Associate Manager, Category + Shopper Insights

Lifestyle Brands (the LSB) is a growing house of likeminded brands under the SC Johnson umbrella including Method Mrs. Meyers Clean DayBabyganics andEcover. Headquartered in San Francisco with additional operations in Chicago and throughout Europe the LSB is home to 650 employees. Together we act as a force for bold transformative growth with a focus on delivering positive impact for people and the planet. If youre into pioneering the future and doing good while doing business come join us.

The LSB is part of SC Johnson a familyowned company and leading manufacturer of household cleaning home storage air care pest control and shoe care products as well as professional products. Originally founded in 1886 and headquartered in Wisconsin U.S.A. SC Johnson and the Lifestyle Brands division are at work for a better world.

The Companys Total Rewards package is at or above industry levels. The expected base salary range for this position is between 110112.00 USD 152092.00 USD. Job related skills experience education and location will be considered in setting actual starting base salary. In addition to your base salary and depending on job level eligibility and performance a total package may include profit sharing a shortterm incentive and/or longterm incentives. As a family company benefits are a key piece of our Total Rewards package as well and were proud to provide a comprehensive competitive and differentiated benefits program that our people and their families value.

ABOUT THE ROLE

The Associate Manager Category Shopper Insights will:

• Serve as the expert in category and shopper for the personal care & beauty categories

• Partner with Consumer Insights to inform category insights and drive alignment between consumer and category messaging

• Manage and maintain standard organizational consumption reporting including the transition to DIP (Data Integration Platform)

• Serve as daytoday manager of the relationship with key data and insight vendors NIQ (Nielsen) and Numerator

• Assist the director / lead custom research activities related to assigned categories

• Support the director in some area of vendor relationship management

• Work with CEET (Category Excellence & Execution Team) CBD (Commercial Brand Development) Innovation and ensure the organization has actionable category and shopper insights to inform strategy and product development as well as CATEGORYFOCUSED selling information

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Create and plan category leadership solutions that deliver profitable sales growth for LSB with a focus on Personal Care and Beauty

• Leverage LSB Category Shopper Leadership toolbox such as Nielsen Data Customerspecific POS & Panel Numerator other internal/external tools

• Identify specific research opportunities (shopper consumer etc.) to bring new learning to category leadership solutions

• Assist with HQ lead research projects when appropriate to provide context that will improve the applicability of results in the mass / club channel.

• Leverage insights and resources through the utilization of a broad range of data sources market research findings tools analyses and technology to continually bring new shopper ideas to customer and company; incorporate in all category solutions for assigned major customer(s)

• Create / Maintain any customer specific topline reporting / KPI tracking (reporting that is supplemental to HQ generated reporting)

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE YOULL BRING

• Bachelors degree and 5 years in category management / analytics at a major syndicated data provider or established consumer packaged goods company OR Masters degree and 3 years relevant experience

• Qualified candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship

PREFERRED EXPERIENCES AND SKILLS

• Detailedoriented tactician with proactive approach and work ethic appropriate for a fastpaced teamoriented growth company

• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work within tight timeframes and deadlines

• Ability to independently assess data integrate into selling stories and leverage it to grow our business

• High degree of curiosity on consumer/retail behaviors insights

• Excellent presentation skills and a colorful storyteller

• Team player eager to support others & build group culture

• Experience in partnering with / presenting in leadershiplevel situations

• Towering technical skills especially in excel and powerpoint

• Ability to communicate with data and information in a clear and concise fashion

• Proficient with syndicated data (IRI/Nielsen)

• Experience with retailer shopper card (84*51 CVS ExtraCare etc)

• Solid experience in shopper insights concepts and metrics

JOB DETAILS

• Full time position

• This role is located in San Francisco CA.

• 4 days a week inoffice requirement 1 day a week remote

• This role is not offering relocation assistance

• Travel approx. 15%

Inclusion & Diversity

We believe that being a team of diverse people with different ideas views and cultures will help us and our business thrive. We are committed to ensuring everyone who works at the LSB feels that they have a real sense of belonging and that they can show up as who they are be valued listened to and supported to do their best possible work.

Sure theres always more that can be done. But together with our team partners customers and community we can make everyone welcome.

Better Together

At SC Johnson we strive to create a positive inclusive and unique workplace. We strongly believe SCJ people are able to achieve their best when they can collaborate and work together in person.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The policy of the Company is to ensure equal opportunity for all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race color religion gender marital status sexual orientation national origin ancestry age gender identity gender expression disability citizenship pregnancy veteran status membership in any active or reserve component of the U.S. or state military forces genetic history or information or any other category protected by law.

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