Sr. Manager, Category Insights

Company Description

Our goal is to be the Energy & Beverage category experts and the only reasonable choice when retailers decide on an Energy Drink/ Beverage Category Partner or look for strategic expertise in the Energy/Beverage space. Reporting to the Senior Director, Shopper and Category Insights, you will lead the North American Category Insights team in the development and communication of our category insights. You will manage syndicated sales data and deliverables, and lead new category insights plans that grow the category and our influence with important retailer partners and our teams (Executive Leadership Team, Sales Leadership Team, Distribution, Trade Marketing, and Shopper Marketing). You will collaborate with these teams throughout the selling cycle to develop insights that help identify customer-facing strategies, opportunities, and solutions.

Job Description

INFLUENCING SALES STRATEGY VIA INSIGHTS DELIVERY

Uncover sales opportunities and provide leading edge fact-based insights to inform our sales strategy, growth, and Category growth by merging data from across resources (i.e. Circana, Numerator, Mintel) to tell the most compelling story

Produce and deliver weekly and monthly category insight presentations to inform important internal partners across departments (i.e. Leadership Teams, Category Development, Sales, Marketing, and Distribution)

Drive key insight deliverables that support the annual Business Planning process, such as Year End Review, Annual Insights Kick-off, Customer Marketing Agreements

Connect with partners to identify potential insight needs and help develop and deliver an Insights Learning Plan that provides unique insights to support our teams

DATA MANAGEMENT

Be an expert in Circana data including application of metrics and tools to develop relevant insights

Manage our relationship with Circana and our Circana data resources, ensuring seamless weekly and monthly deliverables of accurate data and using Circana’s client team support to maintain model integrity, handle data issues, and plan for longer-term projects

Ensure that our approach to syndicated database design is evolving with CPG, beverage, shopper and retail trends by evaluating current solutions and recommending new data solutions

Manage alternative insight source partners and deliverables – Nielsen, Mintel, PDI, 1010 and Euromonitor

Partner with Circana and other vendors to provide training to allow new and active users to use available data and ensure adoption of new data/tools

DATA OPTIMIZATION

Manage the current category insights reporting suite across all retail data sources with a continuous improvement mindset for content and delivery

Partner with Circana, Data Science, and IT to develop reporting solutions for the broader organization and provide training on new data tools

Inspire our teams by socializing insights from data resources and using new data/tools

Field and manage data issues and questions from our teams, connect them with vendor partners, and help find solutions to improve overall efficiencies with our data resources

Identify meaningful ways to connect 3P data with other available internal data sources to develop meaningful insights

TEAM MANAGEMENT

Lead direct reports towards shared goals and desired outcomes

Provide team members with knowledge about shopper and category analytics, CPG, retail, brand, category, and shopper dynamics and build training programs based on team developmental opportunities

Qualifications

8+ years of experience in consumer goods, retail, or syndicated data with a focus on category management, sales, business analytics, or shopper insights. 

DSD Beverage experience.

Experience using and employing syndicated data, customer card/POS data, and panel data to increase sales and share growth (experience with data sources such as Circana, Nielsen, Numerator, 84.51, dunnhumby, Luminate, Mintel, Euromonitor)

Working knowledge of CPG retail landscape, sales drivers, merchandising, & execution

Experience with additional analytic programs an advantage (i.e., Tableau, Microsoft Access, PowerBI, ProSpace, SQL, VBA, Alteryx)

Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience

Must be fluent in English, additional language skills an advantage

Additional Information

The base salary range for this position is $137,000 to $152,000 + cash incentives

Actual salary offers may vary based on work experience.

The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future.

Our current Benefits include:

Comprehensive Medical, Dental and Vision Plans, 401k Match, Family Leave, PTO & Paid Holiday Schedule, Pet, Legal, and Life Insurance, Tuition Reimbursement

(Benefits listed may vary depending on the nature of your employment or work location)

Red Bull North America, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, or any other classification protected by Federal, state, or local law. We will consider for employment all qualified Applicants, including those with Criminal Histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.