Category Insights Analyst
About The Position
Mark Anthony Group is an entrepreneurial drinks company, built from the ground up by thinking differently, innovating and doing the unexpected. Our company is rooted in family values, a bold vision and relentless determination to continuously raise the bar and make a positive difference in consumers' lives. Founded in 1972, we’ve grown organically from a one-person import wine business into an international drinks company whose hallmarks include a portfolio of luxury wineries and iconic beverage brands, including White Claw® Hard Seltzer, Mike’s Hard Lemonade, and Cayman Jack . The role is responsible for analyzing point-of-sale scan and household panel data across total US, markets, and retailers. This role will work with the manager to develop fact-based data presentations and reports that lead to better assortment and merchandising decisions for national accounts and key regional retailers. Supporting category management and shelf validation tasks on an ad-hoc basis.
Requirements
- Preferably 1 + years of proven category insights experience in the Consumer-Packaged Goods (CPG) industry, leveraging syndicated scan & household panel data platforms (Circana, Numerator)
- Strong technical skills in Microsoft Excel (Pivot Tables, V-Lookups, formulas) and other Third-Party software applications (Qlikview)
- Strong data visualization skills in PowerPoint
- Eagerness to learn new concepts, analytics, and technical applications
Responsibilities
- Market Trend Analysis: Analyzing market trends to identify emerging segments, consumer preferences, and shifts in the market.
- Sales Data Analysis: Interpreting sales data to provide insights on performance metrics.
- Data Management & Analytics: Use various data sources, including retail sales data, household panel data, syndicated and custom research, and market analysis. Work with manager to interpret and translate complex data sets into clear and actionable recommendations for the business.
- Competitive/Predictive Analysis: Monitoring and analyzing competitors' strategies, market positioning, trends, sales performance.
- Category Management Strategies: Developing strategies for category management, including product assortment and pricing strategies.
Benefits
- Competitive annual salary from $65,000 to $85,000 based in Chicago, IL
- Bonus plan designed to recognize company performance and individual contributions
- Comprehensive health and welfare benefits
- Company matching 401(k) contributions
- Paid time off including annual leave, paid sick time and holidays
- Extensive opportunities for training, development, and career growth
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
501-1,000 employees
