Category Analyst
Glanbia Performance Nutrition is a subsidiary of Glanbia, specializing in performance nutrition and lifestyle products. The Category Analyst will analyze consumer and category data to provide insights and recommendations aimed at improving sales, operations, and profitability across various 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 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) 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) Benefits Staff discounts Generous family leave policy Health & dental plan Competitive salary 401K Company Overview Glanbia Performance Nutrition (GPN) is part of Glanbia plc, a better nutrition company headquartered in Ireland. It was founded in 1985, and is headquartered in Downers Grove, Illinois, USA, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is