Category Analyst - Thirsti

Part of Strategic Sales and Analytics organization, the Category Analyst focuses on driving analytics and strategic support to the Category Manager and providing proactive business insights.  The Category Analyst will be responsible to craft compelling sell-in stories, ensure Ninja is set to meet account benchmarks, and serve as the expert on Ninja’s performance, market trends, and competitors’ performance for assigned sub-categories.  This is an excellent position for a highly motivated, team member who likes to work in a fast-paced environment and data driven atmosphere.

Responsibilities: 

• Drive actionable reporting to drive winning at each subcategory.
• Serve as the category expert internally.
• Generate and present actionable insights on pricing, promotional impacts, positioning, competitive landscape, and market needs to develop comprehensive strategies.

• Manage delivery of daily, weekly, monthly deliverables reporting on the health of the business.
• Identify category gaps/opportunities, craft sales stories with strategic recommendations that differentiate Ninja from competitors, helping to increase distribution, space, and displays.

Core Skills:

• Build partnerships, both internal and external facing, with customer service mindset
• Ability to drive objective analytics
• Innate curiosity and desire to find creative solutions
• Act as the voice of the market and category

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience
• 2+ years of relevant work experience within category management or sales analysis
• Experience working for consumer goods company preferred
• Demonstrated ability to multi-task and detail oriented, ensuring deadlines are met
• Ability to handle multiple projects in a fast-paced work environment
• Ability to present and calibrate on critical challenges to internal and external partners
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills
• Experience pulling and analyzing syndicated data (IRI, Nielsen, NPD, GFK, etc.)
• Advanced Microsoft Excel/ Office skills