Client Insights Lead – Retail & CPG Analytics

SmartRecruiters, Inc.; Sheboygan, Northern (WI, KY); Hybrid; USD 84,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive healthcare plan

Flexible working environment

11 paid holidays

Job summary

NIQ is seeking a data-driven Insights professional to translate retail and consumer behavior data into actionable strategies. You will craft insight-led stories for brand and retailer stakeholders, deliver high-impact presentations, and collaborate across teams in a hybrid onsite role based in Sheboygan Falls, WI.

You’ll engage with health, wellness, and fresh meat sectors, leveraging NIQ tools to uncover opportunities and inform client recommendations. Travel up to 10–15% may be required.

Qualifications

• 5 years of CPG or Retail industry experience in merchandising, shopper/consumer marketing, supply chain, or manufacturer–retailer relationships.
• Proficient in syndicated data tools (NIQ, Circana/IRI, Numerator, or Dunnhumby).
• Advanced MS Excel with complex formulas (VLOOKUP, etc.) and data manipulation; working knowledge of SQL, Python; BI tools like Power BI or Tableau.
• Rich experience creating compelling PowerPoint presentations from complex datasets and ideas.
• Ability to multi-task, work with urgency, and collaborate with clients and cross-functional teams.
• Willingness to travel 10–15% and spend time onsite in a hybrid arrangement.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate fluency in NIQ’s methodologies, solutions, and analytic platforms using logic to craft compelling, insight-driven stores that influence decision makers.
• Create insight-rich, visually compelling presentations that showcase the power of NIQ data and tools—driving client interest, sparking new conversations, and opening doors for deeper partnership
• Leverage understanding of retail and CPG business dynamics to diagnose client challenges and uncover opportunities in strategy and shopper engagement
• Collaborate closely within internal teams and client stakeholders to shape deliverables that are actionable and engaging.
• Contribute to NIQ’s growing authority in the fresh meat space, helping position us as the go‑to source for timely trend‑forward insight.
• Stay immersed in the broader health and wellness industry assembling resources that inform our perspectives and fuel our external voice and expertise.

Skills

CPG & Retail analytics

Data storytelling

Excel advanced (VLOOKUP)

SQL / Python basics

Power BI / Tableau

Presentation design

Tools

NIQ platform

Circana/IRI

Numerator

Dunnhumby

Job description

NIQ is seeking a data-driven Insights professional to translate retail and consumer behavior data into actionable strategies. You will craft insight-led stories for brand and retailer stakeholders, deliver high-impact presentations, and collaborate across teams in a hybrid onsite role based in Sheboygan Falls, WI.

You’ll engage with health, wellness, and fresh meat sectors, leveraging NIQ tools to uncover opportunities and inform client recommendations. Travel up to 10–15% may be required.