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Category Management Analyst

1 month ago


Phoenix, United States Mars Full time

Job Description:

Category Management Analyst

Phoenix, AZ

Hybrid - 3 days on-site

A Mars Petcare Category Management Analyst plays an integral role in leveraging analytical data and converting it into insights and recommendations for key stakeholders that will achieve business objectives. This role will support the team with category analytics, customer presentations, assortment recommendations, digital recommendations and much more.

What are we looking for?

  • Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience
  • 2+ years in sales or category analytics or management
  • 1-2 years of consumer-packaged goods analytical experience
  • Ability to solve problems and tell stories utilizing multiple data sources.
  • Ability to effectively communicate and work within a team environment (aka willingness pitch in where needed)
  • Highly skilled in Excel and PowerPoint
  • Experience working with Nielsen or IRI or equivalent data sources.
  • Preferred by not required: experience working with JDA Planogram software.

What would be your key responsibilities?

  • Utilize data to Identify business trends, competitive market activity, shopper trends, product performance, and provide actionable recommendations to partner retailers.
  • Synthesize Mars proprietary research into actionable shelf recommendations for key retailer partners. Implement recommendations with the retailer and track performance post-reset.
  • Collaborate with multiple stakeholders to track performance of business objectives (shelf performance, product effectiveness, retailer initiatives)
  • Build, update, and refresh weekly and monthly dashboards (weekly POS + monthly category recaps)
  • Provide ad hoc support as needed.
  • Participate in the development of category presentations incorporating syndicated data and other sources of data that address business issues.
  • Work closely with our Category Management and Space Planning teams to ensure quality results are delivered.
  • Keep abreast of customer(s) KPIs, strategies, and other important information.

What can you expect from Mars?

  • Work with over 130,000 with diverse and talented Associates, all guided by The Five Principles.
  • Join a purpose driven company, where we’re striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.
  • Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.
  • An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.

All applicants must have permanent legal authorization to work in the United States. Mars does not sponsor employment visas for this role.

This position is not eligible for relocation benefits.

#LI-Hybrid#LI-MS1

Mars is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. The company is pleased to provide such assistance, and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request.


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