tools (not required)
• Experience in distribution, wholesale, or medical/dental products (not required)
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This position is listed as full time and hybrid.