Category Analyst

Driven by integrity and united by the people-and-pet bond, we find strong purpose in the work we do and an even greater joy in those we get to work alongside. Together, we harness the expertise of our long-standing tradition of excellence to embrace possibility and continuously push to do what's never been done before in pet care. Discover your purpose and fuel your passions when you bring your love of pets to a team that prides itself on the power of togetherness We are Proudly Connected. Purely Driven.POSITION SUMMARY:We re a leader in the pet care category and part of the world s largest food company so you can imagine our salesforce is strong. In pet care, we focus our sales efforts within the retail and veterinary sales channels to ensure we re at the forefront of consumers minds. You ll become the expert in our products and the face behind Purina brands to your customers some of the most well recognized and loved brands around world.It takes ALL of us to do what we do at a world-class level, but it s the insights, data, and subject matter expertise our Category Analysts bring to the table that makes us a long-standing leader in the larger Pet Care Category. We give you the high charge of helping develop and present customer connected commerce, providing financial analysis, leveraging analytical data/insights, and developing category plans to achieve overall category growth around sales, market share, and profit objectives. You ll partner closely with a Category Manager to grow the category in a variety of ways, including physical and digital environments. Your collective experiences at Purina will far surpass your achievements in growing category sales.Deliver consistent, detailed, and accurate category analysis (4P) overviewProvide timely, value-added insights, and recommendations to the customer that develops proper relations, rapport, and helps achieve category and customer objectivesUtilize syndicated data, consumer data (loyalty and point of sale), internal data, and shopper data to uncover opportunities and provide analytical recommendationsLead the work on setting the visual store set and digital shelf recommendationsOwn Modular (plan-o-gram) item maintenance to ensure data integrityAssist in the development and implementation of strategic connected commerce business plans, including business, market, competitive, and shopper trendsPartner with Category Managers to perform connected commerce/brand analysis for the retail customerRequirementsBachelor s Degree from an accredited institution OR High School Diploma and 4 years of experience in category development, business analytics, sales, or marketingOther1+ years of experience in category development, business analytics, store/merchandising/distribution, or marketing is preferred1+ years of advanced Microsoft Excel experience utilizing formulas, pivot tables, and vlookups is preferredAbility to lift up to 50lbsExperience working on Digital/eCommerce is preferredExperience with syndicated and shopper data (Nielsen, IRI, Retail Link, VIQ, CKB, RSI, and PowerBI) is preferredExperience working with larger retailers is preferredJDA (or other space management) skills is preferredMust be able to travel up to 15%, or as business needs requireDon t meet all the qualifications listed under other ? These are preferred, but not required. When you apply for a role with Nestl Purina, we ensure that individual confidentiality is held to the highest regard. We are intentional about creating an inclusive workplace for everyone. We consider our associates our most valuable assets. Please apply for full consideration.Theapproximate payrange for this position is $70,000 to $87,000.Please note that thepay rangeprovided is a good faith estimate for the position at the time of posting. Final compensation may vary based on factors including but not limited to knowledge, skills and abilities as well as geographic location. Nestl offers performance-based incentives and acompetitive total rewards package, which includes a401k with company match, healthcare coverage and a broad range ofother benefits. Incentives and/or benefit packages may varydepending on the position. 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