Category Insights Analyst I

Hiring Company:

Delicatessen Services Co., LLC

Overview:

As a Category Insights Analyst, you will develop insights, identify opportunities, and communicate data-driven recommendations to support cross-functional teams across the organization including Executive Leadership, Sales, Research & Development, and Marketing. You will work with the Category Manager to provide product analysis, consumer insights, and translate key findings into strategies and recommendations to drive sales and share growth across the Boar's Head product portfolio. Additionally, you'll be responsible for maintenance and measurement of products/category health and performance tracking against strategic initiatives. This is a dynamic role in a fast-paced environment with a unique opportunity to deliver actionable insights that drive corporate strategy.

Job Description:

Essential Functions

• Track and utilize external publications, newsletters, and third-party data sources to understand category, consumer, market, and retailer trends and their impact on business.
• Regularly analyze market trends, internal/external sales reports, competitor performance and prepare comprehensive reports and presentations with synthesized learnings.
• Engage with cross-functional teams and leadership, understand their objectives, and create relevant deliverables to satisfy their business needs.
• Leverage third party data and marketplace insights to identify business opportunities and communicate key findings, including recommendations and their quantified value.
• Transform complex data sets into stories including accompanying visualizations with a clear, concise, organized narrative.
• Provide regular standardized reporting and analysis and distribute to appropriate audiences ensuring accuracy and maintaining confidentiality and integrity of the data.
• Conduct objective product, distribution, pricing, and SKU rat analyses and recommend category strategies and tactics that prompt action.
• Possess necessary aptitude to become a domain expert on one or more Boar's Head tools (IRI POS & PNL, Spectra, Numerator, Business Intelligence, etc.).
• Champion curiosity for understanding consumer demographics, geographics, and lifestyles; and how their interactions drive purchase behaviors.
• Perform all and any other tasks assigned by Boar's Head management personnel.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Data Analytics, or related field
• 1-3 years of experience in the Consumer Products Goods industry or insights/analytical role, 3+ years preferred
• Experience with syndicated data (IRI and/or Nielsen) software and analysis background preferred
• Working knowledge of grocery retail DSD operations preferred
• Highly skilled in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), advanced Excel skills preferred

Functional/Job-Related knowledge, skills & abilities needed

• Work Planning, Organization & Execution - advanced ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks while meeting set deadlines
• Strategic and Analytical Thinking - analytical approach to information gathering, report creation, trend identification, insights development, and communication of recommendations
• Analytical Curiosity - hunger to learn, understand why and seek opportunities for both business and personal growth
• Continuous Process Improvement - effectively analyze processes for quality and improvement
• Strategic Planning - ability to interpret and develop strategic plans, converting corporate programs into volume/dollar projections
• Problem Identification & Resolution - Ability to understand, resolve and correct situations with internal teams, sales and customers

Interpersonal Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Needed

• Autonomy - ability to work independently and self-motivate
• Confidentiality - ability to maintain confidential sensitive company information
• Team Collaboration - build effective cross-functional working relationships to achieve established shared goals and objectives
• Oral & Written Communication - must be able to clearly and confidently communicate recommendations verbally and in writing to all constituents
• Business Relationships - must have a high level of professionalism and be comfortable making sales presentations to senior level executives, sales, marketing, product development teams, and other audiences as needed
• Attitude - results oriented team player with a pro-active attitude

Working Conditions

• Must be willing to travel; estimated at less than 15%
• Normal, no adverse or hazardous conditions

Location:

Sarasota, FL

Time Type:

Full time

Department:

Business Insights