The Category Specialist supports the Protective Underwear team at Attindas by delivering data-driven insights, managing analytics and reporting, and enabling informed category decisions. This role works closely with cross-functional teams to align strategy, execute projects, and ensure operational connectivity across procurement, supply chain, manufacturing, and commercial units.
What You'll Do
- Build and maintain clear, reliable analytics and reporting for the category, including KPI tracking and performance dashboards that link category performance with quality, manufacturing, and financial KPIs to provide a complete category view
- Analyze category, market, supplier, and operational data to identify trends, risks, and opportunities that impact category performance
- Support the integration of insights into senior-level business reviews, executive presentations, and category strategy updates
- Drive gathering of inputs from Procurement, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Finance, Product Design, and other functions to align assumptions and ensure connectivity across all parts of the category during development of strategy
- Serve as a liaison between Category, global manufacturing teams, and commercial business units to align on raw material trends, operational impacts, and innovation needs
- Surface and leverage data-based insights to help determine prioritization and investment decisions of category projects
- Translate analytical insights into clear business case elements to support the planning, coordination, and tracking of projects across the category
- Oversee the category project portfolio by ensuring project tools, documentation, and governance processes are completed accurately and on time
- Maintain a high-level view of resource needs, timelines, and business implications across category priority projects, proactively highlighting issues that may impact delivery or outcomes
- Lead global, cross-functional category roadmap projects, ensuring stakeholder success criteria, financial impacts and strategic objectives remain aligned throughout the project life cycle
What We're Looking For
- Bachelor’s degree in business, business analytics, data analytics, marketing, or a related field
- 2-4 years of professional experience in analytics, supply chain, procurement, finance, or related discipline
- Exceptional analytical aptitude and problem-solving skills with proficiency in data analysis and reporting tools
- Strong attention to detail, organizational skills, and work ethics
- Ability to synthesize complex data into clear, actionable insights
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
- Self-motivated, able to work independently and collaboratively as part of a team
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
Technical Stack
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft PowerPoint
Team & Environment
- Cross-functional team including Category, global manufacturing teams, and commercial business units
Work Mode
- Local position in the US
Attindas is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to age, race, color, sex (including gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, and pregnancy), marital status, religion, national origin, genetic information, disability, or veteran status.
