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SalaryCategory Analyst
Are you knowledgeable and passionate about analytics and the CPG industry, building a strong career in it where you make an impact? An opportunity exists for an individual that wants to join our Category Advisory team as a Category Analyst. This role is designed to provide a strong foundation for an individual that wants to explore multiple career growth opportunities across an organization.
The Category Analyst is responsible for supporting the Sr. Category Advisor and providing the Category Advisory team and customer with knowledge and insights-driven strategies and tactics to maximize mutual growth. The position will drive weekly, monthly, and quarterly reporting and be expected to provide ongoing enhancements to regular and ad hoc reports.
In this role, the individual will work as a critical resource supporting the modular process. The candidate must be both hands-on with data and be able to communicate the results in a way that builds confidence and enables decisions that drive business value.
In this role, the individual will work as a critical resource supporting the modular process. The candidate must be both hands-on with data and be able to communicate the results in a way that builds confidence and enables decisions that drive business value.
Joining our team offers the opportunity to be part of a small, close knit and supportive Category Management team and to enjoy the benefits of a healthy work/life balance and a hybrid office/home working arrangement.
At Island Ventures, we take identifying and selecting the right person for these open roles very seriously as we know the right person in the right seat makes all the difference for both the organization and for the individual. If you are selected for this role, you will join a team committed to enriching the lives of others. Island Ventures is an alternative Venture Fund focused on maximizing enterprise value and balancing profit and stewardship.
Our drive is to be motivated and original which means we will expect you to:
- Improve constantly
- Strive to find a better way
- Believe that winning does matter
We want to be characterized as living by Grace and the Golden Rule. We expect our people to:
- Do the right thing
- Own mistakes quickly
- Be in this together
We behave in a way that we describe as being Humble & Alive and want our teammates to be:
- Confident in humility
- Highly self-aware
- Positive in behavior
What You Will Do:
(Key Responsibilities)
- Provide analytical support and business insights to the SVP of Insights and Analytics as well as the broader Category Management team.
- Providing Category Reporting & Analysis to support the Sr. Category Advisor.
- Design and maintain an efficient weekly, monthly, quarterly reporting strategy and infrastructure to meet customer requirements.
- Use data & information systems to monitor retail sales, market share, and metrics important to the customer to drive to targets and ensure health of the business.
- Discover ways to drive efficiencies in modular design process.
- Playing a key role in the team deliverable of drawing a high volume of mods that deliver superior results at the shelf.
- Provide store survey and project work through Quickbase/GMR (Walmart Application).
- Producing and delivering Ad Hoc customer merchant requests.
What You Will Bring to the Role:
(Key Qualifications)
- 2+ years of demonstrated experience supporting the Category Management function
- Demonstrated experience drawing a significant # of modulars is strongly preferred.
- Experience pulling and utilizing syndicated data such as Nielson IQ, Numerator, IRI, Luminate, etc.
- Willingness to work with data integration platforms which will require diversity in thought, creative report building, and data structure for long term ease of use.
- Hands-on experience with data visualization tools, including the ability to develop dashboards from scratch.
- Proven experience analyzing complex issues and/or requests to provide effective solutions with the ability to identify root cause, communicate options and propose solutions.
- Experience in the CPG industry and knowledge of Walmart/Sams consumables and private brands.
- Experience with Modular Automation strongly preferred.
- JDA Space Planning experience strongly preferred.
- Category Management Association Certified Professional Category Analyst certification a plus.
- Experience working in a fast-paced environment where multiple duties are performed to meet client expectations and deadlines.
- Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint including experience collecting, organizing, and analyzing large amounts of data from syndicated sources and building and communicating a story from it.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills required.
- Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships required.
- Ability to thrive under pressure and operate effectively in a high-paced environment and be able to handle multiple work demands simultaneously.
- Highly self-motivated and directed, with keen attention to detail.
- Ability to problem-solve independently.
Island Ventures is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages all to apply (M/F/D/V). We are committed to a drug-free workplace and require all applicants under consideration to submit to a drug screen and a background check. We consider all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, citizenship status or membership in any other group protected by federal, state or local law. If due to a disability, you need special assistance in completing our application, please contact careers@islandventuresinc.com.
