Category Analyst

Glanbia Performance Nutrition is a wholly owned subsidiary of Glanbia. GPN’s brand portfolio consists of – Optimum Nutrition, BSN, Isopure, Think!, and Amazing Grass, each with its own brand essence. GPN manufactures and markets the full range of performance nutrition and lifestyle products including protein, pre-workout, muscle gainers, ready-to-eat snacks and general health. Products are sold through a variety of channels including specialty retail, the internet, gyms and FDM in a variety of formats including powders, bars and Ready-to-Drink beverages. 

We are hiring a Category Analyst to join our Omni Category & Shopper team!  As the Category Analyst you will be responsible for analyzing consumer and category data to provide business insights and recommendations to improve sales, operations, and profitability for our markets.

Responsibilities:

• Analyze complex sets of data to provide insights and recommendations addressing product, placement, pricing, and promotions to support the achievement of sales and marketing objectives
• Project work will include analytics related to topline reporting, sales reviews, category line reviews, overall business trends, merchandising, assortment, pricing, and shelving across the omnichannel landscape
• Identify and validate opportunities within a given category, market or division using customer POS, syndicated data, category roles, competitive pricing, frequency reports, elasticity reports, market data, eCommerce data, and other sources
• Assist Category Manager in managing relationships with syndicated data vendors and key customer contacts to maximize these partnerships and enhance selling opportunities 
• Assist in reporting for meetings and developing storylines and presentations to effectively communicate category findings both internally and externally
• Develop regular reporting and dashboards that enable category leadership to quickly understand market trends and opportunities

Education and Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Management, Finance, Accounting, Data Analytics, or related field
• 1-3 years of analytical experience in consumer goods, retail, or other relevant industry experience 
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Excel experience includes VLOOKUP, conditional formatting, Pivot Tables/charts and reporting. 
• Knowledge and experience with syndicated data, customer card/POS data, and panel data and their application (ie. Nielsen, IRI, NPD, Numerator, 84.51, dunnhumby, SPINS, Stratum, Spectra/demographics)

Nice to Have:

• CPCA (Certified Professional Category Analyst) certification
• Experience with food & beverage a plus
• Experience in analyzing and representing large, complex data sets via visualization tools (i.e. Symphony Retail AI/EYC, Tableau, Microsoft Access, PowerBI, ProSpace, SQL, VBA, Alteryx)

You will support the GPN Americas growth strategy through data analysis and work cross functionally with other category management team members, sales, strategy, marketing, eCommerce, and insights and analytics teams. 

What we would like to offer you!  

The opportunity to develop your career on a global stage, continuous learning through an on-demand learning platform, and a competitive compensation package including staff discounts, generous family leave policy, health & dental plan, competitive salary, 401K. Apply now and make a difference in the world of health and wellness! Glanbia provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles; the salary range for this role is $70,000 - $90,000 plus an annual bonus. This range may not be applicable to other locations and targeted salary is midpoint of range. Factors that could be used to determine your actual salary may include your specific skills, years of experience and comparison to current employees already in this role. 

At Glanbia, we celebrate diversity, because we know that our individual strengths make us stronger together. We welcome and encourage interest from a wide variety of candidates, and we will give your application consideration, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, or disability status. 

At Glanbia our culture will celebrate individuality, knowing that together we are more.