Category Analyst (CPG)

Acosta; Cincinnati (OH); Hybrid; USD 52,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a data analyst, where you'll leverage your analytical skills to support category management and sales projects. This hybrid role allows you to work on-site three days a week, collaborating with teams to generate insights that drive business decisions. You'll have the opportunity to utilize various data sources and tools, ensuring accuracy and quality in deliverables. If you have a passion for data and a drive for results, this is the perfect opportunity to make an impact in a dynamic environment that values innovation and teamwork.

Qualifications

• 1-3 years of experience in analytical support for sales projects.
• Proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint; knowledge of Power BI is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Generate data insights for category management and sales initiatives.
• Build and update dashboards and provide analytical support.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Communication Skills

Mathematical Skills

Drive for Results

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Power BI

Retailer POS

Job description

DESCRIPTION

This opportunity is #hybrid on-site 3 days a week in an Acosta Group office.

You will generate data and insights in support of category management and sales projects and initiatives (including category reviews, new item presentations, scorecards, assortment/shelving, and ad-hoc analytics).

RESPONSIBILITIES

Essential Functions:

1. Provide analytical support for category management and sales projects and initiatives utilizing various CPG and Retailer data sources and tools.
2. Responsible for quality control of data sources and ensuring accuracy of deliverables, often requiring engagement with other BI associates and data/tool vendors.
3. Build and update weekly and monthly dashboards and provide insights.
4. Participate in the development of sales presentations incorporating syndicated data and other sources of data that address business issues.
5. Work closely with business managers to ensure quality results are delivered.
6. Keep abreast of clients KPIs, strategies, innovation, and other important information.

QUALIFICATIONS

Education Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree preferred

Work Experience Requirements:

• 1-3 years of related work experience

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Requirements:

1. Demonstrate an intermediate degree of proficiency in Windows and related software applications including Excel and PowerPoint. Knowledge of Power BI and advanced macros would be a strong asset.
2. Experience with retailer POS, syndicated data, and/or category/space management tools would be an asset.
3. Demonstrates a drive for results, pursuing assigned tasks with energy and a desire to achieve.
4. Able to understand and apply basic math and CPG principles in the achievement of assigned work.
5. Effectively communicate and interact with others and work effectively within a team.

Physical:

• Seeing
• Color Perception
• Touching

ABOUT US

Acosta and Mosaic are the sales and marketing powerhouses behind the most recognized and proven brands with top retailers in the United States and Canada. We offer flexible services that maximize efficiency. Acosta has the talent and technology to build data-, reach- and relationship-driven strategies to execute those strategies, and the tools to monitor, track and optimize metrics-based results for customers and retailers.

Acosta and its subsidiaries, in good faith, believes that this posted range of compensation is the accurate range for this role at the time of this posting. Acosta may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range depending on candidate qualifications and locations. This range may be modified in the future.

Acosta and its subsidiaries is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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.

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 job descriptions at its discretion in order to meet and or exceed the needs of the business.

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Job Category: Marketing

Position Type: Full time

Business Unit: Sales

Salary Range: $52,200.00 - $60,000.00

Company: Acosta Employee Holdco LLC

Req ID: 3716