Category Manager Customer Insights & Analytics

Land O'Lakes•Arden Hills, MN

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

Land O Lakes is looking for an analytically minded storyteller to join its Customer Insights & Analytics team. This role is based in Arden Hills, MN and requires hybrid attendance in the office Tuesday through Thursday. This position is responsible for driving Butter, Cheese, and Refrigerated Desserts Category Management efforts for ADUSA, Publix and HEB.

Requirements

Sound business judgment
Excellent communication skills
Self-starter
Able to juggle multiple conflicting priorities
Experience in customer presentations
Experience in omni channel analytics
Experience in assortment analysis
Experience in negotiation
Experience in pricing strategy
Experience in sales
Experience in building productive relationships
Bachelor's degree or higher from accredited college or university or equivalent work experience
7 or more years of experience in Category Management, Insights or Sales within the CPG industry
5 plus years of experience analyzing and interpreting data and story telling
Proficiency with syndicated data sources including POS, loyalty card, and ad tracking (IRI Unify, Nielsen, Numerator, etc)
Proficiency in Microsoft Office to include Excel and PowerPoint

Nice To Haves

Category management experience in the Food and Beverage CPG space
Experience working in commodity categories
Category Management Certification
Experience with ADUSA, Publix, or HEB

Responsibilities

Engagement with key internal and external stakeholders and customers
Connecting with peers and cross functional teams to ensure alignment of tactics and strategies.
Leveraging a broad suite of tools to evaluate performance, identify trends, and provide actionable insights.
Tailoring of national selling materials and presenting to key customers via the Field Sales Team
Providing project based analytical support to National Category Managers, including reporting, trend analysis, and special project work.