Senior Manager Category Strategy And Insights Jobs

Experience in a sales planning, sales operations or sales reporting role, and/or category management sales roles in CPG industry.

Commercial experience, high developed collaboration and influencing skills, self-starter, results driven, entrepreneurial

Requirements and Minimum Education Level

Develop Valued Capabilities: Improving selling capabilities and adding customer value through improved analytics and insights, and continuous improvement

Upskills Account Associate (AA) team throughout year via data analytic and category insight training.

Knowledge of customer best practices, market intelligence, category/channel/ shopper trends and shopper Insight into actionable ideas.

Collaborate with the finance team to develop financial models and forecasts to support strategic decision-making.

8+ years of experience in Strategy and Customer Insights roles (some loyalty experience preferred)

Develop and implement performance metrics to monitor progress against strategic objectives and recommend course corrections as needed.

Grow Nuuly’s sustainability initiatives with a focus on prioritization, measurability, and cross-functional participation.

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Economics or related field; MBA preferred

Demonstrate a passion for and understanding of the Nuuly, customers and product.

5+ years experience as a technical expert in engineering, data science, data analytics, business analysis, or business intelligence

Experience designing dashboards and reports in data visualization platforms (Tableau, Looker, Power BI, Sisense). Tableau experience is a plus.

Exceptional critical thinking and problem-solving skills. The ability to develop compelling written communications (memos/emails) and presentations (slide decks).

PMP, CAPM, or Scrum/Agile certification is nice to have

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

Drive towards action to create an outcomes oriented culture. Fewer order takers and more leadership insights provided.

Strong working knowledge of the selling and category management process ;

Excellent financial management skills to critically and objectively assess programs and cost investments versus results; ability to streamline operational processes;

3-5 years of Field/HQ Category Management or Customer Marketing or Sales Strategy experience as well as exposure to all trade classes;

Actively participate in the continuous business planning process focusing on category management strategies and initiatives;

Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Arts (BS/BA) degree or equivalent experience;

Direct selling experience, required ;

Previous experience working in impulse categories highly preferred.

Previous experience within Convenience Channel preferred.

Strong leadership skills & ability to think strategically.

Strong analytical & problem-solving skills.

Extensive communication & presentation skills.

Bachelor’s Degree in related field or related prior experience required

Strong prioritization, problem solving and project management skills (from conception to completion)

Bachelor’s degree or higher in Finance, Marketing, Data Science, or Mathematics/Statistics; MBA preferred

5+ years professional experience, previous experience in strategy, analytics, & insights for a large organization is a plus

Effective leadership and presentation skills, with an ability to influence high risk decisions

Use multiple analytics and insights techniques to evaluate business performance and identify strategic opportunities

Develop monthly, quarterly, and annual projections, combining analytical techniques with insights about the market-place and internal initiatives

Experience interacting with and defending positions with stakeholders and senior management

Understanding of Six Sigma and Project Management methodologies

Superior communications, interpersonal and presentation skills with strong influencing and persuasive abilities

Develop relationships and work with key business partners to understand strategic direction, supply requirements and corporate business objectives and priorities.

Bachelor`s degree (preferably in Business) or equivalent experience

At least 10 years experience in in sourcing telecommunications, network services, equipment, and related software preferably in a matrixed global environment

Own the annual and quarterly target setting process in partnership with finance, revenue operations and business intelligence

7+ years of experience in marketing operations, analytics or relevant role

Bachelor's degree required with preference to business, marketing or data science; or non-related degree with relevant job experience

Deep understanding and experience with key marketing technology and the data they generate (Marketo, Salesforce, Bizible, Google Analytics and others)

Hands on Tableau experience is a must with ability to run analyses on raw data as well

Develop and maintain a standardized set of KPIs for pipeline driving marketing functions

3+ years of experience in consulting, business insights / research, strategy or analytical and data intensive environment is required

Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance is required

Advanced Microsoft Office skills are required

Prior exposure in basic programming and reporting software (e.g., SQL, Alteryx, R, SAS, Tableau) is highly preferred

Based out of our global headquarters in the West Loop of Chicago

Minimum 5 years’ experience in a marketing, category management or sales role

Assess e-commerce retailer platforms to provide strategic recommendations inclusive of assortment, user navigation, educational opportunities, and omni channel cohesiveness.

Proven experience of leading Range Reviews (RR), retailer strategies and projects

Competitive Benefit Package (Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, Pension Plan)

Hybrid Work Policy (3 Days in Office, 2 Days Work from Home)

Don’t meet every single requirement?

*** Minimum of 2 years of management consulting experience at a Top Tier management consulting firm.

Preferred, not essential: Experience in scripting research surveys

The core initial responsibilities of the role include, but are not limited to:

Work with internal project leads to deliver primary research projects

Design research content (i.e. surveys) that meets specific client needs, while learning best-in-class research methodologies

Actively investigate live surveys to optimize respondent flow through while ensuring survey insights are delivering against client objectives

Support Pfizer's Diversity and Inclusion objectives as applicable to strategic category management within Procurement.

Execute the elements Pfizer's Supplier Management process in accordance with program guidelines.

Develop ideas and lead projects across subdivision and manage plans to achieve objectives.

Lead and manage cost estimate processes for high level scenario planning, asset level outsourcing cost analysis.

Bachelor’s Degree and 7+ years of relevant experience.

Excellent oral and written communication skills.

Requires people management and team development skills

15+ years CPG industry experience, including 5+ years Category Management experience

Project Manager and Owner of key strategic sales projects with consultants and insights vendor partners.

Partners with VP Category Leadership on required tools, capabilities, and training for Category Leadership function.

Requires leadership and influencing skills, professionalism, executive presence, and prioritization skills

Category, Loyalty, Consumer, and Shopper Knowledge (Kantar, Mintel, IRI Gateways, 84.51 etc.)

5+ years of category management experience (Advisor/Category Captain experience preferred)

Utilize your experience in analytics, insights, and storytelling to convey actionable insights.

Strong planning/organizing skills: capable of managing major projects simultaneously

Strong teamwork skills: possess exceptional group facilitation skills

Experience with industry resources (e.g. IRI or Nielsen, Luminate, 8451, Euromonitor, Mintel, Kantar, etc).

Strong use of influencing skills to gain alignment across internal/external key stakeholders