Category Analyst
$70k - $75k per yearAcosta
Job Responsibility:
DESCRIPTION
As a Category Analyst, you will deliver insightful and fact-based solutions to shape category strategies and identify opportunities, working collaboratively with cross-functional teams across the organization internally and externally.
Your role involves uncovering insights, market opportunities, and industry trends to support internal sales and client teams, accelerating both client and overall business growth.
Additionally, you will handle analytical ad-hoc deep-dive requests, providing recommendations to grow categories and Acosta's business.
Part of your responsibilities will also include developing and analyzing planograms (POGs), offering recommendations, and providing space-related insights at both the account and market levels.
The incumbent(s) in this position should exhibit the following Acosta values:
People Minded - Must show dignity and respect to all people
Integrity - Must exemplify the highest degree of ethical behavior
Results Oriented - Must show passion, pride and commitment to succeed
Trust - Must be honest, sincere, and confident
Teamwork - Must build trusting relationships
Innovation - Must progress through a combination of creativity, common sense, and vision
Balance - Must maintain an optimistic attitude and keep perspective on what is important in life.
RESPONSABILITÉS
- Develop and cultivate effective relationships with assigned account contacts that establish Acosta as the indispensable partner for category management needs
- Support internal sales and external client teams with fact-based insights to achieve overall goals, strategies, and initiatives in identifying strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats in the respective market and turn them into meaningful observations and solutions to drive category growth.
- Analyze data and act as a category expert to create insights-driven analyses by working collaboratively with key internal stakeholders from Sales ensuring internal strategic alignment on category recommendations and objectives.
- Lead analysis and leverage various data sources (ex. Nielsen Discover; Retailer data: Retail Link, LDIA, Dunnhumby, Circana, etc) to identify business opportunities, risks and performance gaps (Ex. Distribution, assortment mix, incrementality, shelving and placement)
- Accountable in presenting internally and externally providing market updates, trends to uncover insights and sales opportunities that will accelerate growth for clients, retailers, and Acosta using the 4 P's.
- Analyze, prepare and present merchandising recommendations to key internal and external partners such as planograms;
- Support shelf presentation, assortment decisions, and promotional planning/pricing analysis.
- Assist with planogram delivery projects, including various reporting requirements in Excel.
- Employ critical thinking and problem-solving skills to recognize and anticipate issues and opportunities by elevating analyses beyond reporting and translating insight into retail action.
- Keep abreast of developments and best practices in Category Management, pursue the knowledge needed to improve departmental capabilities and professional agility.
- Communicate confidently (both orally and in writing) and adaptably at all levels (internal and external) to convey clear and concise messages.
- Develop and maintain effective working relationships with team members, internal partners, customers, and others through strong interpersonal skills.
- Utilize rigorous logic and methods to analyze and understand the root causes of problems.
- Coordinate with respective areas to resolve issues and develop processes to achieve shared goals.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
LES QUALIFICATIONS
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
- Post-secondary education or equivalent work experience (Business Diploma or Bachelor's degree preferred).
- 3-5 years of experience in category management in Canadian consumer goods (CPG), preferably in the food industry.
TECHNICAL PROFICIENCY:
- High proficiency with Nielsen (Discover, Homescan) and retailer POS/Loyalty databases (e.g., Retail Link, Circana, LDIA, Dunnhumby, Toolbox etc).
- Experience with planogram management software (JDA/Blue Yonder Space Planning) is an asset.
- Advanced knowledge and use of Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
- Strong presentation skills, capable of effectively presenting findings to both small and large audiences.
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively, adapting to the audience.
- High-level analytical capability, with the ability to assimilate and interpret data from various sources into actionable recommendations.
- Ability to shift priorities, demands, and timelines in a fast-paced environment with a cooperative attitude.
- Drive to meet the expectations and requirements of internal and external stakeholders.
- Experience working independently and in a team environment.
- Commitment to solving problems with a positive attitude.
- Solid knowledge of current Internet, Intranet, Extranet, and client-server architectures, including SharePoint.
COMPETENCIES
- Excellent communication skills, both oral and written;
- Excellent presentation skills in English (French is a nice to have)
- Good analytical and critical thinking;
- Attention to details;
- Independent, dynamic person with excellent teamwork skills;
- Excellent time management and priority-setting skills;
- Ability to work in a constantly changing, fast paced environment; while maintaining a positive and cooperative attitude.
- Aptitude to work in a collaborative, cross-departmental work environment;
- Build easily strong internal and external relationships;
- Ability to juggle with many sources of data and synthetize information into a selling story.
DISCLAIMER: Acosta/ Mosaic North America is an Equal Opportunity Employer
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. Mosaic reserves the right to modify all or part of any s at its discretion in order to meet and or exceed the needs of the business.
We are committed to providing accommodations for persons with disabilities. If you require accommodation, we will work with you to meet your needs, to the extent required by law
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Catégorie d'emploi: Administration
Type de position: Full time
Unité commerciale: Sales
Échelle salariale: $70,000.00 - $75,000.00
Company: Acosta Canada Corporation
Req ID: 4259
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About Us: Acosta et Mosaic sont les forces motrices en matière de ventes et de marketing derrière les marques les plus reconnues et éprouvées auprès des principaux détaillants aux États-Unis et au Canada. Nous proposons des services flexibles qui maximisent l'efficacité. Acosta possède le talent et la technologie nécessaires pour élaborer des stratégies axées sur les données, la portée et les relations, afin de mettre en uvre ces stratégies, ainsi que les outils pour surveiller, suivre et optimiser les résultats basés sur les indicateurs pour les clients et les détaillants. Acosta et ses filiales, de bonne foi, estiment que cette fourchette de rémunération affichée est la fourchette précise pour ce poste au moment de cette publication. Acosta pourrait finalement payer plus ou moins que la fourchette affichée en fonction des qualifications des candidats et des lieux. Cette fourchette peut être modifiée à l'avenir. Acosta et ses filiales sont des employeurs offrant l'égalité des chances. Nous nous engageons à fournir des aménagements pour les personnes handicapées. Si vous avez besoin d'un aménagement, nous travaillerons avec vous pour répondre à vos besoins, dans la mesure requise par la loi. Les déclarations ci-dessus ont pour but de décrire la nature générale et le niveau de travail effectué par les personnes affectées à cette classification. Elles ne doivent pas être interprétées comme une liste exhaustive de toutes les responsabilités, tâches et compétences requises du personnel ainsi classé. Mosaic se réserve le droit de modifier tout ou partie des descriptions de poste à sa discrétion afin de répondre aux besoins de l'entreprise, voire de les dépasser. En soumettant votre candidature, vous acceptez et acceptez la Déclaration de confidentialité d'Acosta et les Conditions d'utilisation. Acosta, and its subsidiaries, is an Equal Opportunity Employer
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