As a member of our Category Leadership team, you'll work closely with our sales and marketing teams to help our customers make the most informed product and promotion decisions, using industry-leading research tools that identify consumer insights. The information you'll provide is critical to our shared success.Johnsonville LLC, LLC Analyst II Customer Insights - Category Leadership Position Overview: As an Analyst II Customer Insights on our Category Leadership team, you will help us sell sausage by working closely with sales, marketing, and our retail customers, providing data insights and analysis, information support, and training. This position focuses on:
Category insights, analytics, and strategy
Engagement with our sales and marketing teams and strategic retail partners
Sausage category leadership and development
Sausage selling capability and tool development
Leveraging syndicated data and tools to provide insights that drive sausage revenue and profits
Responsibilities:
Works directly with our marketing and sales teams and strategic retail partners to:
Create and analyze marketing and sales reports using a variety of reporting tools and data sources.
Develop and present customer-specific analyses that explain trends, identify distribution opportunities, define promotional best practice, etc.
Provide syndicated POS, panel, and customer card data to drive Johnsonville (JVL) and category revenue and profits.
Leverage pricing and assortment insights to accurately forecast volume and share based on price, promotion, or assortment changes.
Track and evaluate new item launches and drivers of base volume.
Builds strong collaborative partnerships with cross-functional team members and research partners like Circana, Numerator, 84.51, dunnhumby, and others.
Develops and manages reporting, customization, & utilization of Regional Customer Specific Data for JVL
Active participant in Key Regional Customer meetings
Education:
Bachelor's degree preferred or equivalent job-related experience is required; w ill consider internal applicants in process of achieving a bachelor's degree
Experience:
2-4 years' experience in support of Field Sales, Business Development, Category Management, Trade Analytics or Revenue Management
Experience in the CPG industry a plus
Experience working across multiple data sources.
Syndicated POS and Panel data tool experience (i.e. IRI Unify, Nielsen Nitro/Answers) is preferred.
Customer POS and loyalty card data experience (i.e. 84.51, dunnhumby) a plus
Familiarity with assortment, pricing, and marketing mix analyses a plus
Experience working with data partners on analytic projects a plus
Skills and Competencies:
Strong math and analytical skills
Excellent computer skills (Excel and PowerPoint)
Excellent communication, organization, and presentation skills (written and oral)
Ability to tell a story with data
Genuine curiosity and desire to ask, "what's next?"
Ability to contribute to a strong team environment with positive and constructive input and desire to improve the Category Leadership team and function.
Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams and diverse relationships.
Strong desire to learn new skills quickly in a project-oriented environment, with the ability to juggle many projects at one time.
Desire for continued growth and learning
Location: Global Headquarters, Sheboygan Falls, WI preferred (Our office is about an hour north of Milwaukee) Coach: Director, Category Leadership Member Status: Full Time, Salaried Travel: 10-20% Benefits: Members have potential for a monthly bonus, 401k with a company match and profit sharing. Members also have access to terrific benefits including affordable medical, dental and vision coverage;flexible spending accounts; disability and life insurance; and fertility and adoption assistance. Johnsonville also offers competitive paid time off, including paid parental time off, as well as access to the 24/7 onsite fitness center, onsite medical clinic and tuition reimbursement! About our Company Since 1945, our family-owned band of sausage-makers has invented better ways to make, eat and prepare crave-able sausage. Today, we are 2,000 Members strong. We sell our famous sausage in all 50 United States and more than 40 countries. We have a culture built on the idea that if we make developing your talents our top priority, great business results will follow naturally. We call it The Johnsonville Way. It has been our secret sauce for decades, and we hope you get to experience it for yourself! How to Apply: External candidate: Apply on-line only at: careers.johnsonville.com Applicants must be authorized to work in the US without requiring sponsorship now or in the future. We value the diversity of our workforce and we embrace the principles of Equal Opportunity Employment. M/F/Vet/DisabilityJohnsonville values the service Veterans and their family members have given to our country. We support the hiring of returning service members and military spouses.
