Sr Manager Category Insights (Remote)
Job Locations
US-MO-Saint Louis
Primary Posting Location : City
Saint Louis
Primary Posting Location : State/Province
MO
Primary Posting Location : Postal Code
63101
Primary Posting Location : Country
US
Requisition ID
79
Position Type
Full Time
Category
Professional: (IT, Finance, Legal, HR, Talent Acquisition, Administrative, Customer Service)
Minimum
USD $111,700.00/Yr.
Maximum
USD $145,200.00/Yr.
Summary
Sr Insights Manager
The Company is one of North America's leading sales and marketing agencies specializing in outsourced sales, merchandising, category management and marketing services to manufacturers, suppliers and producers of food products and consumer packaged goods. The Company services a variety of trade channels including grocery, mass merchandise, specialty, convenience, drug, dollar, club, hardware, consumer electronics and home centers. We bridge the gap between manufacturers and retailers, providing consumers access to the best products available in the marketplace today.
Travel and/or Driving Requirements - Ability to travel to Japan or overseas as needed. Key responsibilities: Provides client with relevant, actionable and customized brand, category and product solution analysis based on overseas best practices applied to client's business. - Provides client with relevant, actionable and customized insights based on retailer best practices across multiple areas including merchandising, operations, supply chain, category management and product development.
- Engages with client and DTV to understand strategies and objectives.
- Prioritizes tasks with a focus on strategic versus tactical activities that deliver stronger ROI.
- Deliver a range of formal, deep dive category reviews, product innovation proposals and ad hoc reports on an agreed to timeline, that include industry and trend analyses.
- Utilizes a broad range of data metrics, tools, market intelligence and analytics to identify opportunities and deliver insights to client. Be a recognized leader in the knowledge of research tools.
- Accesses relevant information from a range of sources, interpret results and draw conclusions to support the business case for each project and make tailored observations and recommendations based on data.
- Develops creative presentations with an eye toward story-telling, focused on flow, visualizations, headlines, data and consumer insights.
- Ability to travel to Japan or overseas as needed.
Required skills and background: - 5 years+ of working experience with a focus on category management, product development, business analytics and /or consumer research
- Experience working in the Discount Retail Channel in a corporate or store operations role
- Understanding and application of principles and practices of Category Management (analysis of assortment, pricing, promotion, merchandising, shopper) required
- Significant experience working with a wide range of syndicated and non-syndicated data resources & demonstrated ability to provide insights from data
- Proficiency with Nielsen and Homescan data platforms preferred, with IRI capabilities a bonus
- Extensive grocery retailer acumen, with knowledge of best in class retailers across a variety of categories and channels
- Strong presentation building skills, with ability to craft thoughtful and insightful business cases
- Excellent PowerPoint building skills as well as advanced computer skills (Excel, Outlook, Teams)
- Ability to work effectively and collaboratively, as part of a team; Good communication and interpersonal skills
- Well-organized and detailed oriented
- Ability to multi-task, set priorities, work independently
- Proven creative thinking / problem-solving skills
- Think and act strategically as well as tactically in the performance of the job
- Act proactively, positively and constructively, self-starter
- Comfortable with exposure to senior management
- Strong global/intercultural fluency skills: the desire and ability to comprehend and adapt to different cultural situations and perspectives, being receptive to foreign languages and open to different ways of thinking.
Supervisory Responsibilities
Direct Reports
- This position does not have supervisory responsibilities for direct reports
Indirect Reports
- Does not have direct reports, but may delegate work of others and provide guidance, direction and mentoring to indirect reports
Travel and/or Driving Requirements - Ability to travel to Japan or overseas as needed. Job Will Remain Open Until Filled.
Responsibilities
The Company is one of North America's leading sales and marketing agencies specializing in outsourced sales, merchandising, category management and marketing services to manufacturers, suppliers and producers of food products and consumer packaged goods. The Company services a variety of trade channels including grocery, mass merchandise, specialty, convenience, drug, dollar, club, hardware, consumer electronics and home centers. We bridge the gap between manufacturers and retailers, providing consumers access to the best products available in the marketplace today.
Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities
Provides ATV with relevant, actionable and customized brand, category and product solution analysis based on overseas best practices applied to ATV's business.
Provides ATV with relevant, actionable and customized insights based on retailer best practices across multiple areas including merchandising, operations, supply chain, category management and product development.
Engages with ATV and DTV to understand strategies and objectives.
Prioritizes tasks with a focus on strategic versus tactical activities that deliver stronger ROI.
Deliver a range of formal, deep dive category reviews, product innovation proposals and ad hoc reports on an agreed to timeline, that include industry and trend analyses.
Utilizes a broad range of data metrics, tools, market intelligence and analytics to identify opportunities and deliver insights to ATV. Be a recognized leader in the knowledge of research tools.
Accesses relevant information from a range of sources, interpret results and draw conclusions to support the business case for each project and make tailored observations and recommendations based on data.
Develops creative presentations with an eye toward story-telling, focused on flow, visualizations, headlines, data and consumer insights.
Supervisory Responsibilities
Direct Reports
- This position does not have supervisory responsibilities for direct reports
Indirect Reports
- Does not have direct reports, but may delegate work of others and provide guidance, direction and mentoring to indirect reports
Travel and/or Driving Requirements
- Ability to travel to Japan or overseas as needed.
Minimum Qualifications
Education Level: (Required): Bachelor's Degree
Field of Study/Area of Experience:
5 years+ of working experience with a focus on category management, product development, business analytics and /or consumer research
Experience working in the Discount Retail Channel in a corporate or store operations role
Significant experience working with a wide range of syndicated and non-syndicated data resources & demonstrated ability to provide insights from data
Proficiency with Nielsen and Homescan data platforms preferred, with IRI capabilities a bonus
Skills, Knowledge and Abilities
Understanding and application of principles and practices of Category Management (analysis of assortment, pricing, promotion, merchandising, shopper) required
Extensive grocery retailer acumen, with knowledge of best in class retailers across a variety of categories and channels
Strong presentation building skills, with ability to craft thoughtful and insightful business cases
Excellent PowerPoint building skills as well as advanced computer skills (Excel, Outlook, Teams)
Ability to work effectively and collaboratively, as part of a team; Good communication and interpersonal skills
Well-organized and detailed oriented
Ability to multi-task, set priorities, work independently
Proven creative thinking / problem-solving skills
Think and act strategically as well as tactically in the performance of the job
Act proactively, positively and constructively, self-starter
Comfortable with exposure to senior management
Strong global/intercultural fluency skills: the desire and ability to comprehend and adapt to different cultural situations and perspectives, being receptive to foreign languages and open to different ways of thinking.
Environmental & Physical Requirements
Office / Sedentary Requirements: Incumbent must be able to perform the essential functions of the job. Work is performed primarily in an office environment. Typically, requires the ability to sit for extended periods of time (66%+ each day), ability to hear telephone, ability to enter data on a computer and may require the ability to lift up to 10lbs.
Additional Information Regarding Job Duties and Job Descriptions
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