Senior Assortment Analyst

About the Role

Reporting to the category management team, the Senior Analyst develops and maintains product assortments, leading detailed assortment plans and product line reviews. The analyst works closely with merchants to identify category needs and collaborates with purchasing, transportation, marketing, pricing, and cost teams. Providing analysis and actionable insights, the role ensures assortment opportunities support the overall category strategy. The position is responsible for conducting comprehensive financial analyses to evaluate cost impacts and for managing the full project lifecycle, including feasibility studies, design, implementation, and evaluation. Managing two to four projects simultaneously, the analyst recommends process improvements and delivers final recommendations that drive business results. Additionally, the Senior Analyst mentors junior analysts and serves as a subject‑matter expert on research, metrics, and business value. • Lead execution of assortment plans, business and product line reviews. • Collaborate with merchants and cross‑functional teams (purchasing, transportation, marketing, pricing, cost) to define category needs. • Analyze data to provide actionable insights on assortment opportunities and strategy. • Perform comprehensive financial modeling to assess cost impacts across scenarios. • Manage full project lifecycle—from feasibility and design to implementation and evaluation—for 2‑4 concurrent initiatives. • Mentor junior analysts and act as subject‑matter expert on research, metrics, and business value. • Identify and resolve complex problems, making decisions under uncertainty. • Utilize advanced Excel and data‑analysis tools for forecasting and reporting.

Key Responsibilities

• ▸assortment planning
• ▸data analysis
• ▸financial modeling
• ▸project management
• ▸excel forecasting
• ▸mentorship

What You Bring

Candidates typically hold a BS/BA in a related discipline (or an MS/MA with 3‑5 years of experience) and possess five to eight years of relevant experience. Required skills include project management, advanced Excel and data‑analysis tool proficiency, financial modeling, forecasting, and strong written and verbal communication. The role also demands the ability to work effectively in cross‑functional teams and a process‑oriented mindset. • Communicate findings clearly in written and verbal formats across teams.

Requirements

• ▸bs/ba
• ▸project management
• ▸advanced excel
• ▸data analysis
• ▸financial modeling
• ▸5-8 years

Benefits

White Cap offers a dynamic and diverse work environment where associates are encouraged to build trust on every job. The company provides a wide range of construction‑related products and services through more than 500 branches across North America. This Senior Analyst role is key to aligning product assortments with category and corporate objectives. The work environment is primarily a comfortable indoor setting with minimal physical demands and less than 10 % overnight travel. White Cap emphasizes professional development, though the position does not carry hiring or firing authority. Employees join a company that serves roughly 200,000 customers and employs over 11,000 people, offering extensive career growth opportunities.

Work Environment

Office Full-Time