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Overview
As a Sr. Category Analyst on the Sams Club Team, you will deliver
strategic insight in support of PepsiCo Foods North America Sales Team
with an emphasis on Quaker Foods. Specifically, this role will work to
identify market trends, competitive threats, brand strategies and
customer strategies to penetrate new and emerging opportunities.
Primary responsibility of this role is to be a thought leader and go-to
resource for all category, shopper, consumer trends, and merchandising
solutions for the Customer Sales Team. Using POS, Syndicated, and Panel
data, analyze categories across markets, shoppers, and consumers to make
business-building recommendations for both portfolio and category
growth.
Secondary responsibilities include leveraging multiple data sources to
gain a deep understanding of consumer and shopper behavior and
interactions across products, geographies, cohorts, and occasions. This
analysis will be used to drive the Customer Teams strategic planning
process.
Responsibilities
* Drive accelerated growth, market share gains, and elevated customer
partnership via category and shopper insights.
* Be a thought leader and go-to resource for all category,
shopper/consumer trends, and merchandising solutions for the Customer
Sales Team. Leveraging POS, Syndicated, Panel, Scintilla/Madrid, and
other proprietary data sources, to analyze categories across markets,
shoppers, and consumers to make business-building recommendations for
both portfolio and category growth.
* Utilize your experience in analytics, insights, and storytelling to
develop sales and marketing strategies and retailer relevant sell
stories.
* Leverage granular analytics to drive effectiveness for assortment &
merchandising optimization, new product introductions, seasonal
programs, shopper marketing, and pricing & promotional planning.
* Identify marketplace trends and category solutions that unify brand
and customer strategies cohesively to drive growth and win with the
shopper.
* Keeps abreast of developments and best practices in category
management. It is expected that you will pursue the knowledge needed to
improve departmental capabilities and improve professional competence.
* Participate in account strategic planning process.
* Key collaborators include cross-functional members of the Sams Club
Pepsico Customer team (sales, e-Comm, shopper marketing, supply chain,
finance), as well as the extended brand and commercialization teams.
Ability to influence others, collaborate with customers, and work in a
matrixed environment are key to success.
Compensation and Benefits:
* The expected compensation range for this position is between
$80,200 - $134,250.
* Location, confirmed job-related skills, experience, and education
will be considered in setting actual starting salary. Your recruiter can
share more about the specific salary range during the hiring process.
* Bonus based on performance and eligibility target payout is 8% of
annual salary paid out annually.
* Paid time off subject to eligibility, including paid parental leave,
vacation, sick, and bereavement.
* In addition to salary, PepsiCo offers a comprehensive benefits
package to support our employees and their families, subject to
elections and eligibility: Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, Health,
and Dependent Care Reimbursement Accounts, Employee Assistance Program
(EAP), Insurance (Accident, Group Legal, Life), Defined Contribution
Retirement Plan.
Qualifications
* Bachelors Degree required; MBA a plus
* 2+ years in Category Management or Shopper/Consumer Insights within
the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
* Demonstrated analytical, critical thinking and strategic thought
leadership skills. Excels at problem solving.
* StrongPC skill set (Advanced Excel, PowerPoint, Word); PowerBi a
plusExperience with syndicated data sets (POS, Panel, Customer Loyalty
Data)
* Strong communication and presentation skills, ability to interact
confidently and effectively with the customer and key stakeholders
* Excellent story telling capability and strong visualization for
internal and external presentations typically shown in PowerPoint or
white papers.
* Collaboration is essential in this role as the person will work very
closely with customer sales leaders, cross-functional teams, as well as
the customer directly
* Strong planning/organizing skills; the ability to manage multiple
initiatives simultaneously
* This position is limited to persons with indefinite right to work in
the United States.
* Location: Rogers, AR
EEO Statement
Our Company will consider for employment qualified applicants with
criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the
Fair Credit Reporting Act, and all other applicable laws, including but
not limited to, San Francisco Police Code Sections 4901-4919, commonly
referred to as the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance; and Chapter
XVII, Article 9 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code, commonly referred to
as the Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment
without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, s
