Category Insights Lead — Growth & Strategy

Saputo Cheese USA, Inc.; Dallas (TX); Hybrid; USD 74,000 - 97,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Development opportunities

Competitive compensation

Community involvement

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. Hybrid office in Dallas, TX with travel 10–15%.

Salary range $73,815-$96,885; offers vary by experience and training. Saputo Cheese USA, Inc.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in category management, shopper or consumer insights, sales analytics, or marketing analytics.
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Economics, Statistics, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• Dairy experience is a plus.
• Experience with syndicated/retail data sources: Circana, Kantar, NielsenIQ, or similar tools.
• Strong Excel and PowerPoint; Power BI or other visualization tools are an asset.
• Strong communication and storytelling; ability to influence stakeholders.
• Proven ability to identify growth opportunities and translate analytics into action.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities; travel ~10–15%.

Responsibilities

• Lead category insights by translating market, shopper, and category trends into growth opportunities.
• Support customer growth plans with insight-led recommendations on pricing, promotions, assortment, and behavior.
• Analyze performance across category, segment, brand, and SKU to identify drivers and risks.
• Build selling stories and opportunity assessments to help Sales influence customers.
• Turn data into action by combining syndicated, internal, and shopper insights.
• Collaborate across Category Management, Sales, Marketing, and Innovation to support priorities.
• Own reporting tools: dashboards, scorecards, trackers, and recurring reports for timely insights.
• Manage data partnerships to maintain reporting quality and data integrity.
• Respond with agility to ad-hoc analyses in a fast-paced environment.

Skills

Excel

PowerPoint

Storytelling

Analytical thinking

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Economics, Statistics, or related field

Tools

Power BI

Circana

Kantar

NielsenIQ

Job description

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. Hybrid office in Dallas, TX with travel 10–15%.

Salary range $73,815-$96,885; offers vary by experience and training. Saputo Cheese USA, Inc.