Manager, Competitive & Market Intelligence (U.S.)

Philip Morris International U.S.; Stamford (CT); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 187,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage

401k with company match

Wellness benefits

Commuter benefits

Paid time off

Job summary

Philip Morris International U.S. is seeking a Manager for Competitive & Market Intelligence in Stamford, CT. This hybrid role involves delivering insights on the U.S. nicotine landscape, fostering cross-functional collaboration, and driving market intelligence initiatives. The ideal candidate will have at least 5 years in strategic consulting or 7 years in a similar role. Competitive salary between $150,000 - $187,000, along with benefits including medical coverage and a flexible hybrid work environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in strategic consulting or 7+ years in corporate strategy, insights, or analytics roles.
• Strong understanding of the U.S. CPG landscape.
• Fluent in English and legally authorized to work in the U.S.

Responsibilities

• Ensure PMI U.S. teams have a forward-looking view of the U.S. nicotine landscape.
• Drive continuous improvement of CI capabilities.
• Conduct competitive assessments and apply scenario-based thinking.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Competitive analysis

Problem solving

Analytical skills

Ability to synthesize data

Understanding of U.S. CPG landscape

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree

Tools

MSAi

Nielsen

Circana

Job description

Overview

Manager, Competitive & Market Intelligence (U.S.) - Stamford, CT (hybrid)

Be a part of a revolutionary change! PMI is transforming its business to deliver a smoke‑free future. This hybrid role is based in Stamford, CT, and PMI is open to relocating candidates.

Position Overview: The Manager, Competitive & Market Intelligence (U.S.) ensures PMI U.S. leadership and cross-functional teams have a clear, forward‑looking view of the U.S. nicotine landscape, grounded in robust market, consumer, and competitive insights. The role delivers timely, decision‑relevant analysis that informs category and brand strategy, portfolio and innovation roadmaps, and broader commercial and investment priorities. Acting as a strategic integrator, this role connects multiple insight engines into a coherent, actionable decision support system for the U.S. business.

Your Day To Day

• Competitive Intelligence Transformation
• Support the evolution of the U.S. Competitive Intelligence operating model, including governance, workflows, and stakeholder engagement, in alignment with the global strategy team
• Contribute to the scoping and implementation of CI tools and OnDemand platforms to enable scalable, repeatable insight delivery
• Drive continuous improvement of CI capabilities, with a focus on structured market monitoring, early signal detection, and scenario-based thinking
• Market, Category & Consumer Intelligence
• Partner closely with Market Intelligence to support the development and refinement of a 5-year U.S. nicotine pool outlook across combustibles, smokeless, and smoke-free categories
• Assess and synthesize market intelligence, including: category, segment, and consumer trends; regulatory and structural market developments
• Integrate multiple data sources into clear, concise insights and implications for strategy, portfolio choices, and execution priorities
• Competitive Assessment & Scenario Thinking
• Conduct Competitive Assessments Covering: broad pricing and promotional dynamics (in partnership with RGM), competitive positioning, growth trajectories, and benchmarking across competitors, categories, and channels
• Apply scenario-based thinking to highlight potential competitive developments and implications for key strategic decisions
• Innovation Intelligence
• Track and evaluate competitor product launches, formats, flavors, technologies, and commercialization approaches
• Assess innovation trajectories and indicative economics (e.g., positioning, scalability signals, margin trade-offs at a directional level)
• Identify potential business impact and disruption risks from emerging innovations and portfolio moves
• Commercial Execution Intelligence
• Monitor and analyze in-store execution, activation mechanics, and competitive trade presence across channels
• Provide insights on commercial effectiveness and visibility approaches, including how competitors activate in retail
• Support go-to-market decision making through timely, execution-relevant intelligence and read-across insights

Who We're Looking For

• 5+ years in strategic consulting, or 7+ years in corporate strategy, strategic planning, insights, or analytics roles
• Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree preferred
• Strong understanding of the U.S. CPG landscape across marketing, sales, and retail; tobacco or reduced‑risk category experience preferred
• Legally authorized to work in the U.S.
• Fluent in English

Core Capabilities

Strategic & Analytical

• Strong strategic thinking, problem solving, and analytical skills
• Solid experience in competitive and market analysis, including benchmarking and trend analysis
• Ability to synthesize multiple data sources into clear, actionable insights

Competitive Intelligence

• Experience in competitive assessment and structured market monitoring
• Ability to identify emerging trends and early signals and translate them into business implications
• Familiarity with scenario thinking to frame potential market and competitive developments

Consumer & Market Understanding

• Good understanding of consumer behavior, category dynamics, and the U.S. retail landscape
• Ability to connect consumer, market, and competitive insights into coherent narratives

Strategy & Business Support

• Ability to translate insights into clear strategic implications and recommendations
• Experience supporting portfolio, innovation, and commercial decision-making processes
• Comfortable working cross-functionally to inform (not own) key decisions

Tools & Data

• Experience with market and POS data (MSAi, Nielsen, Circana, etc.)
• Solid analytical and modeling skills to support decision-making
• Familiarity with dashboards, reporting tools, and structured insight delivery focused on key retail and consumer data KPIs

Mindset

• Curious and insight-driven; proactively challenges assumptions constructively
• Ownership-oriented and proactive, with a strong learning mindset
• Comfortable working with ambiguity and forming structured perspectives from incomplete data
• Forward-looking, with an ability to anticipate market and competitive developments

Ways Of Working

• Collaborative and team-oriented; able to navigate cross-functional environments effectively
• Strong communication skills; translating complexity into clear, concise, decision-ready messages
• Organized and reliable, delivering insights consistently (recurring and ad hoc)
• Builds strong stakeholder relationships and actively drives alignment
• Acts as a connector across teams (Market Intelligence, Commercial, Finance, Global), ensuring insights are relevant and actionable

Annual Base Salary Range: $150,000 - $187,000

What We Offer

• Competitive base salary, annual bonus (eligible based on level), comprehensive medical, dental and vision coverage, 401k with company match, wellness benefits, commuter benefits, and PTO
• Smart Work: a hybrid model of working that promotes flexibility in the workplace
• Inclusive, diverse culture with opportunities to learn and grow within a global business
• Opportunities to progress within PMI and contribute to our smoke-free future

PMI is an Equal Opportunity Employer. PMI is headquartered in Stamford, CT, and its U.S. affiliates have more than 3,000 employees. PMI remains focused on delivering a smoke-free future and has invested globally in innovative smoke-free products. For more information, please visit www.pmi.com/us and www.pmiscience.com.

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