Category Management Trainer: Data-Driven Insights

Acosta; Urbandale (IA); Hybrid; USD 72,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Acosta is seeking a Training Specialist to design, develop, and deliver BI training for associates, focusing on advanced analytics and space management. This hybrid role requires 3 days in the Urbandale office and about 10% travel to support clients and teams.

You will partner with cross-functional leaders, create live virtual courses, e-learning modules, videos, and materials, and translate data insights into actionable business recommendations that drive profitability.

Qualifications

• Develop, design, and deliver engaging live and e-learning courses on BI-related topics.
• Manage multiple concurrent projects while maintaining attention to detail and prioritizing effectively
• Collaborate with leaders to identify training needs and build targeted instructional materials.
• Provide training to strengthen client management skills and position Acosta as a strategic advisor.
• Evaluate Training Effectiveness, collect feedback, assess learning outcomes, and recommend improvements.
• Analyze data and offer strategic recommendations across product, pricing, promotion, and placement.
• Train associates in maximizing category reviews using data, tools, and cross-functional collaboration.
• Guide teams in building impactful sales presentations using syndicated and shopper data, with a focus on tools like Foresite.
• Deliver KPI-driven reports to track progress and validate performance.
• Summarize analysis results and create case studies to highlight success stories.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver engaging live virtual courses, e-learning modules, videos, and training materials on BI topics.
• Work with subject matter experts to identify training needs and develop courses and curriculums to meet objectives.
• Analyze complex data and provide thoughtful, proactive guidance and recommendations that address the 4-Ps (product, pricing, promotion, placement).
• Understand the category review process through the 3-call process while engaging with cross-functional teams to provide a complete category management solution.
• Knowledge of building compelling sales presentations using syndicated , shopper, and other sources of data that provide in-depth analysis and solutions that address current business issues.
• Understand client KPIs that drive profit & sales and deliver data reports to the scorecard or validate progress.
• Provide materials that train associates on follow-up and summarize results of analysis; create case studies and success stories.

Skills

Data analysis

Presentation skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Communication

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Bachelor's degree preferred

Category Management or Space Management Certifications (preferred)

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Teams

Articulate Storyline

Articulate Rise

Video editing software

Job description

Acosta is seeking a Training Specialist to design, develop, and deliver BI training for associates, focusing on advanced analytics and space management. This hybrid role requires 3 days in the Urbandale office and about 10% travel to support clients and teams.

You will partner with cross-functional leaders, create live virtual courses, e-learning modules, videos, and materials, and translate data insights into actionable business recommendations that drive profitability.