Manager, Assortment Optimization

Job Summary

This role will play a critical role in establishing new Assortment guidelines and analytics. This role will support a key Enterprise strategy for FY26 around improving the end-to-end process from warehouse through operations. In this role, you will lead a global team of analysts to leverage advanced analytics techniques and tools, focusing on customer-centric analysis, to extract valuable insights and recommendations. Effective communication of these insights to key stakeholders will be essential in driving alignment and facilitating informed decision-making processes.

Job Description

• Experience Required: 5 to 10 years Assortment Optimization experience
• Experience Desired: Retail, Grocery, Category Management, Business Analytics, Data Science, or Statistics ;
• Experience Required: the ability to interpret complex data sets and financial calculations into actionable recommendations and clearly share with stakeholders
• Education Required: Bachelors Degree
• Experience Desired: MS Excel at expert level, SQL, Python, PowerBI,
• Experience Required: Previous experience leveraging customer data platforms such as Dunnhumby
• Experience Desired: 1 - 3 years people leadership experience

Job Responsibilities

• Partner with supply chain, finance and planogram teams to create an end to end set of analytics to support assortment optimization
• Establish standardized processes for Assortment strategy development to ensure consistency and effectiveness
• Implement tools and frameworks to streamline
• Facilitate cross-functional workshops and meetings to gather insights and input for assortment planning.
• Collaborate with merchants and other functional departments to leverage diverse perspectives and expertise, ensuring the development of the most effective and comprehensive strategic plans.
• Monitor and evaluate the execution of assortment plans to ensure they are delivering desired results.
• Utilize advanced data analysis methodologies to analyze sales data, extract valuable customer insights, and thoroughly examine market trends. Identify opportunities to drive actionable insights.
• Develop predictive models to forecast assortment performance and predict shifts in consumer behavior. Utilize predictive analytics to drive the business, ensuring strategic alignment with evolving market dynamics.
• Implement rigorous performance monitoring mechanisms to evaluate the effectiveness of plans and recommendations. Track key performance indicators to facilitate informed decision-making.
• Craft detailed reports and compelling presentations to effectively communicate analytical findings, insights, and recommendations to senior management and key stakeholders. Drive alignment and facilitate strategic decision-making
• Set the strategic vision and cultivate a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement within the team,
• Provide various training opportunities and initiatives to motivate, inspire, and challenge team members, fostering their growth and professional development.
• Stay abreast of industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices in analytics and category management, and provide guidance to team members on adopting relevant tools and methodologies
• Collaborate closely with Merchandising, Space, Operations, and various other functional departments to align category efforts
  with broader business objectives and strategies.

About Us

At Giant Eagle Inc., we’re more than just food, fuel and convenience. We’re one giant family of diverse and talented Team Members. Our people are the heart and soul of our company. It’s why we strive to create a nurturing environment that offers countless career opportunities to grow. Deep caring and solid family values are what makes us one of the top work places for jobs in the Greater Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Columbus and Indianapolis Areas. From our Warehouses to our GetGo’s, our grocery Stores through our Corporate home office, we are working together to put food on shoppers' tables and smiles on their faces. We’re always searching for the best Team Members to welcome to our family. We invite you to join our Giant Eagle family. Come start a lasting career with us.