Category Analyst, Grocery

🔥 14 hours ago

🌲 North Carolina, Tennessee, +1 more states – Remote

🌲 North Carolina – Remote 🎸 Tennessee – Remote ⚔️ Virginia – Remote

💵 $78.1k - $107.3k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟢 Junior

🟡 Mid-level

🧐 Analyst

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Mars

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10,000+ employees

Founded 1911

🍽️ Food & Beverage

🏥 Healthcare

🏭 Manufacturing

Food & Beverage • Healthcare • Manufacturing

Mars is a global manufacturer known for its iconic brands across various consumer-focused sectors, including pet care, food and nutrition, and sweets. The company produces popular snacks and treats including chocolate, chewing gum, mints, and fruity confections, such as M&M'S, Snickers, and Skittles, bringing happiness to families and their pets. Mars is deeply committed to sustainability and has implemented the Mars Sustainable in a Generation Plan to improve the health of the planet including initiatives focused on reducing carbon emissions and responsible sourcing. Furthermore, Mars is heavily invested in creating a better world for pets through its extensive pet nutrition and health services. With over a century of operation, Mars places a strong emphasis on inclusion and diversity, striving for a positive impact within the communities it serves.

📋 Description

• Serve as a trusted, category growth-driving partner to Grocery retailers • Deliver fact-based insights and category solutions that drive mutually beneficial category growth • Partner with customer management and Sales to align and execute category and brand strategies • Lead category management initiatives and deliver strategic shopper, category, and market insights • Build and maintain strong internal and external relationships • Develop Category Insights Reviews, shelving excellence strategies, JDA planograms, assortment optimization, price/promotion efficiencies, and merchandising effectiveness initiatives • Analyze syndicated data, shopper insights, retailer POS data, and marketplace trends • Create and maintain scalable tools, reports, scorecards, and templates • Analyze category, shopper, and competitive trends to identify growth opportunities • Support annual customer planning and strategic initiatives with actionable recommendations • Manage multiple projects and priorities as a trusted category expert for assigned customers • Develop and activate growth tactics and customer penetration plans for Confectionery, Salty Snacks, and Treats & Snacks categories • Provide shelf layout, assortment planning, space-to-sales, item placement, and POG recommendations • Develop, maintain, and communicate POG scorecard performance • Apply project management skills through ideation, development, piloting, testing, learning, and scaling • Influence annual planning through partnership with Sales • Analyze data and create planograms as a technical leader • Interface with customers at headquarters and represent fact-based selling to stakeholders

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree required • 2+ years of experience within CPG Sales key accounts, retail, and/or analyst accountabilities • Demonstrated analytical skills and capability • Ability to accommodate travel a minimum of 25–40% of time • Valid driver's license and clean driving record • Ability to work in a field-sales, home office • Successful completion of a drug and background screen • Strong written and verbal communication skills • Nielsen Scan data experience • Knowledge of JDA • Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills • External selling, negotiation, and influencing skills

🏖️ Benefits

• Variable pay and general allowances, if eligible • 401(k) plan • Company-sponsored medical insurance • Company-sponsored dental insurance • Company-sponsored vision insurance • Basic life insurance for employee and eligible dependents • Up to 18 weeks of paid parental leave, if eligible • 120 hours of vacation per year • Paid sick time with 100% pay continuation for a maximum of 40 hours per calendar year, for eligible Associates • 12 paid holidays throughout the calendar year, including fixed and flexible holidays • Remote field-sales, home-office arrangement