Manager, Category Management + Insights

Oatly AB•Village of Highland Falls, NY

20h

About The Position

Oatly is seeking a Manager, Category Management + Insights to join their team. This role is responsible for establishing Oatly as a leader in category and insights among key customers. The position involves collaborating with sales teams, educating customers on plant-based foods, and utilizing data to drive recommendations and customer growth. The ideal candidate will be a data expert, able to translate complex information into compelling narratives and address customer-specific goals.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree Required
6+ years of CPG experience, with an emphasis on Sales, Category Management, and Insights
Retailer-facing experience preferred
Demonstrated deep understanding and experience with Syndicated Data and platforms (Nielsen, Spins, IRI)
Experience with Panel and Shopper Card Data (e.g., Numerator, Stratum, Shopper360)
Expert knowledge of Excel and PowerPoint/presentation-building skills
Exceptional storytelling ability and presentation skills – be able to find and tell the compelling narrative that can be told through data
Passion for seeing the forest through the trees, how different pieces connect to the whole, and delivering insights that keep the big picture in mind
Ability to connect disparate data sources, interpret analysis results, and communicate analytical findings and business insights to diverse audiences
Naturally curious and self-motivated with the ability to embrace change and deliver results, managing multiple/diverse priorities

Nice To Haves

You feel connected to our mission of encouraging health, sustainability, and transparency
You are a self-starter who doesn’t need direct supervision to motivate you for success – we believe strongly in building a culture of individual accountability and ownership and need partners that can embrace that mentality
You are ready to make your mark in a smaller, growing brand, leveraging your experience to deliver amazing results and build an outstanding company
You have an entrepreneurial spirit in that you’re comfortable with ambiguity and are energized by the process of building something lasting from the ground up
You enjoy sharing your quirkiness and talents with your coworkers

Responsibilities

Collaborate with Sales teams on key account objectives and identify opportunities to educate customers about plant-based foods, our categories, and our brand
Build custom analyses using syndicated scan, consumer, and shopper card data, translating those insights into compelling presentations addressing each customer’s unique goals
Leverage data as a foundational springboard from which all recommendations are built
Be the functional expert on all syndicated data, including leading the optimization and development of Oatly insights reporting and scorecarding across the NA business unit
Develop a mastery of Oatly’s category, customer, consumer, and competitive performance that will inform our narrative and recommendations
Lead with a bias for the facts and demonstrate that Oatly’s category and insights leadership will help drive customer growth and profit
Question assumptions about major trends, validating or redefining those assumptions into new narratives both internally and externally