Promo and Coupon Planning Senior Analyst

At CVS Health were building a world of health around every consumer and surrounding ourselves with dedicated colleagues who are passionate about transforming health care.

As the nations leading health solutions company we reach millions of Americans through our local presence digital channels and more than 300000 purposedriven colleagues caring for people where when and how they choose in a way that is uniquely more connected more convenient and more compassionate. And we do it all with heart each and every day.

Position Summary

CVS Health has a powerful purpose Bringing our heart to every moment of your health. To enable this purpose we have several initiatives existing and new that are reinventing pharmacy and enabling better health outcomes. In the Merchandising Organization we support our companys purpose and our Pharmacy and Consumer Wellness vision to be Americas most trusted health wellness and pharmacy care partner delivering differentiated omnichannel experiences and meeting consumers where they are.

As the Associate Manager of Category Promo & Coupon Planning & you will use your interpersonal skills to build strong relationships with partners to influence and execute strategies that positively impact the company. As an Associate Manager you will partner with your leader to execute and report on the promotional strategies for our divisional merchandising teams partnering closely with other leaders in Category Promo & Coupon Planning & and Promotion Optimization.

You will impact our business in the following ways:

• Support your leader in participating in the building and of categorylevel biweekly promotional plans deliver on event criteria themes/claims or strategically predefined category promo KPIs as established based on the impact promotion has for that category relative to other categories.
• Partner to build category and branded coupon offer pools that support categorylevel ad plans and drive customer engagement (share of wallet) and deliver unit lift incremental to base regular/promotional unit forecast & plan.
• Ensures of brandlevel promo and coupon plans that drive unit lift and profitable sales growth in a winwin fashion for CMs and vendors while identifying and addressing funded promo/coupon plans that may be suboptimizing CVS total and categorylevel promotional KPIs especially given yellowtag and store labor constraints.

Operational Project

• Partners crossfunctionally within own team to leverage outputs of current reporting tools and coordinate communications as needed.
• Executes on tactical steps within project plans with minimal support.
• Partners across departments in the Front Store (Loyalty Promo Category Managers Supply Chain Store Ops etc. to support the of project plans.
• Manage collaborative Promotional and Coupon webbased submission tools for maintenance testing validation and data entry.
• Identify and communicate plans risks and opportunities with team leaders.
• Participates in meetings/calls with crossfunctional partners
• Followsup on strategic initiatives and provide performance summary.

Delivers Results:

• Continually partners across Category Promo & Coupon Planning & team to evaluate performance against category KPIs based on performance vs. forecast.
• At the direction of leadership evaluates promo & coupon programs & individual offers for category/branded impact & plans for future based on performance metrics parameters include categories brands SKUs offer types offer depth offer frequency start/end dates etc. leveraging overall coupon capabilities.
• Leverages a resultsoriented mindset to assign appropriate timelines and accountabilities for initiatives projects and deliverables. Empowers the team to drive action steps to bring to completion
• Optimizes use of data to support of key programs and processes; ensures feedback is incorporated by team into dashboards and reporting to improve utilization and effectiveness

AdHoc Analytics

• Supports reporting and analysis for deep dive/follow up questions related to current state of Front Store sales and progression towards shared goals.
• Adapts current reporting to inform strategies to predict and mitigate sales or assortment needs in addition to identify trends communicating those to the right partners as needed.
• Translates data insights into meaningful insights and actions

Required Qualifications

The successful candidate will have a strong work ethic be a selfstarter and able to be highly productive in a dynamic collaborative environment. The ideal candidate will have the following knowledge / skill / ability:

• 5 years experience of developing implementing and executing retail merchandising and/or marketing programs.
• 5 years experience actively taking on issues in a decisive manner while keeping broader organizational dynamics in mind and empowering your leaders to obtain results through building behaviors.
• 5 years experience adapting to changing dynamics in real time and finding solutions that satisfy multiple customers of the business.
• 5 years experience executing deliverables and managing timelines in a highly collaborative cross functional organization.
• 5 years experience effectively demonstrating excellent verbal and written communication skills very strong interpersonal and presentation skills.
• 5 years experience collaborating effectively across different business functions different perspectives and different styles of leadership.
• 5 years experience handling multiple projects simultaneously while meeting deadlines.
• Expertise leveraging MS Office Suite including advanced Excel and PowerPoint capabilities.
• Ability to think about the impact of decisions on the broader enterprise.
• Consistent record of exceptional customer service skills in increasing larger scopes of responsibility.
• Deep understanding of merchandising at CVS or in other like external business models
• Demonstrated track record of high performance.
• Any additional tasks as required by manager or supervisor.
• Bachelors degree or equivalent experience
• Regular and reliable attendance

Skill In:

• Selfdirected requiring little direction
• Leverages a continual improvement mindset to create simplicity and improve the colleague and customer experience.
• Strong interpersonal skills as demonstrated by successful collaboration to achieve shared goals.
• Strong time management skills evidenced by experience being accountable to multiple deliverables on staggered deadlines.
• Strong personal integrity and judgment evidenced by a track record of managing highly sensitive or highly visible business matters.
• Strong communication skills in both formal and informal writing and speech
• Demonstrating strong attention to detail and follow through with commitments.

Ability to:

• Deliver high quality professional communications responses and analyses on a wide range of requests by working quickly independently and with minimal direction.
• Communicate clearly to small and large groups internally and externally to support complex projects.
• Collaborate cross functionally with leaders and colleagues enterprise wide to solution implement and drive results.
• Plan and execute short and longterm goals.

Preferred Qualifications

• 8 years experience of developing implementing and executing retail merchandising and/or marketing programs.
• 8 years of demonstrated successful experience in a highly competitive multiunit environment. Relevant sectors include retail healthcare and pharmaceuticals.
• 8 years experience actively taking on issues in a decisive manner while keeping broader organizational dynamics in mind and empowering your leaders to obtain results through building behaviors.
• 8 years experience adapting to changing dynamics in real time and finding solutions that satisfy multiple customers of the business.
• 8 years experience understanding and breaking down highly complex situations to deliver impactful solutions in real time.
• 8 years experience effectively demonstrating excellent verbal and written communication skills very strong interpersonal and presentation skills.
• 8 years experience collaborating effectively across different business functions different perspectives and different styles of leadership.
• Knowledge of change management techniques a plus
• Masters degree

Education
Bachelors Degree

Anticipated Weekly Hours

Time Type

Pay Range

The typical pay range for this role is:

This pay range represents the base hourly rate or base annual fulltime salary for all positions in the job grade within which this position falls. The actual base salary offer will depend on a variety of factors including experience education geography and other relevant factors. This position is eligible for a CVS Health bonus commission or shortterm incentive program in addition to the base pay range listed above.

Our people fuel our future. Our teams reflect the customers patients members and communities we serve and we are committed to fostering a workplace where every colleague feels valued and that they belong.

Great benefits for great people

We take pride in our comprehensive and competitive mix of pay and benefits investing in the physical emotional and financial wellness of our colleagues and their families to help them be the healthiest they can be. In addition to our competitive wages our great benefits include:

• Affordable medical plan options a 401(k) plan (including matching company contributions) and an employee stock purchase plan.

• Nocost programs for all colleagues including wellness screenings tobacco cessation and weight management programs confidential counseling and financial coaching.

• Benefit solutions that address the different needs and preferences of our colleagues including paid time off flexible work schedules family leave dependent care resources colleague assistance programs tuition assistance retiree medical access and many other benefits depending on eligibility.

For more information visit anticipate the application window for this opening will close on: 05/31/2025

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