We’re a leader in the pet care industry, which means we’re not only ahead in volume, profit and market share, but our associates dare to Stand Taller. We innovate new products, impart new agilities into existing processes, constantly advance pet nutrition, and always pay it forward in the form of service for our communities and families. Are you up for the dare?

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　　Position Summary

　　It takes ALL of us to do what we do at a world-class level, but it’s the insights, data, and subject matter expertise our Category Analysts bring to the table that makes us a long-standing leader in the larger Pet Care Category. We give you the high charge of helping develop customer business plans, providing financial analysis, leveraging analytical data/insights, and developing category plans to achieve overall category growth around sales, market share, and profit objectives. You’ll partner closely with a Category Manager to grow the category in ways that will challenge you to think outside of what sits on the retail shelf. Your collective experiences at Purina will far surpass your achievements in growing category sales.

　　We offer opportunities at the global scale and cross-functional experiences that will diversify your knowledge, insight, and your background. So, if your full potential could be unleashed, what would you add to the mix?

　　Deliver consistent, detailed, and accurate category analysis (4P) overview

　　Provide timely, value-added insights, and recommendations to the customer that develops proper relations, rapport, and helps achieve category and customer objectives

　　Utilize syndicated data, consumer data (loyalty and point of sale), internal data, and shopper data to uncover opportunities and provide analytical recommendations

　　Supports work on setting the visual store set recommendation (set room or digital)

　　Works directly with the Category Development Team on special projects and day to day requests for insights

　　Will have some responsibility for Modular (plan-o-gram) development, production, & item maintenance to ensure data integrity

　　Presents category insights to customers

　　Assist in the development and implementation of strategic omnichannel category business plans, including business, market, competitive, and shopper trends

　　Perform distribution opportunity analysis

　　Leverage analytical insights to develop actionable stories

　　Sizes category opportunities and initiatives through 4P analytics

　　Completes ad-hoc assessment work to support planning and assessment needs

　　Partner with Category Managers to perform omnichannel category/brand analysis for the retail customer

　　Requirements

　　Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited institution

　　1+ years’ of experience in category development, business analytics, store/merchandising/distribution, or marketing

　　Other

　　Experience with syndicated and shopper data (Nielsen, IRI, Retail Link, MADRID, PowerBI)

　　Experience working with larger retailers

　　Apollo/JDA (or other space management) skills

　　Must be able to travel up to 15%, or as business needs require

　　Don’t meet all the qualifications listed under “other”? These are preferred, but not required. When you apply for a role with Nestlé Purina, we ensure that individual confidentiality is held to the highest regard. We are intentional about creating an inclusive workplace for everyone. We consider our associates our most valuable assets. Please apply for full consideration.

　　It is our business imperative to remain a very inclusive workplace.

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