Manager,Consumer Insights & Business Analytics

About the Role

Key Responsibilities

• Translate data and insight into retailer-specific strategic and tactical recommendations and solutions.
• Be the Category Advocate & Expert for the field and internal teams, identifying research opportunities to bring new learning to category leadership solutions.
• Drive identification of category best practices for distribution, merchandising, shelving, and pricing.
• Lead analysis of drivers of category performance across retailers & channels to influence development of growth and conversion strategies.
• Lead development of shelf & space strategy including planogram guidance, cross-category shelving strategies, and space measurement.
• Create and plan category leadership solutions that deliver profitable sales growth for retailers, including shopper and category insights across products, assortment, shelving, and merchandising.
• Develop category-based selling stories for new items.
• Leverage insights and resources through data sources, market research, tools, analyses, and technology to develop compelling retailer-focused strategies.
• Partner with Shopper Insights team to facilitate research and story development as a strategic category specialist.
• Influence annual planning by providing category insights and solutions to support category leadership objectives and growth of the New Ventures Company.
• Anticipate how category trends will impact future performance and develop company POV/recommendations to maximize category performance.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree and minimum 5 years' relevant experience or an advanced degree and 3 years of relevant experience.
• Qualified candidates must be authorized to work in the United States.
• Ability to travel up to 10-20% of the time.
• Proficiency in syndicated data tools, Microsoft Office Suite, and space management software tools.
• Experience analyzing retailer-supplied point-of-sale data, retailer loyalty card data, assortment analysis tools, and store analytics.
• Strong presentation and influencing skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to define root cause factors from data, experience, and judgment.

Nice to Have

• Advanced degree preferred.
• 5+ years of experience in Category management, preferably in CPG and/or retail.
• Demonstrated team leadership and development experience.
• Experience in cross-functional team partnership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher; advanced degree preferred.
• Minimum 3-5 years of relevant experience depending on degree level.

Benefits & Perks

• Total compensation packages at or above industry levels, including salary, bonuses, long-term incentives, and profit sharing.
• Matching 401(k) contributions.
• Subsidized health care plans.
• Maternity/paternity/adoption leave.
• Flexible work arrangements, including remote work once a week.
• Vacation purchase options.
• Recreation and fitness centers.
• Childcare and counseling services.