Senior Analyst, Category Insights

Saputo • Dallas, TX

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

Reporting to the Senior Manager, Insights, the Senior Analyst, Category Insights turns market, shopper, and category data into clear recommendations that help grow Saputo’s Retail business. The role works closely with Sales, Category Management, Marketing, and Innovation to identify opportunities, shape selling stories, and support decisions that drive profitable growth. It supports the Everyday Cheese and Specialty Cheese categories and key retail customers, using syndicated data, internal sales data, and shopper or consumer insights to guide business decisions.

The position also builds and maintains dashboards, scorecards, trackers, and recurring reports, and works with external data and analytics partners to maintain reporting quality and data integrity. The role is hybrid, with three days in the office and two days remote, and involves occasional travel of 10–15% as business needs require.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Economics, Statistics, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• At least 5 years of experience in category management, shopper or consumer insights, sales analytics, marketing analytics, or a related field.
• Experience working with syndicated and retail data sources such as Circana, Kantar, NielsenIQ, or similar tools.
• Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills.
• Strong communication and storytelling skills, including the ability to simplify analysis and influence stakeholders.
• Ability to identify growth opportunities and translate analytics into action.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills, with high attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently, collaborate across functions, and manage competing priorities.
• Comfort managing multiple projects and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in consumer packaged goods (CPG), ideally.
• Dairy experience.
• Experience with Power BI or other visualization tools.

Responsibilities

• Support the Everyday Cheese and Specialty Cheese categories by translating market, shopper, and category trends into growth opportunities.
• Deliver insight-led recommendations for key retail customers across pricing, promotion, assortment, distribution, and shopper behavior.
• Track category, segment, brand, and SKU performance to identify drivers, risks, and opportunities.
• Create compelling, fact-based selling stories and opportunity assessments to help Sales teams influence customers and unlock growth.
• Combine syndicated data, internal sales data, and shopper or consumer insights to answer business questions and guide decisions.
• Partner with Category Management, Sales, Marketing, Innovation, Culinary, and other teams to support priorities and improve decision-making.
• Build and maintain dashboards, scorecards, trackers, and recurring reports that provide timely, decision-ready insights.
• Work with external data and analytics partners to maintain reporting quality, data integrity, and continuous improvement.
• Handle ad-hoc analysis with speed, rigour, and strong business judgment in a fast-paced environment.
• Travel occasionally as business needs require (10–15%).

Benefits

• Development opportunities that enhance career fulfillment.
• Meaningful compensation and benefits to help employees care for their families.
• Opportunities to contribute to the community and enhance the lives of others through Saputo products.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior