Sr Analyst Category Management Job Details | Nestle Operational Services Worldwide SA

About the Role

Key Responsibilities

• Analyze category trends and business opportunities, providing recommendations that benefit both the business and customers.
• Deliver actionable business insights to enhance distribution, shelving, and quality merchandising (promotion).
• Demonstrate proficiency in syndicated data sources and tools, such as Circana and/or Nielsen, and possess advanced skills in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel and PowerPoint.
• Serve as the team's expert in key analytical tools, collaborating with the HQ Category Management team to develop new insights.
• Lead category reviews to establish optimal assortments and recommend best-in-class aisle flow strategies.
• Enhance the Coffee & Beverage Division's Omnichannel business with customers, including increasing share of search, building online engagement, and driving shopper loyalty in partnership with internal Shopper Marketing and eCommerce teams.
• Utilize tools and data to generate new insights and translate the company's category narrative into customer-specific growth opportunities.
• Demonstrate initiative and intellectual curiosity to explore data and insights to develop actionable insights and push new and creative ideas.
• Be an expert data-driven storyteller that delivers insights through high-impact visualizations.
• Conduct deep dive analytics for category strategy review and create customer presentations.
• Collaborate with Category Management teams across HQ and field cross-functional teams.
• Develop custom reporting using customer data and advanced analytics.
• Interpret company category story into customer-specific opportunities for growth.
• Support the development and execution of annual strategic priorities and goals for category strategy and vision.
• Assist in preparing for meetings with buyers, including supporting customer team JBP and other relevant meetings.

Requirements

• 5+ years of relevant work experience in category, sales, marketing, etc.
• 3+ years of work experience in Analyst, Category Development, Sales Support roles in the CPG industry.
• Bachelor's Degree in a related discipline.
• Experience in syndicated data sources such as Circana or Nielsen and shopper card data preferred.
• Experience working with large datasets.
• Ability to work across the Microsoft Office suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Teams).
• Basic financial acumen.
• Ability to sell ideas persuasively.
• Ability to build diverse collaborative relationships.
• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written.
• Comfortable presenting cross-functionally.
• Ability to work in a dynamic, changing, matrix environment.

Nice to Have

• Experience in space planning software.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in a related discipline.

Benefits & Perks

• Performance-based incentives and a competitive total rewards package.
• Includes a 401k with company match, healthcare coverage, and other benefits.
• Incentives and benefits may vary depending on the position.