Category Analyst
📋 Role Overview & Responsibilities
Category Analyst At Advantage Solutions, we grow People, Brands, and Businesses! We are seeking a dedicated Category Analyst whose role requires the ability to understand our retailer’s processes, understand what data is available, understand our client’s objectives and merge the three together with compelling, data-driven “storytelling”. This candidate is smart, creative, organized, curious, and confident in presenting ideas and solutions to internal sales associates, clients and customers. No day is ever the same in this job as the variety of work to be performed evolves weekly, but the importance of filtering different data sets to actionable solutions is the constant. What we offer:Full-Time Benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision, Life)401(k) with company matchTraining and Career DevelopmentGenerous Paid Time-Off
Responsibilities:Utilizes a broad range of data metrics, tools, and analytics to identify opportunities and deliver insights to our customers and clients.Prioritizes tasks with a focus on strategic versus tactical activities that deliver stronger ROI.Engages with customers and clients to understand strategies and objectives.Leverages experience to create mutually beneficial solutions for all parties involved.Creates insight driven presentations with actionable tactics and strategies.Develops creative presentations with an eye toward story-telling, focused on flow, visualizations, headlines, and using company Branding Guidelines.
Qualifications:Bachelor's Degree required or equivalent job-related experience in Data, Analytics and Category Management2-4 years of experience with the following Grocery consumer packaged goods (CPG) related field: Retail Analyst, Category Analyst, Category Manager, Data AnalystDemonstrated ability to work with large data sets with the appetite for numbers and analyticsSyndicated Data experience: Experience with IRI, Nielsen, and other relevant platforms preferredExperience with application of shopper panel data and geodemographic data sets preferredUnderstanding and application of principles and practices of Category Management (analysis of assortment, pricing, promotion, shelving, shopper) required
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