Category Growth Analyst, Grocery

Mars; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 78,000 - 107,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) plan

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Basic life insurance

Paid parental leave (up to 18 weeks)

Vacation 120 hours/year

Paid sick time (up to 40 hours/year)

12 paid holidays

Job summary

Mars in Charlotte, NC, is seeking a Category Management Analyst to serve as a trusted growth partner for Grocery retailers, delivering fact-based insights and category solutions that drive mutual category growth. This role collaborates with Sales to align category and brand strategies and leads category management initiatives.

You will analyze syndicated data, shopper insights, and retailer POS data to create category recommendations, develop POGs, space planning, and forecasting tools, while

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Demonstrated analytical skills and capability.
• 2+ years of experience within CPG Sales, key accounts, retail, and/or analyst responsibilities.
• Ability to travel 25-40% of the time.
• Valid driver's license and clean driving record.
• Experience in field-sales/office environment.
• Successful completion of drug and background screen.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Nielsen Scan data experience.
• Knowledge of JDA.
• Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills.
• External selling, negotiation, influencing.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain relationships internally and externally; collaborate with Sales to drive growth strategies and align category growth solutions with retailers.
• Provide analysis and make decisions on projects within the Category Leadership team.
• Develop Category Insights Reviews delivering mutual value and growth.
• Develop shelving strategies to improve total category performance.
• Create and manage POGs (JDA) across multiple segments.
• Optimize assortment and measure incrementality.
• Improve price/promotion efficiencies and merchandising effectiveness.
• Develop category recommendations through analysis of syndicated data, shopper insights, and POS data.
• Utilize Nielsen/IRI data and market trends for analyses.
• Forecast seasonal and baseline price/promotion/distribution effects.
• Create scalable tools, reports, scorecards, and templates to improve decision-making.
• Analyze trends to identify opportunities for growth.
• Support annual planning with actionable insights for customers.
• Manage multiple projects as a category expert.

Skills

Analytical skills

Strong written and verbalcommunication

Travel flexibility

Field-sales experience

External selling

Negotiation

Nielsen Scan data experience

Excel

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

JDA

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Mars in Charlotte, NC, is seeking a Category Management Analyst to serve as a trusted growth partner for Grocery retailers, delivering fact-based insights and category solutions that drive mutual category growth. This role collaborates with Sales to align category and brand strategies and leads category management initiatives.

You will analyze syndicated data, shopper insights, and retailer POS data to create category recommendations, develop POGs, space planning, and forecasting tools, while