Category Consultant – Reporting and Capabilities
The Hershey Company
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Bentonville • United States
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About the role
- Build on and deliver against the Category Management vision of being the trusted indispensable consultative partner for both our customers and Hershey.
- Be a part of an agile execution team working cross functionally.
- Drive enterprise-wide value, improving decision making and accelerating top-line growth, through innovative solutions and reporting capabilities.
- Deliver visualizations that answer business questions and clearly present data insights.
- Manage data quality with strong governance and attribution processes.
- Analyze and interpret data using tools such as Alteryx, Power BI, SQL, Databricks, Circana, and Nielsen.
- Collaborate with data engineers to confirm data accuracy and availability.
- Advise business and project teams on visualization strategies and their impact on data needs.
- Identify data gaps with sales and category teams and create solutions to boost growth.
- Monitor and adjust implemented solutions to optimize results.
- Use internal and external partnerships to improve business outcomes.
- Build relationships with stakeholders as a subject matter expert in forums like Hershey Insight Networks and customer meetings.
- Stay updated on industry trends and category management practices.
- Work with agile teams throughout design phases for enhancements to enterprise systems.
- Use the Commercial Data Store (CDS) to enhance decision making and integrate data across domains.
- Handle large data sets and integrate sources to generate actionable insights.
- Foster cross-functional collaboration within the Advisor team and partners.
- Maintain planogram governance procedures and onboarding best practices.
- Lead projects that shape category futures, including macro-space planning and merchandising standards.
- Establish yourself as the top provider of category expertise internally and with retailers.
- Operate effectively in ambiguous situations.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree Required (STEM preferred)
- Minimum of 2-4 years of professional experience across multiple functions (including but not limited to, Category Management, Customer Sales, Demand Planning, Commercial Planning, Revenue Growth Management, Data Science & Analytics, etc..)
- Advanced analytical skills
- Knowledge of consumer sales industry trends
- Working knowledge of the category management process.
- Knowledge and practical use of SQL as well as Extract, Transform, Load procedures
- Experience with reporting and visualization tools such as Power BI, Tableau, Alteryx
Benefits
- Equal Opportunity Employer
- Brand partnerships opportunities
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
data analysisdata interpretationdata governancedata quality managementSQLExtract, Transform, Load (ETL)advanced analytical skillsvisualization strategiesmacro-space planningmerchandising standards
Soft Skills
cross-functional collaborationstakeholder relationship buildingconsultative partnershipadaptability in ambiguous situationscommunication skillsproblem-solvingproject leadershipteam collaborationstrategic thinkinginnovation
Certifications
Bachelor's DegreeSTEM degree preferred