Category Analytics & Insights Manager (Retail Analytics)

Location: On-site in Grand Rapids, Michigan, based on business needs; domestic travel required.

Salary: $125,700–$157,100 per year.

Company

Procter & Gambl is hiring for work supporting the Meijer Customer Team.

What you will do

• Serve as a business strategy consultant, using shopper, consumer, category and retailer insights to support customer strategy and execution.
• Integrate point-of-sale, market share, household panel, loyalty/CRM, shopper research, digital and other data to identify business drivers, risks and growth opportunities.
• Translate complex information into clear recommendations for internal leaders and customer partners, and lead recurring reporting and performance diagnostics.
• Design or apply quantitative and qualitative research to understand shopper behavior and answer priority business questions.
• Provide category leadership through category and line reviews, assortment, shelving, space, planogram, productivity and digital shelf recommendations.
• Recommend and evaluate in-market tests, measure results and partner with cross-functional teams to scale effective actions.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Business, Marketing, Analytics, Economics, Statistics, Engineering, Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Management Information Systems or a related field.
• 3–5+ years of related experience in analytics and insights, category management, sales strategy/planning, customer business development, market research or a related field.
• Strong analytical capability and the ability to interpret retailer, shopper, market and business data and convert it into recommendations.
• Working knowledge of point-of-sale and syndicated data, household or shopper panels, and quantitative and qualitative research techniques.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint, including clear visualizations and executive-ready stories.
• Experience with data visualization or analytical tools such as Power BI, Tableau, Spotfire, KNIME, Alteryx or equivalent.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to collaborate with and influence internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to work independently with limited supervision while collaborating across a multifunctional team.
• Ability to work on-site in Grand Rapids, Michigan, based on business needs, and travel domestically as required.

Nice to have

• Experience in consumer packaged goods, retail, category management, customer analytics, e-commerce or media analytics.
• Experience with NielsenIQ, Circana, Kantar, Numerator or other syndicated scanner and panel sources.
• Experience with space-planning, planogram or assortment analytics tools and processes.
• Familiarity with retailer loyalty/CRM data, neighborhood or trade-area analytics and shopper-based design principles.
• Experience with JMP, Python, R or SQL.
• Curiosity and practical experience with AI and technology-enabled research or analytics approaches.
• Ability to identify growth opportunities, develop new ideas and improve ways of working.

Culture & Benefits

• Work within a multifunctional team alongside Sales, Brand, Finance, Supply, Product Supply, R&D and other partners.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to support customer decisions and execution.
• Total rewards may include salary, bonus if applicable and benefits.
• Equal employment opportunity and disability accommodation support are provided.
• Immigration sponsorship is not available for this role.