C.A. Fortune

Category Analyst II

C.A. Fortune

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Chicago • Illinois • 🇺🇸 United States

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Salary

💰 $60,000 - $65,000 per year

Job Level

Junior

About the role

  • Develop fact-based category reviews, business updates/reviews and selling stories
  • Present business updates/reviews to client, clearly articulating trends and recommendations to optimize strategic planning and selling efforts
  • Develop and deliver account presentations relative to new items, share of shelf, and/or efficient assortment
  • Create, maintain and perfect analytical tools, reporting and resources leveraged against the client
  • Improve methodology related to reporting, analysis, identifying distribution voids and quantifying opportunity gaps
  • Analyze shopper and consumer information and develop recommended actions based on insights
  • Track, monitor and provide actionable feedback on distribution & sales trends
  • Utilize Kroger systems (POS & shopper behavior), syndicated data, and consumer research to develop fact-based analysis and business reviews
  • Conduct promotional planning support via in-depth retailer specific analysis
  • Work with the Business Managers to manage the distribution priorities throughout Kroger and determine key opportunities
  • Evaluate effectiveness of programs and communicate strategy and best practices

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business, or Psychology plus 1+ years CPG industry sales or retailer-facing category management experience
  • Working knowledge of Kroger systems (Market 6/OnDemand & 84.51 Stratum); pulling and manipulating the datasets
  • Experience in selling story development, category reviews & knowledge of category management principles
  • Advanced analytical, Excel & PowerPoint skills
  • Have curiosity, have a detective-like mentality to find the root cause of a problem.
Benefits
  • 16 days of PTO
  • 11 paid company holidays per year
  • 2 paid volunteer days per year
  • 3 months fully paid parental leave (regardless of gender)
  • Medical, dental, and vision
  • Paid company life insurance
  • 401k with company match
  • Summer hours (half day Fridays from Memorial Day thru Labor Day)
  • Work from home flexibility

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard skills
analytical toolsreportingdata analysiscategory managementExcelPowerPointpromotional planningselling story developmentconsumer researchdistribution analysis
Soft skills
communicationcuriosityproblem-solvingstrategic planningpresentation skillsanalytical thinkingattention to detailcollaborationfeedback provisioninsight development
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