**DESCRIPTION** Samsung’s Senior Specialist II, Product Operations Analysis role partners closely with Product Management, Sales, and Finance to drive profitable growth across the Canadian product portfolio. The Senior Specialist leads market and competitive analysis, product financial forecasting (P&L, pricing, simulations), and inventory performance tracking to support strategic decision-making. The position plays a key role in aligning product plans, pricing, promotions, and channel execution while ensuring products are correctly positioned to meet category and divisional objectives. **RESPONSIBILITIES** **Essential Duties and Responsibilities:** + Responsible for internal communication within the PM team regarding Canadian market conditions including competitive activity (opportunities and threats) and overall product planning status. + Monitor the profit and loss of the product line-up from forecasting, simulation, monitoring of targets vs. actual and reporting for financial stability (coordination with Finance and Sales Administration). + Help prepare industry forecast of overall market size, segment trend analysis and preliminary market share expectations based on total available market (TAM) to ensure divisional strategic KPI objectives are met. + Support product management team to assure sales growth and positive profit for product category. + Align with Director, Product Management for monthly price list maintenance, interim price moves, and special pricing for specific opportunities. + Help prepare a summary of category plans and present financial expectations as well as sell through expectations of quarterly promotional plans to Division VP and Business Manager for sign off. + Support category product manager to analyze weekly PSI for all strategic accounts and assure that right level of inventory is in channel to mitigate any risk for aging Inventory + Support collaboration and ideation with the sales team throughout the product lifecycle from SKU line-up assortment, launches, and in conjunction with Channel Manager on channel distribution, and transition / EOL management. + Monitor key accounts with a primary focus on Sell Out/Weeks of Supply to gauge how the short and mid-term objectives are progressing and provide corrective action plans to capitalize on opportunities and mitigate challenges. + Utilize profit simulation models (including impact from a trade spend/sales deductions and COGS) to evaluate specific customer opportunities and provide rationale for proposed decisions to Director, Product Management for review. + Ensure products are positioned correctly in the market to achieve category strategic objectives via market sensing and competitive landscape analysis. In addition, communicate any potential gaps and make recommendations to adjust product positioning and plans accordingly. + Work with the internal support groups to assure all executional deliverables for market promotions are completed as required. + Ensure financial commitments are communicated within the category product management team to be reflected in budgets and financial projections. + Complete ad hoc analysis, reporting and special projects as required. **QUALIFICATIONS** **Qualifications:** + Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience preferred + Home Appliances background is preferred + Strong analytical skills + Strong proficiency in Excel, Word, PowerPoint and other MS Office applications. + The ability to disseminate market information and provide the best strategic business plan + Ability to assist in long and mid-term business planning + Ability to manage budgets and determine ROI + Must have a proven track record on results + Ability to work in a fast-paced environment is a must + Show a sense of urgency **Working Conditions:** + Work is generally performed in an office environment. **ABOUT US** Premium Retail Services is a part of Acosta Group – a collective of the industry’s most trusted retail, marketing and foodservice agencies reimagining the way people connect with brands at every point in their shopping journey. Since 1985, Premium has been a top provider of sales and merchandising services, reshaping retail through innovation and excellence for hundreds of renowned brands across retail categories. With 12,000+ employees across the U.S. and Canada, we are a people-first company, and we strive to ensure our team members enjoy their jobs, feel valued, and emulate our core beliefs – that’s why we frequently promote from within. We encourage our employees to innovate and expand new horizons, making internal development our cornerstone. Find your place at Premium – whether it’s merchandising, sales or brand advocacy, there's a spot for you on our team. Acosta Group is an equal opportunity employer and will ensure that applicants with disabilities are provided with reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact AskHR@acosta.com. Be sure to include "Applicant Accommodation" in the subject of your email to expedite the request. 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