[Hiring] Category Insights Senior Analyst @Advantage Solutions

Role Description

As a Category Insights Senior Analyst, you will serve in a critical analytical and insights resource for our national clients with $20M+ in retail sales in a specific regional sales market. You will play a strategic role in delivering consumer and marketplace insights. In this position you will serve as a key business partner to the Category Analytics & Insights and sales teams in helping diagnose business problems and driving business growth.

Working closely with a regional sales office, you will collaborate with internal and external clients to:

• Identify data reporting needs
• Conduct business data analysis
• Create both ad hoc and standardized reports to facilitate actionable insights

You may provide direction to one or more Business Intelligence Analysts to assist in their development of analyzing and reporting information using a variety of tools, data sets (i.e. NIQ, Circana, customer, shipment, etc.), and techniques.

As the Category Insights Senior Analyst, you will be regarded as the subject matter expert in consumption data for your assigned clients. You may also be involved in developing or implementing tools to enhance processes for capturing business data and maintaining data quality.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; certification in Category Management a plus
• 3 to 5 years of CPG or retail data analytics experience
• No regular travel expected

Requirements

• Expert in turning multiple data sources into compelling, business-driving insights
• Strong syndicated data and reporting application experience (e.g., NIQ, Circana)
• Proficiency with data visualization tools like Power BI, Tableau, or Looker
• Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, v-lookups); familiarity with database tools like Alteryx or MS Access a plus
• Strong communication and storytelling skills; able to simplify complex analysis for diverse audiences

Company Description

The Company is one of North America’s leading sales and marketing agencies specializing in outsourced sales, merchandising, category management, and marketing services to manufacturers, suppliers, and producers of food products and consumer packaged goods. The Company services a variety of trade channels including:

• Grocery
• Mass merchandise
• Specialty
• Convenience
• Drug
• Dollar
• Club
• Hardware
• Consumer electronics
• Home centers

We bridge the gap between manufacturers and retailers, providing consumers access to the best products available in the marketplace today.