Strategic Business Intelligence Manager - Remote

United Natural Foods Inc in; Providence (RI); Remote; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading grocery wholesaler is seeking a Strategic Business Intelligence Manager to develop actionable insights for decision-making. This remote position requires strong analytical and communication skills, along with expertise in data visualization tools. Ideal candidates will have a bachelor's degree and relevant experience in market research. The role includes constructing intelligence briefs and analyzing market strategies to support senior leaders.

Benefits

Competitive 401k

Flexible PTO

Health benefits

Mentorship opportunities

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of relevant experience in consulting, consumer insights, or marketing research preferred.
• Experience with traditional market research sources like Nielsen or Ipsos.
• Thorough knowledge of industry trends and competitors.

Responsibilities

• Construct weekly intelligence briefs for stakeholders.
• Analyze market strategy analyses for actionable outcomes.
• Develop dashboards and infographics for easy interpretation of insights.

Skills

Analytical skills

Data interpretation

Writing skills

Communication skills

Excel proficiency

Data visualization tools

Education

Bachelor's degree in Market Research or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Overview

Strategic Business Intelligence Manager - Remote (Finance)

The Strategic Business Intelligence Manager is responsible for developing insights that add value to the SBI team, UNFI's key stakeholders, and the team\'s recurring/ad-hoc deliverables when determining strategic direction. This role monitors the macro-economic landscape, key grocery and retailer trends, analyzes customer and category sales data/insights, and conducts primary and secondary research to understand industry-wide strategic priorities. The goal is to craft disparate data into actionable insights for informed decision making.

Responsibilities

• Construct weekly intelligence briefs for internal and external stakeholders summarizing business, financial, or economic data.
• Create earnings briefs shared and reviewed with key internal and external stakeholders.
• Lead writing of select First Take earnings briefs on key retailers, suppliers, wholesalers, and other companies, including potential business recommendations.
• Ensure consistent and effective brand messaging through all communications, presentations, and updates via primary and secondary research.
• Analyze market strategy analyses with a focus on actionable outcomes.
• Support senior leaders with quarterly recaps feeding into weekly briefs and broader presentations for upper management.
• Develop reporting strategy, advance the use of data and visualization, and identify value-added enhancements or programs to distill, synthesize, and share intelligence.
• Collect business intelligence data from industry reports, public information, or purchased sources and maintain the integrity of reporting.
• Creat e and document disparate data pieces to uncover insights and craft concise stories linked to business priorities.
• Lead the development of dashboards and infographics so insights are easy to interpret and act on; maintain databases, dashboards, or methods.

Qualifications

Education/Certifications:

• Bachelor\'s degree in Market Research, Data Analytics, Marketing, Business Analytics or related field.

Experience:

• 3-5 years of relevant experience in consulting, consumer insights, competitive intelligence, or marketing research preferred.
• Experience with traditional market and consumer research sources (Nielsen, NPD, GNPD, Ipsos, Euromonitor, Mintel, etc.).
• Experience in developing information models and processes to communicate data.
• Thorough knowledge of industry trends, opportunities, products, and competitors.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• Strong analytical/data interpretation skills and ability to translate data into actionable recommendations.
• Strong writing, communication, and presentation skills.
• Solid understanding of the macro-economic environment with ability to model and forecast as needed.
• Ability to gather information and identify relevant sources.
• Ability to present information internally to the SBI team and management/public groups as needed.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office; strong Excel skills and experience with data visualization tools.
• Ability to incorporate feedback into all deliverables/projects.

Work Environment

• Remote role. Associates may work from home but may be required to come to office locations for business reasons or as directed by their manager.

Travel

• Minor travel may be required to company offices, distribution centers, or other locations for meetings or business reasons.

Physical Environment

• Most work is performed in a temperature-controlled office environment.
• Ability to sit for long periods and use hands at a desk/computer.
• Regularly required to sit, use hands, reach, talk, and hear; may involve stooping, bending, twisting, and reaching.

About UNFI

We are North America\'s premier grocery wholesaler, delivering a wide variety of fresh, branded, and owned-brand products to community grocers and retail chains. We are a pioneer in natural and organic foods, with 29,000+ employees across 50 distribution centers and corporate offices. Learn more: Organic, Natural and Conventional Food | Wholesale Food Distributors | UNFI

Benefits

Competitive 401k, Flexible PTO, Remote, Health benefits (effective the first of the month following 30 days of employment), mentorship/program development opportunities.