Category Insights Manager

Key Responsibilities:

• Category Insights and Analysis

• Analyze syndicated data, shopper trends, and competitive performance

• Develop insights that support account strategies and category recommendations

• Support line review storytelling and help build the national narrative that can be customized by customer

• Retailer and Customer Engagement

• Present category insights and recommendations to key retail partners

• Support customer business planning with clear, data-driven insights

• Partner with Sales to prepare selling decks, assortment proposals, and shelf strategies

• Performance Support

• Track category performance across channels using syndicated and internal data

• Identifydistribution, market share, velocity, and pricing opportunities

• Support reporting needs for Sales and Revenue Growth Management

• Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Work within Insights COE to align methodologies and reporting

• Coordinate with Channel and Customer teams to apply insights to execution

• Support innovation validation efforts by providing category context andmacro trends

• Insights Delivery

• Be resourceful in building insights and stories using limited or incomplete data

• Recommend practical solutions grounded in the realities of customer environments

Education and Skill Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business, marketing, analytics, or related field

• 4–6years experiencein Category Management or CPG insights

• Proficiencywith Nielsen orCircana platforms

• Experience presenting directly to retailers in formal and informal settings

• Strong analytical skills and ability to simplify data for action

• Ability to work independently, adapt quickly, andoperatein fast-paced growth environment

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work/Physical Requirements

This is a full-time position and may require long hours and may require weekend andnightswork perevents.

• Travel Requirements:25%

• While performing the duties of this job, the employeeis regularly required to, stand, sit; talk, hear, and use hands and fingers tooperatea computer and telephone keyboard reach, stoop kneel to install computer equipment.

• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision requirements due to computer work.

• Light to moderate lifting isrequired.

• Ability to uphold the stress of traveling.

• Regular, predictable attendance isrequired; including quarter-driven hours as business demands dictate.

• Moderate noise (i.e.businessofficewith computers,phone, and printers, light traffic).

• Ability to work in a confined area.

• Ability to sit at a computer terminal for an extendedperiod of time.

Other Duties