Senior Analyst - Category Management, Diamond Collections

S/he will support the development of reports and presentations, such as collection trend reports, style-outs, that communicate a high-level view of new product introductions and current assortment for meetings and conferences. S/he will establish and implement margin reviews and pricing structure strategies to ensure margin requirements are met and manage, execute and communicate the formal price change process. The Senior Analyst will conduct reviews to validate the assortment on a quarterly (or as needed) basis, and provide direction for discontinuation of product and partner with cross-functional teams to establish strategies for managing overstock and aged inventory. S/he will manage the communication flow of new product and assortment life-cycle planning information with cross- functional counterparts and facilitate cross functional reviews of new product and partner to ensure target cost, retail pricing, and margin objectives for new product are met. The Senior Analyst will maintain and distribute architectures, image grids and reports per the merchandising schedule and as needed.