Rhode Island Staffing
Category Analyst
Job Location: Cumberland, RI The Category Analyst will develop and implement retail initiatives to meet and exceed Hershey and CVS objectives. The Category Analyst will be an expert in the pervasive application of insights to fuel retail growth. Key to the role is synthesizing business trends, competitive trends, shopper insights, financial insights, etc., to identify opportunities and develop solutions to drive retail growth across the store. The Category Analyst will influence and support 3 year annual planning through the pervasive use of insights and capabilities. Responsibilities
CVS Category Captain The indispensable category partner to the CVS buying team Works with supply chain team at CVS to manage seasonal order writing, allocations, and deployment to retail Utilizes many different data sources to include Circana, ExtraCare, SOLVE, Numerator, PowerBI, etc. to drive insights Hershey Sales Partner Collaborates with sales team on meeting strategy and preparation to include, but not limited to Customer Reviews, GCIC, JBP, bi-weekly meetings, etc. Partners with Manager of Human Insights to develop and deploy the insights plan for the Drug channel Qualifications
Education: Bachelor's Degree Required Experience: This position requires previous CPG Sales and/or Category Management experience (approximately 3-5 years), analytical skills, understanding of consumer/shopper behavior and market research strategies and methods, knowledge of consumer sales industry trends and complete working knowledge of the category management process. Works out of Hershey office (Cumberland, RI) 3 days a week; works from home 2 days a week. Less than 10% travel required. The Hershey Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The policy of The Hershey Company is to extend opportunities to qualified applicants and employees on an equal basis regardless of an individual's race, color, gender, age, national origin, religion, citizenship status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, transgender status, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other categories protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.
Job Location: Cumberland, RI The Category Analyst will develop and implement retail initiatives to meet and exceed Hershey and CVS objectives. The Category Analyst will be an expert in the pervasive application of insights to fuel retail growth. Key to the role is synthesizing business trends, competitive trends, shopper insights, financial insights, etc., to identify opportunities and develop solutions to drive retail growth across the store. The Category Analyst will influence and support 3 year annual planning through the pervasive use of insights and capabilities. Responsibilities
CVS Category Captain The indispensable category partner to the CVS buying team Works with supply chain team at CVS to manage seasonal order writing, allocations, and deployment to retail Utilizes many different data sources to include Circana, ExtraCare, SOLVE, Numerator, PowerBI, etc. to drive insights Hershey Sales Partner Collaborates with sales team on meeting strategy and preparation to include, but not limited to Customer Reviews, GCIC, JBP, bi-weekly meetings, etc. Partners with Manager of Human Insights to develop and deploy the insights plan for the Drug channel Qualifications
Education: Bachelor's Degree Required Experience: This position requires previous CPG Sales and/or Category Management experience (approximately 3-5 years), analytical skills, understanding of consumer/shopper behavior and market research strategies and methods, knowledge of consumer sales industry trends and complete working knowledge of the category management process. Works out of Hershey office (Cumberland, RI) 3 days a week; works from home 2 days a week. Less than 10% travel required. The Hershey Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The policy of The Hershey Company is to extend opportunities to qualified applicants and employees on an equal basis regardless of an individual's race, color, gender, age, national origin, religion, citizenship status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, transgender status, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other categories protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.