Senior Category Development Analyst - Enterprise Analytics - Wakefern/Wegmans - Home Office (Must live in the Edison, NJ area) at Hormel Foods

Senior Category Development Analyst Enterprise Analytics Wakefern/Wegmans Home Office (Must Live in the Edison, NJ Area)

Hormel Foods Corporation, based in Austin, Minnesota, is a global branded food company with approximately $12 billion in annual revenue across more than 80 countries worldwide. Its brands include Planters, Skippy, SPAM, Hormel, Natural Choice, Applegate, Wholly, Hormel Black Label, Columbus, Jennie-O and more than 30 other beloved brands.

This position is responsible for the Wakefern & Wegman's accounts in the Northeast.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for conducting full category management reviews, analyzing business issues, and providing business insights and recommendations in the areas of assortment, pricing, promotion and shelf presentation to drive business results utilizing a variety of syndicated and internal data. The Senior Category Development Analyst will work closely with the sales team to lead with insights and to develop appropriate recommendations and actionable plans to achieve both Hormel and retailer goals.
• Provides periodic and ad-hoc reporting based on issues discovered in the periodic reports that dig deep into markets and products issues with solid recommendations. Monthly delivery of actionable tracking reports to include but not limited to: new items and their incrementality and volume transfer, market share, modular tests & new strategies, Pricing/Promotion, ROM performance.
• Responsible for competitive and marketplace intelligence, analysis and reporting. This would include share gap reporting, price gap reporting, and market visits that determine competitive retailer strategies and tactics.
• Works with and supports the sales team to become an expert in the categories they represent, and demonstrates the ability to synthesize learnings from various sources to create clear, impactful & unbiased recommendations in a visually appealing manner.
• Operates with a customer service mindset and is responsible for relationship management, both internally and externally and the ability to act with autonomy to understand the resources available to achieve goals.
• Challenges the status quo, embraces technology, puts forward creative ideas, champions and implements process improvements, gathers the ideas of others, demonstrates good judgment about which ideas will work.
• Provide leadership to less experienced Category Analysts and assist in their training. For example, the incumbent will share knowledge in Excel, Circana POS/Panel, Retailer Shoppercard, Numerator and general category management best practice guidelines.

Qualifications:

Required

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• 1+ years of sales/marketing/analytics experience.
• Pattern of initiative.
• Proven problem solving and decision-making skills.
• Ability to work in a team environment on a variety of complex projects.
• Well-developed interpersonal, organizational skills and analytical skills.
• Strong computer skills including Microsoft Excel.
• Well-developed written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong ability to present to and negotiate with the customer.
• Proficient in working with Circana data.
• Applicants must not now, or at any time in the future, require sponsorship for a work visa.
• Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States for any employer.

Preferred

• 2+ years in sales/analytics.
• Strong knowledge of Assortment and Shelving Strategy.
• Proficient in working in Shelf Architect
• Proficient in working with loyalty card data.

Location: Home Office, Edison NJ area

At Hormel Foods, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. The base hiring pay range for the Senior Category Development Analyst role is between $82,800 - $115,950 per year, and your actual base pay within that range will depend upon a variety of factors including, but not limited to, job-related knowledge, skill set, level of experience, and geographic market location.

Benefits: Other components of Hormel Foods' total compensation package includes comprehensive medical, dental and vision coverage, discretionary annual merit increases, bonuses and profit sharing, 401(k) with employer match, stock purchase plan, paid time off, free two-year community/technical college tuition for children of employees, and more.

Travel Requirements: 20% of the time; monthly travel to the Bethlehem PA Sales Office; weekly meetings at Wakefern/Wegmans Corporate Headquarters