Manager, Category Analytics

The J.M. Smucker Company; Orrville, Northern (OH, KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

The J.M. Smucker Company is seeking a Manager, Category Analytics to build trust with assigned retailers and support Smucker’s sales teams across designated categories and JMS Brand activation.

You will lead customized category growth opportunities, diagnostics, and insights-driven activations. This role centers on anchoring planning with facts, delivering shopper and category analytics, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to inform JBP, top-to-top and QBR meetings.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required in a relevant field.
• 6+ years in Consumer-Packaged Goods industry.
• 3+ years Category Management or Shopper Insights experience.
• Experience leveraging shopper/CPG data to drive insights.
• Proven ability to translate insights into action with compelling storytelling.

Responsibilities

• Leads development and delivery of Customer specific Category Growth Drivers – strategy, initiatives and customized content of compelling category strategies and stories.
• Owns 4P tactical solutions for assigned customers and categories, shelving and assortment with cross-functional price/promo.
• Provides thought leadership to elevate Smucker’s voice with assigned retailer.
• Leads Category reviews and assessments, JBP, QBR engagements with customers and internal stakeholders.
• Translates insights into data-driven recommendations and supports omni-activation across category deliverables.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Storytelling

Cross-functional collaboration

Written and verbal communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Circana data

Nielsen data

POS data

Planogram software (JDA ProSpace, EZPOG)

Job description

**Your Opportunity as the Manager, Category Analytics**The primary responsibility of this position is to build trust and influence with assigned retailers and support Smucker’s sales teams to drive our brand penetration, growth and development across designated categories and JMS Brand activation. Leads customized development of category specific retailer growth opportunities and diagnostics relative to insight driven activations against the retailer, shopper, and category dynamics. Supports sales with insights to inform JBP’s, line reviews and customer annual sales planning, delivering category and JMS growth opportunity identification and execution. Go-to category expert, responsible for providing in-depth category, retail, consumer and shopper expertise in support of our sales initiatives. Liaison back to HQ category leadership/strategy team.**Location:** Working Remote USA**In this role you will:**Customer Category Management* Leads development and delivery of Customer specific Category Growth Drivers – strategy, initiatives and customized content of compelling category strategies and stories* Leads 4P tactical solutions for assigned customers and categories, specifically owning shelving and assortment and partnering with cross functional teams on price/promo* Provides thought leadership to elevate Smucker’s voice and influence with assigned retailer* Leads Category first approach in Customer Category Reviews and Assessments as well as Top to Top, JBP, QBR engagement meetings with key customers and internal stakeholders* Influence retailer category strategies through account-specific insights, business analysis, and clear recommendations related to distribution, promotion, pricing, and shelf placement.* Build customer ready stories, visuals and tools that enable high-quality selling conversations supported by insights and data driven recommendations.* Anchor planning and execution in facts and performance, tracking results, promo/innovation effectiveness, and surfacing risks and opportunities.* Identifies opportunities and risks for category and JMS, with bias for action* Leverages all available data and customized content against consumer, shopper and category insights to create and deliver fact-based strategic selling resulting in implementation & activation at retail* Supports and drives omni activation and integration into all category deliverables, workstreams* Appropriately collaborates with category advisor teams, while partnering with sales to drive the business* Understands the competitive marketplace in which JMS and customers operate* Communicates insights and learnings both internally and externally to a wide variety of audiences* Provides category and key customer business analytics* Actively participates in retailer meetings* Collaborates and influences across the various SBAs Internal Business Support Management* Partner with Sales, Marketing, Insights, Intelligence, Category Strategy, and other functional teams to identify business opportunities and translate insights into execution.* Expert on all customer business analytics and resources (Circana, panel, customer specific data, etc.)* Identifies requirements for tool development and data support systems to increase visibility and application of key category insights* Acts as a liaison back to the JMS HQ Category Leadership teamCustomer Business Plan Development, Review & Activation* Provides input into customer long-term business strategy**What we are looking for:*** Bachelor’s degree* 6+ years in Consumer-Packaged Goods industry* 3+ years Category Management or Shopper Insights experience* Proven success in building relationships within customers / retailers* Experience in analysis of shopper / consumer-based CPG information* Strong analytical skills, problem solving, and storytelling experience* Cross functional collaboration, especially customer and sales centric* Excellent organization and written / verbal communication skills* Proficient in leveraging Circana or Nielsen data, POS and panel data, shopper card, customer specific data, etc.* Planogramming/Planogram software experience (Ex. JDA ProSpace, EZPOG)* Ability to develop and translate insights into actions with excellent story telling with data skills* Strategic mindset to help build and execute effective plans* Business & Financial Acumen* Travel requirements: up to 20-25%