Manager, Competitive & Market Intelligence (U.S.)

Philip Morris International•Stamford, CT

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Manager, Competitive & Market Intelligence (U.S.) ensures PMI U.S. leadership and cross-functional teams have a clear, forward-looking view of the U.S. nicotine landscape, grounded in robust market, consumer, and competitive insights. The role delivers timely, decision-relevant analysis that informs category and brand strategy, portfolio and innovation roadmaps, and broader commercial and investment priorities. Acting as a strategic integrator, this role connects multiple insight “engines” into a coherent, actionable decision support system for the U.S. business.

Requirements

5+ years in strategic consulting, or 7+ years in corporate strategy, strategic planning, insights, or analytics roles
Bachelor’s degree required
Strong understanding of the U.S. CPG landscape across marketing, sales, and retail; tobacco or reduced-risk category experience preferred
Legally authorized to work in the U.S.
Fluent in English
Strong strategic thinking, problem solving, and analytical skills
Solid experience in competitive and market analysis, including benchmarking and trend analysis
Ability to synthesize multiple data sources into clear, actionable insights
Experience in competitive assessment and structured market monitoring
Ability to identify emerging trends and early signals and translate them into business implications
Familiarity with scenario thinking to frame potential market and competitive developments
Good understanding of consumer behavior, category dynamics, and the U.S. retail landscape
Ability to connect consumer, market, and competitive insights into coherent narratives
Ability to translate insights into clear strategic implications and recommendations
Experience supporting portfolio, innovation, and commercial decision-making processes
Comfortable working cross-functionally to inform (not own) key decisions
Experience with market and POS data (MSAi, Nielsen, Circana etc.)
Solid analytical and modeling skills to support decision-making
Familiarity with dashboards, reporting tools, and structured insight delivery focused on key retail and consumer data KPIs
Curious and insight-driven; proactively challenges assumptions constructively
Ownership-oriented and proactive, with a strong learning mindset
Comfortable working with ambiguity and forming structured perspectives from incomplete data
Forward-looking, with an ability to anticipate market and competitive developments
Collaborative and team-oriented; able to navigate cross-functional environments effectively
Strong communication skills; translating complexity into clear, concise, decision-ready messages
Organized and reliable, delivering insights consistently (recurring and ad hoc)
Builds strong stakeholder relationships and actively drives alignment
Acts as a connector across teams (Market Intelligence, Commercial, Finance, Global), ensuring insights are relevant and actionable

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree preferred
tobacco or reduced-risk category experience preferred

Responsibilities

Support the evolution of the U.S. Competitive Intelligence operating model, including governance, workflows, and stakeholder engagement, in alignment with the global strategy team.
Contribute to the scoping and implementation of CI tools and OnDemand platforms to enable scalable, repeatable insight delivery.
Drive continuous improvement of CI capabilities, with a focus on structured market monitoring, early signal detection, and scenario-based thinking.
Partner closely with Market Intelligence to support the development and refinement of a 5-year U.S. nicotine pool outlook across combustibles, smokeless, and smoke-free categories.
Assess and synthesize market intelligence, including: Category, segment, and consumer trends; Regulatory and structural market developments.
Integrate multiple data sources into clear, concise insights and implications for strategy, portfolio choices, and execution priorities.
Conduct competitive assessments covering: Broad pricing and promotional dynamics (in partnership with RGM), focusing on observable trends and competitor positioning; Competitive positioning, growth trajectories, and high-level performance benchmarking across competitors, categories, and channels.
Apply scenario-based thinking to highlight potential competitive developments and implications for key strategic decisions.
Track and evaluate competitor product launches, formats, flavors, technologies, and commercialization approaches.
Assess innovation trajectories and indicative economics (e.g., positioning, scalability signals, margin trade-offs at a directional level).
Identify potential business impact and disruption risks from emerging innovations and portfolio moves.
Monitor and analyze in-store execution, activation mechanics, and competitive trade presence across channels.
Provide insights on commercial effectiveness and visibility approaches, including how competitors activate in retail.
Support go-to-market decision making through timely, execution-relevant intelligence and read-across insights.