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Category Analyst

2 weeks ago

Mississauga, Canada Acosta Full time

**DESCRIPTION**

As a Category Analyst, you will deliver insightful and fact-based solutions to shape category strategies and identify opportunities, working collaboratively with cross-functional teams across the organization internally and externally.

Your role involves uncovering insights, market opportunities, and industry trends to support internal sales and client teams, accelerating both client and overall business growth.

Additionally, you will handle analytical ad-hoc deep-dive requests, providing recommendations to grow categories and Acosta’s business.

Part of your responsibilities will also include developing and analyzing planograms (POGs), offering recommendations, and providing space-related insights at both the account and market levels.

**The incumbent(s) in this position should exhibit the following Acosta values**:
**People** **Minded** - Must show dignity and respect to all people

**Integrity** - Must exemplify the highest degree of ethical behavior

**Results** **Oriented** - Must show passion, pride and commitment to succeed

**Trust** - Must be honest, sincere, and confident

**Teamwork** - Must build trusting relationships

**Innovation** - Must progress through a combination of creativity, common sense, and vision

**Balance** - Must maintain an optimistic attitude and keep perspective on what is important in life.

**RESPONSABILITÉS**
- Develop and cultivate effective relationships with assigned account contacts that establish Acosta as the indispensable partner for category management needs
- Support internal sales and external client teams with fact-based insights to achieve overall goals, strategies, and initiatives in identifying strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats in the respective market and turn them into meaningful observations and solutions to drive category growth.
- Analyze data and act as a category expert to create insights-driven analyses by working collaboratively with key internal stakeholders from Sales ensuring internal strategic alignment on category recommendations and objectives.
- Lead analysis and leverage various data sources (ex. Nielsen Discover; Retailer data: Retail Link, LDIA, Dunnhumby, Circana, etc) to identify business opportunities, risks and performance gaps (Ex. Distribution, assortment mix, incrementality, shelving and placement)
- Accountable in presenting internally and externally providing market updates, trends to uncover insights and sales opportunities that will accelerate growth for clients, retailers, and Acosta using the 4 P’s.
- Analyze, prepare and present merchandising recommendations to key internal and external partners such as planograms;
- Support shelf presentation, assortment decisions, and promotional planning/pricing analysis.
- Assist with planogram delivery projects, including various reporting requirements in Excel.
- Employ critical thinking and problem-solving skills to recognize and anticipate issues and opportunities by elevating analyses beyond reporting and translating insight into retail action.
- Keep abreast of developments and best practices in Category Management, pursue the knowledge needed to improve departmental capabilities and professional agility.
- Communicate confidently (both orally and in writing) and adaptably at all levels (internal and external) to convey clear and concise messages.
- Develop and maintain effective working relationships with team members, internal partners, customers, and others through strong interpersonal skills.
- Utilize rigorous logic and methods to analyze and understand the root causes of problems.
- Coordinate with respective areas to resolve issues and develop processes to achieve shared goals.
- Perform other duties as assigned.

**LES QUALIFICATIONS**

**EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE**:

- Post-secondary education or equivalent work experience (Business Diploma or Bachelor's degree preferred).
- 3-5 years of experience in category management in Canadian consumer goods (CPG), preferably in the food industry.

**TECHNICAL PROFICIENCY**:

- High proficiency with Nielsen (Discover, Homescan) and retailer POS/Loyalty databases (e.g., Retail Link, Circana, LDIA, Dunnhumby, Toolbox etc).
- Experience with planogram management software (JDA/Blue Yonder Space Planning) is an asset.
- Advanced knowledge and use of Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

**SKILLS AND ABILITIES**:

- Strong presentation skills, capable of effectively presenting findings to both small and large audiences.
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively, adapting to the audience.
- High-level analytical capability, with the ability to assimilate and interpret data from various sources into actionable recommendations.
- Ability to shift priorities, demands, and timelines in a fast-paced environment with a cooperative attitude.
- Drive to meet the expectations and requirements of internal and external stakeholders.
- Experience working independently and in a team environment.
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