Senior Analyst, Category Insights
About The Position
At Saputo, we bring good to the table by making high-quality products, investing in our people, and supporting communities around the world. As a top 10 global dairy processor, we value contributions that matter and strive to foster an inclusive, growth-driven work environment. Ready to bring your best? Job Summary Reporting to the Senior Manager, Insights, you will turn market, shopper, and category data into clear recommendations that help grow our Retail business. Working closely with Sales, Category Management, Marketing, and Innovation, you will identify opportunities, shape selling stories, and support decisions that drive profitable growth.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Economics, Statistics, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
- 5+ years of experience in category management, shopper or consumer insights, sales analytics, marketing analytics, or a related field, ideally in CPG.
- 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, with the ability to simplify analysis and influence stakeholders.
- Proven ability to identify growth opportunities and translate analytics into action.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills with high attention to detail.
- Able to work independently, collaborate across functions, and manage competing priorities.
- Comfortable managing multiple projects and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
Nice To Haves
- Dairy experience is an asset.
- experience with Power BI or other visualization tools is an asset.
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 stories and opportunity assessments that help Sales teams influence customers and unlock growth.
- Combine syndicated data, internal sales data, and shopper or consumer insights to solve 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 strong reporting quality, data integrity, and continuous improvement.
- Handle ad-hoc analysis with speed, rigour, and strong business judgment in a fast-paced environment.
Benefits
- Development opportunities that enhance your career fulfillment
- Meaningful compensation & benefits that help you care for your family
- Opportunities to contribute to your community and enhance the lives of others through Saputo products
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
