Category Analyst, North America
Category Analyst, North America
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$ 60000 - 70000
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Job Level:
Technical Leadership-T1Job Description:
Changing the World One Kibble at a Time
Champion Petfoods is expanding! We are excited to announce we are looking for a Category Analyst North America to join our rapidly growing company.
Champion Petfoods is an award-winning pet food crafter with a reputation of trust spanning 35 years. From our humble beginnings founded in a small town in Alberta Canada Champion with its ORIJEN and ACANA brands is a key player in the global premium pet food industry.
Our purposeTo Earn Pet Lover Trust Every Day so Pets Thrive for a Lifetimeprovides the foundation for our highest aspirations as a company. Being a partner to the communities that surround us and the environment that sustains us are top priorities.
We would love to hear from you if you are passionate about personal and professional growth and see yourself as a key player contributing to our continued success as an award-winning company.
Heres the scoop - Summary
The Category Analyst is a critical company role supporting the Category Management Team to capture and organize relevant data into actionable insights using a variety of data sources distilling them into impactful reporting and leveraging powerful data visualization tools.
They will help develop story-driven insights and in-depth analyses to influence strategic business decisions internally as well as externally with our valued customers. On occasion the role comes with direct exposure to senior leadership and strategic customers to help present and support the implementation of growth plans.
What a typical day looks like
- Work across multiple data sources (POS & Household Panel data)
- Create dashboards and key reports (Power BI/SQL/Excel)
- Distill primary and secondary research down to easy-to-digest insights
- Prepare monthly reports and/or manage special projects as directed or assigned
- Develop enhance and optimize business analytics to deliver critical insights and fuel growth agendas
- Engage in internal analyses research product analyses pricing and assortment strategies
- Collaborate with category management colleagues to enhance analytic processes and insights
- Develop and maintain successful professional working relationships with relevant internal corporate departments and external distributor/customer partners including supporting / attending joint business planning meetings
- Train cross functional teammates on initiatives
- Proactively anticipate business and insights needs
- Maintain competitive knowledge to help inform sales strategies
- Perform other tasks as required or assigned
What youll bring
- Post-secondary education in Business or related field (Bachelors degree or equivalent)
- Minimum three years related insights and/or analytics experience preferably within a consumer-packaged goods environment
- Data/Insights mining expert with syndicated tools (POS essential; household panel a plus)
- Experienced in creating and building tools and analysis processes (Power BI or other data visualization experience)
- Customer service orientation with the ability to effectively communicate across diverse stakeholder groups both internal and external
- Strong analytical skills and proven experience translating data into actionable insights
- Strong project management skills and the ability to plan organize prioritize and execute according to timelines
- Strong communication / presentation skills with the ability to explain complex scenarios to various audiences
- Hunger for continuous learning and self improvement
- Positive contributor to a fun collaborative fast-paced team culture
- Some extended hours of work may be required
What can you expect from Champion
- Safety:A strong commitment to ensure all people are provided with a safe healthy and respectful environment.
- Earnings: $60000-$70000 USD annual salary annual bonus eligibility and 401k with company matching.
- Industry Competitive Benefits:Medical dental vision and employee assistance programs to meet your individual or family needs.
- Continuing Education:In house & online learning & development as well as an education assistance program.
- Quality:a dedication to uphold the highest standards of authenticity nutritional integrity and food safety to earn the trust of Pet Lovers everywhere.
- Other Perks:Free bag of premium pet food each month.
What are you waiting for Join the pack!
Come as you are.
We value diversity in all forms and know the power it can bring. Workplace equality allows for creative ideas to bloom diverse points of views to be heard and increases overall happiness. That sounds pretty good to us.
Champion is an equal opportunity employer. Regardless of your race color religion sex national origin sexual orientation gender identity disability age veteran status or any other creed you are wanted here.
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Skills:
Action Planning Customer-Focused Data Collection and Analysis Data Control Health and Safety Negotiation Planning and Organizing Policy and Regulation Questions Strategically Risk ManagementCompetencies:
Collaborates Communicates Effectively Customer Focus Ensures Accountability Manages Complexity Optimizes Work Processes Plans and AlignsThe base pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be between the range listed above however base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors including but not limited to market location job-related knowledge skills and total compensation package for this position mayalso include other elements if eligible including variable pay medical and dental benefits participation in 401k plan and paid time off benefits. Eligibility for these additional elements depend on the position offeredand the employees work schedule (i.e. part-time schedule store associate). Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an applicant receives an offer of employment.
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
