Senior Category Management Analyst - Coffee and Beverage

Foods you love. Brands you trust. And a career that empowers you to grow. 
 
At Nestlé USA, we’re all working towards the same goal – to delight and deliver for our consumers. With a rich portfolio of beloved brands, including DiGiorno, Toll House, and Coffee mate, in 97% of U.S. households, we have a unique opportunity – and responsibility – to be there for every moment in our consumers’ lives.

Joining Nestlé means becoming part of an inclusive workplace that inspires innovation, encourages strategic thinking and creativity, and celebrates your achievements. No matter where you work within the organization, you are empowered to challenge the status quo, embrace risk-taking, and pioneer new ideas. Our supportive and collaborative environment encourages bold ambitions and continuous learning so that everyone can grow and thrive.
 
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Nestlé Coffee and Beverage Division is on a mission to elevate how our consumers experience our products. We elevate everyday moments with each sip. With brands like Starbucks, Coffee-Mate, Nescafé, Nesquik, Natural Bliss, Seattle’s Best Coffee and Blue Bottle, our diverse product portfolio is brimming with rich and fulfilling opportunities for motivated individuals.

JOB SUMMARY AND MISSION

The Sr. Category Analyst (Advisor) assists the Category Manager in developing and executing the modular relay process. A key responsibility is to collaborate with the Category Manager and the customer to create Strategic Category plans by leveraging analytics, insights, and technology to identify actionable customer-specific insights to drive the Category and Relay Strategy. Working cross functionally with our corporate based team to drive results is a key success factor. Are you ready to make your impact?

SUMMARY OF KEY RESPONSIBILITIES 

• Create, analyze and provide insights for customer weekly POS performance, modular pre vs post-performance, Test and Learn insights, and other similar customer data derived insights, as well as being knowledgeable on the category’s business intelligence reporting portfolio for ad hoc requests. 

• Leverage insights from a variety of data platforms to cultivate actionable insights and identify opportunity gaps. 

• Assist in overseeing store trait management, item attribution, and the collection and updating of images and dimensions. 

• Partner with the category manager to ensure the success of Modular Relays from strategy inception to modular submission. 

• Provide support in analytics, insights, merchandising, assortment optimization, and cluster recommendations. 


• Assist with testing and validating modular drawings during the relay process for generation, submission and post-modular and relay analytics. 

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s Degree preferred  

• 2+ years previous experience with a category advisor team, business analytics or technical / analytical role 

• Strong technical skills are required, with expertise in analytics, as well as previous experience with Walmart and/or Sam’s customer data and syndicated data. 

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Basic financial acumen


• Understands the CPG industry


• Ability to sell an idea persuasively and to collaborate with others


• Ability to build diverse collaborative relationships

• Scintilla/Madrid  

• Circana/Nielsen 

• JDA Space Planning (ProSpace)  

• CKB, POG Generator 

• Power BI/Tableau 

• MS Tools, Excel, Teams, PowerPoint, etc. 

• Shiloh, or other similar database tool 

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It is our business imperative to remain a very inclusive workplace.
 
To our veterans and separated service members, you're at the forefront of our minds as we recruit top talent to join Nestlé. The skills you've gained while serving our country, such as flexibility, agility, and leadership, are much like the skills that will make you successful in this role. In addition, with our commitment to an inclusive work environment, we recognize the exceptional engagement and innovation displayed by individuals with disabilities. Nestlé seeks such skilled and qualified individuals to share our mission where you’ll join a cohort of others who have chosen to call Nestlé home.
 

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Job Requisition: 409998