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## Project Analyst, Cigarettes & TobaccoApplylocations: SSC Irving TXtime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todayjob requisition id: R26\_4673*7-Eleven is an iconic family of brands with over 86,000 locations, surpassing every retailer in the world. We revolutionize convenience, restaurants and fuel through cutting edge innovation — working hard to be the customer's first choice. 7-Eleven empowers our employees to "activate awesome" and make a meaningful impact in their stores and communities every day. If you're ready to grow, lead and make a difference, come join our team and help shape the future of convenience.***JOB SUMMARY****:**The Category Project Analyst will directly support the Sr. Category Manager of Cigarettes, and be primarily responsible for collecting, researching, and analyzing data to support the decision-making process. Responsible for understanding Category Managers’ business intent and executing that intent through project work, report building, and gaining expertise in 7-Eleven’s proprietary business system.**KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITES****:**Support the on-going needs of the Cigarette Category Team, including:* Responsible for assigned projects from Sr. Manager to scope and understand in advance any proposed program and/or contractual changes by vendors/manufacturers.* Interface directly with Operations and/or Field Merchandising leadership to solicit feedback regarding program or executional changes.* Track and work with category support/pricing/accounting to track and accelerate closure of open issues with manufacturers/operations raised issues. Accountable to monthly accounting alignment and review to ensure category is on track towards P&L and budget goals.* Coordinates with Sr. Category Managers and Category Managers to understand pricing/promotion intent and appropriate KPIs/success measures to build verification reporting* Collaborate cross-functionally, and with manufacturer analytics and insights teams to build robust, sustainable reporting and modeling to drive accurate, timely data driven decision making.* Develop and update Tobacco/OTP Pricing Models and reports to accommodate any contractual changes, Category Manager strategy shifts, or cost/retail changes* Execute analysis to provide recommended retails to support external team functions such as New Item setup, Field Operation inquiries and Manufacturer partner retail & promo analysis* Generates and distributes standard category performance reports, inclusive of deriving insights from such data/reporting and building/updating presentations for socialization* Ad-hoc special projects directly related to the business unit, inclusive of modernization efforts which require collaboration with multiple departments, 3rd party groups, and manufacturers**EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:****EDUCATION:** Bachelors/4 Yr Degree**YEARS OF RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE:** NA**YEARS OF MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE:** NA**SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS****:*** Strong interpersonal, and written communication skills.* Familiarity/Exposure to retail operations preferred.* Must have the ability to develop and adapt complex pricing models and reports using MS Excel.* Competency with both standard and custom Business Intelligence systems, such as Power BI.* Prior experience using Excel and Power Point strongly preferred.* Position requires high school diploma plus 3 to 4 years' experience with heavy PC usage.* Project Management/Analyst experience / College education is also strongly preferred.\*Position not eligible for sponsorship\*#LI-PP1*If an hourly or salary range is included in this ad it represents the range 7-Eleven in good faith believes is the range of compensation for this role at the time of this posting. The Company may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range is only applicable for jobs to be performed in this state. This range may be modified in the future. No amount is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable under the terms and conditions of the applicable policies and plans. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, long-term incentive compensation, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.**For a general description of all benefits 7-Eleven is offering in the US for the position, please visit this* link*.**For a general description of all benefits 7-Eleven is offering in Canada for the position, please visit this* link*.* #J-18808-Ljbffr