Costco Category & Growth Analytics Lead

Kinder's; Walnut Creek (CA); On-site; USD 105,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k

Bonus eligibility

Equity grants

Health benefits

Job summary

Kinder’s seeks a Category Analyst to support sales analytics across key customer accounts and deliver actionable insights to grow the brand and category. You’ll partner with the Sales team on assortment, marketing, and presentations, applying strong data storytelling to influence decision‑making.

The role emphasizes analytics, reporting, and cross‑functional collaboration to drive Costco and other accounts, with a focus on delivering clear recommendations and impactful stories with data.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in marketing, market research, or related field.
• 2–4 years of experience in category management, sales analytics, insights, or related field within the CPG industry.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to analyze complex data sets and derive actionable insights.
• Experience with syndicated data (e.g., Circana, NIQ, SPINS) and household panel data (e.g., Circana, Numerator).
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to distill complex information into clear and concise insights and tell stories with data.
• Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and meet deadlines.
• Proficiency in PowerPoint and Excel

Responsibilities

• Lead analytics for Kinder’s rapidly growing Costco businesses.
• Track and report sales performance of Kinder’s key initiatives, such as innovation launches or in-store marketing programs.
• Advance regional and store-level analysis to drive growth for Costco & Kinder’s.
• Utilize variety of data sources to answer key business questions including innovation success, promotional strategy, assortment opportunities, etc.
• Develop expertise in Costco CRX, Circana, and Numerator to lead analyses and guide Kinder’s strategy and tactics.
• Build comprehensive presentations with strong data visualization. Share insights, findings, and recommendations across Kinder’s organization, and externally in buyer meetings.
• Lead recurring Costco performance review highlighting performance differences across items and regions.
• Partner with broker team to monitor and manage item inventory levels at the regional store-level
• Support sales operations with the development of marketing event forecasts and post promotional analysis
• Monitor rest of market performance and leverage cross-account data to develop regional case studies that support the sales team with rotational assortment recommendations

Skills

Customer analytics

Data storytelling

Syndicated data

PowerPoint & Excel

Education

Bachelor’s degree in marketing or related field

Tools

Circana

NIQ

SPINS

Numerator

Job description

Kinder’s seeks a Category Analyst to support sales analytics across key customer accounts and deliver actionable insights to grow the brand and category. You’ll partner with the Sales team on assortment, marketing, and presentations, applying strong data storytelling to influence decision‑making.

The role emphasizes analytics, reporting, and cross‑functional collaboration to drive Costco and other accounts, with a focus on delivering clear recommendations and impactful stories with data.