Category Insights and Analytics Director

SAS Retail Services • Harrisburg, PA

36d • Onsite

About The Position

Category Insights and Analytics Director The Director of Category Analytics & Insights is an inspirational and strategic leader who will collaborate with both internal and external stakeholders to drive strategic decision-making, create compelling selling stories and maximize ROI. This role is responsible for leading the Category Analytics & Insights and Shopper Insights teams for a specific client, customer, and/or region to drive insights-to-action. An essential part of this role is driving continuous improvement to enhance the quality of our deliverables and contributions. The Director will lead the charge on a range of transformational initiatives and create innovative solutions to complex business issues that significantly impact category performance. Moreover, the Director achieves their business objectives by being a thought leader to our customers and clients, coaching the team to deliver outstanding category stewardship, challenging the status quo, streamlining operations, strategically selling through unique insights in a captivating manner and delivering KPIs. The Director’s ultimate success is defined by their ability to transform Category Analytics & Insights’ strategic impact and to inspire their people to transform, develop and grow. Job Will Remain Open Until Filled

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in business, marketing, analytics, or related field required
• Experience: 8+ years of experience with demonstrated leadership in roles across functions in CPG, retail, strategy consulting or agency
• Thrive on developing and motivating people to perform at their best and welcome responsibility to set the tone for those around you.
• Demonstrated success in managing and directing change
• Ability to identify opportunities and risks; and can build offensive and defensive plans.
• Strong analytics, interpretive, & problem-solving skills – data into actionable insights

Nice To Haves

• Professional Category Management Certification a plus (i.e. CMA, CKMG, TPG, Delta Associates, etc.)

Responsibilities

• Strategic Collaboration: Establish trust and rapport with internal and external partners to accomplish business objectives through understanding of customer goals, strategies, and capabilities.
• People Development: Takes a Leader as Coach approach to managing team to achieve their full potential and deliver business results while proactively building future talent pipeline.
• Thought Leader: Act as a category consultant to our customers and clients by providing unbiased recommendations to drive overall category growth and our client’s market share.
• Category Growth Strategy Development & Execution: Utilizing research findings to craft and implement robust category growth strategies that drive business objectives and deliver tangible results.
• Foundational Tools and Data Capabilities: Developing and enhancing the tools and capabilities necessary for effective category management and strategy execution.
• Continuous Improvement: Foster a culture of innovation and continuous improvement within category leadership team, encouraging adoption of new ideas.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees