Category Insights Manager

3 weeks ago


Minneapolis MN United States Rise Baking Company Full time

Job Purpose

Provide category analytics that support Rise Baking Company and deliver against category and customer priorities with an emphasis on the Foodservice channel.

Essential Functions

  • Source, monitor, and analyze market and sales trends; identify business insights using multiple sources (Technomic, Datassential, Nielsen, and other consumer data resources) to drive opportunities
  • Leverage marketplace, competitive, and consumer insights, partnering with Sales to develop customer presentations and selling stories that support opportunities for growth
  • Manipulate data, create reports and processes, and translate data and findings into understandable tables, graphs, and written reports in a concise and impactful manner
  • Develop, manage, and maintain necessary databases, reports, and applications
  • Develop standardized category review templates to build efficiencies and drive actionable insights
  • Attend all Foodservice related meetings, events, and shows to network and gain insights into industry trends
  • Work closely with internal cross-functional teams including NPD, innovation workstreams, Supply Chain, and Finance on Foodservice initiatives
  • Support team needs in a timely and efficient manner
  • Support food safety program, quality standards, and legality of manufactured products
  • Perform other job-related duties as assigned

Qualifications (Education, Experience, Competencies)

  • Bachelor’s degree in sales and marketing, business, or 3-5 years equivalent combination of education and work experience
  • 2-5 years of marketing and business analytics experience, sales and marketing support, and project management experience preferred
  • 2-5 years of Fresh Bakery or Fresh Perimeter work experience preferred
  • Detail-oriented with strong analytical, strategic, creative, and critical thinking skills
  • Strong decision-making skills with the ability to think quickly and handle frequent change
  • Flexible, self-disciplined, and able to work with minimal supervision, delivering meaningful results
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to communicate at all levels of the organization and externally
  • Customer service mindset
  • Ability to work cross-functionally, convey complex issues, and maintain confidentiality
  • Strong organizational skills with the ability to multitask across multiple functions, prioritize, utilize time efficiently, and meet deadlines in a high-volume, fast-paced environment
  • Ability to manage projects effectively, collect and analyze data, and develop and implement creative solutions to problems
  • Willing to learn new concepts and processes and take on new responsibilities as they arise
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office: Outlook, Word, Excel, Power BI, PowerPoint, SharePoint


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