Category Space Analyst - Junior Level

SUMMARY:

The Category Space Analyst will support our team and must be located in the Northeast Region. This position will work supporting regional retail customers, focused on supporting the space process, developing insights-based opportunities, and communicating strategic growth recommendations for our customers based. Searching for an individual who takes ownership of their work, that is detail-orientated, achieves timelines and always pushes themselves to reach higher and accomplish more.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead, motivate and drive strong engagement with sales partners
• Lead reset processes including drawing planograms utilizing JDA
• Build strong relationship with retailers as a trusted Category advisor across all areas of the Beer business and Alcohol department
• Lead future industry growth in assigned areas of responsibility
• Creating planograms 80% and analytics 20%.
• Effectively educate internal teammates and external customers on growth opportunities through clear and impactful communications
• Track & measure retailer results against the aligned strategic goals and shelf objectives
• Effectively communicate, manage, and prioritize workload across multiple customers

JOB QUALIFICATIONS:

• A deep sense of accountability, ownership, and passion
• Demonstrated ability to synthesize & leverage multiple data points/insights (shopper, consumer, category, product) to create retail strategies that unlock growth.
• Project Management experience and strong communication skills with cross functions
• Bachelor’s degree, emphasis in business or marketing related fields
• Beer, Wine & Spirits background in a sales or category capacity a plus
• Proven ability to think strategically & take insight into action.
• 2+ years’ experience in category management is a plus
• Strong familiarity using space planning software (JDA, Blue Yonder, Apollo or Spaceman)