Category Insights Manager at Sargento in Grand Rapids, Michigan

Job Description:

The Category Insights Manager plays a vital role in delivering strategic insights, solutions, and analytics to support category management efforts for key Consumer Products customers. This position strengthens customer planning, sales execution, and financial performance for the business unit sales team by leading Category/Business Reviews, Top-to-Top and Joint Business Planning sessions, bi-annual innovation reviews, omnichannel strategy integration, and new product presentations in collaboration with the Sales teams. Leveraging retailer-specific data, syndicated reports, internal Sargento metrics, category and shopper insights, and industry studies, this individual provides actionable and forward-thinking analysis to drive success.*Your Story.*

The Category Insights Manager plays a vital role in delivering strategic insights, solutions, and analytics to support category management efforts for key Consumer Products customers. This position strengthens customer planning, sales execution, and financial performance for the business unit sales team by leading Category/Business Reviews, Top-to-Top and Joint Business Planning sessions, bi-annual innovation reviews, omnichannel strategy integration, and new product presentations in collaboration with the Sales teams. Leveraging retailer-specific data, syndicated reports, internal Sargento metrics, category and shopper insights, and industry studies, this individual provides actionable and forward-thinking analysis to drive success.

*Your Passion. **Our Culture.*

At Sargento, you work for a company you believe in, with a family of people who believe in you.  Our culture stems from a simple premise: Hire good people and treat them like family.  At Sargento, you can make decisions based on how they affect people as well as the long-term health of our company.  You will be encouraged to make a meaningful difference in the community, in the company and in your career.  With diverse experiences and tools to learn and develop, you can transform your aspirations into reality.  If you're ready for the right place to belong and grow your career, you can find it here.

*Benefits that set us apart.*

* Comprehensive medical including Fertility, Adoption benefits, Dental, and Vision Insurance

* Employer 401K contribution in the top 1% of the nation

* Relocation Assistance

* Tuition Assistance

* Access to Employee Store

* Remote position with up to 25% travel across customer area of responsibilities

* Must live within Grand Rapids, Michigan area.

*What You Do. *

* Responsible for analyzing customer-specific information, including dunnhumby, Nielsen and Circana syndicated data, internal Sargento data, and other loyalty data to measure category and brand effectiveness and subsequently provide recommendations for improving customer category and brand growth and profitability.

* Works closely with the Sales teams by providing analytical support for the following sales related activities.

* Assists in developing annual category management information budget and makes appropriate recommendations for future resource needs.

* On-going sales trend tracking and evaluation.

* Customer business planning

* Category reviews

* Assortment optimization

* Evaluating pricing and promotion effectiveness

* New distribution and space management initiatives

* Monitoring competitive activity

* Demand planning

* Special projects and information requests as they arise.

* Responsible for analyzing customer-specific information, including Nielsen or Circana syndicated data, internal Sargento data, and dunnhumby data (POS, loyalty, eCommerce, etc.) to measure category and brand effectiveness and subsequently provide recommendations for growing sales, distribution, and customer profitability.

* Support joint strategic planning with executive leadership for Sargento and customer by elevating connectivity with senior leadership through the development of Top-to-Top meetings.

* Supports eCommerce data analysis to identify trends and opportunities.

* Category Captaincy leadership with agency partners; collaborates closely with customer buying team throughout process including final Planogram execution.

* Develops and maintains category management tools and information while working with the category management team and leveraging the marketing and insights teams.

* Works with the Sales Team to identify analytical support needs by initiating processes and disciplines to ensure agency analytical services are proactive and maintained.

* Supports trade management efforts for improved accuracy by providing sales analyses that facilitate pricing and promotional efficiency.

* Develops sound customer relationships that provide an opportunity for Sargento to participate in or lead category management reviews including assortment optimization for all assigned customers.

* Trains and develops skill sets of agency analyst to meet Sargento demands for best in class category management practices.

* Must live within Grand Rapids, Michigan area.

*Your Education and Experience.*

* Bachelor's degree (B.A.) from four-year college or university

* Five plus years CPG industry experience.

* Prior category captaincy or advisory experience required.

* Proficiency in Luminate, Nielsen, and/or Circana databases required.

* Experience with leveraging insights to drive influence is required.

* Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

*Our Story.*

With over 2,400+ employees and net sales of nearly $1.8 billion, Sargento is a family-owned company that has been a leader in cheese for more than 70 years.  We created the world's first, successful pre-packaged sliced and shredded natural cheeses.  Sargento is based in Plymouth, Wisconsin, where we manufacture and market shredded, sliced and snack natural cheese products, as well as ingredients and sauces.  Sargento is known for the exceptional quality of our products and for product design, packaging and merchandising innovations that have transformed our industry.

To learn more about our culture and values, please visit our website at [https://careers.sargento.com/us/en](https://careers.sargento.com/us/en).
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