Category Analyst | Retail Apparel & Fashion Industry

Employment Type: Full-time

About the Opportunity

Elite Headhunting is hiring a Category Analyst on behalf of a leading premium retail apparel company in the Philippines.

Our client is one of the country's most established lifestyle brands with a strong local and international retail presence. They are looking for a highly analytical professional who will support merchandise planning, demand forecasting, sales analysis, and inventory optimization to maximize category performance across stores and e-commerce channels.

If you enjoy working with numbers, consumer insights, retail performance, and merchandise planning, this is an excellent opportunity to grow your career in one of the country's most respected fashion retailers.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist in developing monthly sales targets based on:
• Historical sales performance
• Category performance
• Store performance
• Support forecasting activities to achieve business objectives.

• Monitor sell-through performance of newly launched collections.
• Generate monthly sales and category performance reports.
• Analyze trends and provide recommendations for improvement.

• Assist in planning collection budgets using historical sales data.
• Analyze:
• Product classes
• Sub-categories
• Sizes
• Colors
• Fabrics
• Styles
• Support allocation of inventory across retail stores and online platforms.
• Recommend store-level budgets based on demand projections.

• Analyze inventory health and Months-to-Sell (MTS).
• Monitor stock movement and aging inventory.
• Identify slow-moving products and recommend stock consolidation.
• Optimize inventory allocation based on sales demand.

• Conduct regular competitor monitoring.
• Perform online research and physical store visits.
• Monitor pricing, assortment, promotions, and merchandising activities.

• Bachelor's Degree in:
• Business Administration
• Retail Management
• Marketing
• Accountancy
• Economics
• Statistics
• Mathematics
• Analytics
• or related courses
• 2–5 years of experience in:
• Category Analysis
• Merchandise Planning
• Retail Planning
• Inventory Analysis
• Demand Planning
• Experience in Retail, Fashion, Apparel, FMCG, or Consumer Goods is highly preferred.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Experience with data visualization and reporting tools is an advantage.
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills.
• High attention to detail.
• Strong problem-solving ability.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

• Retail Apparel
• Fashion
• Lifestyle Brands
• Department Store Merchandising
• Omnichannel Retail
• Consumer Goods

• Join one of the Philippines' most recognized retail brands.
• Work with a highly collaborative merchandising and planning team.
• Exposure to local and international retail operations.
• Career growth opportunities.
• Stable and established organization.