Associate Product Portfolio and Innovation Analyst

Lamb Weston • Richland, WA

5d • Onsite

About The Position

Aid in Innovation Pipeline, Product Portfolio Health and Product Life Cycle Management efforts to maximize revenues and realize profitable growth.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in economics, marketing, finance or related field.
• Excel proficiency required.

Nice To Haves

• 2 years' experience preferred.
• Power BI experience preferred.
• Cloud Coach or Salesforce experience preferred.
• Experience in project and product management preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support innovation pipeline management, product portfolio health assessment, and product life cycle management efforts to maximize revenue and profitable growth.
• Analyze product performance data to identify trends, risks, and opportunities, recommending actions to improve portfolio health.
• Conduct in‑depth new product introduction (NPI) retrospectives and performance benchmarking.
• Develop data‑driven product discontinuation recommendations and support execution tracking and reporting.
• Utilize metrics and data visualization to report on innovation pipeline and portfolio performance, enabling transparency and informed decision‑making.
• Prepare and present portfolio reviews for S&OP Step 1, synthesizing insights.
• Organize and document Innovation Funnel calls, ensuring clarity on decisions, actions, and next steps.
• Work cross‑functionally with Category, Insights, and Marketing teams to ensure balanced perspectives and actionable recommendations.
• Build deep understanding of product attributes and specifications to support effective portfolio optimization.
• Research and assess product portfolio management best practices across the food and beverage industry, applying relevant learnings to drive continuous improvement.
• Serve as Data Custodian for key Material Master data elements, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and governance.
• Partner with business and technical stakeholders to maintain and enhance Cloud Coach functionality aligned to project management needs and reporting requirements.
• Provide day‑to‑day support for Innovation PMO technologies, dashboards, and reporting.
• Develop training materials, end‑user training strategies, and ongoing support for Innovation PMO users.

Benefits

• Health Insurance Benefits - Medical, Dental, Vision
• Flexible Spending Accounts for Health and Dependent Care, and Health Reimbursement Accounts
• Well-being programs including companywide events and a wellness incentive program
• Paid Time Off
• Financial Wellness – Industry leading 401(k) plan with generous company contributions, Financial Planning Services, Employee Stock purchase program, and Health Savings Accounts, Life and Accident insurance
• Family-Friendly Employee events
• Employee Assistance Program services – mental health and other concierge type services

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level