[Hiring] Manager, Client Insights & Sales @Circana

Role Description

Circana is looking for strong analytical talent to deliver clear, actionable insights for a Consumer-Packaged Goods (CPG) client with brands in OTC, Nutrition, Oral Care, and Skin Care. This role supports marketing, brand, and sales teams by turning point-of-sale (POS), consumer, and e‑commerce data into meaningful guidance that drives business performance.

• Work directly with the client, build and present insights, develop dashboards, support training, and help maintain high‑quality data assets.
• Bring solid analytical grounding, strong client presence, and the ability to translate data into simple, practical recommendations.
• Proximity to client in Northern New Jersey strongly preferred.

Job Responsibilities

• Analytic Capability:
  • Break complex business questions into smaller analytical steps.
  • Analyze point-of-sale (POS), consumer panel, and e‑commerce data to understand drivers such as distribution, velocity, pricing, and promotion.
  • Compare multiple potential explanations, pressure-test findings, and translate them into clear, practical recommendations.
  • Support monthly new‑item reviews and summarize performance drivers in a straightforward way.
• Technical Savvy & Quality Control:
  • Build dashboards, reports, and workflows using Unify (preferred), Tableau, Power BI, and Excel.
  • Maintain and update custom datasets; check assumptions, logic, and outputs to ensure accuracy.
  • Follow established processes to keep client data consistent, reliable, and easy to use.
  • Turn data into simple, visual stories that help the client understand what is happening and why.
• Planning, Organizing & Communicating:
  • Manage recurring reporting cycles, project timelines, and ad‑hoc requests across multiple brands (OTC, Nutrition, Oral Care, Skin Care).
  • Coordinate work with internal partners and client teams; communicate timelines, risks, and updates early.
  • Prepare clear deliverables for client meetings (dashboards, PowerPoints, summaries).
  • Support training sessions by walking teams through tools, dashboards, and core metrics.
• Client Focus:
  • Build strong working relationships with day‑to‑day client partners and internal teammates.
  • Respond to questions with quick, accurate analyses and follow-through.
  • Present insights in a way that is direct, practical, and easy for the client to apply.
  • Keep client needs at the center of your work and deliver with consistency.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience working with syndicated data, analytics, category management, or related CPG insights roles.
• Hands‑on experience with syndicated data sources such as Circana/IRI/NielsenIQ.
• Strong understanding of POS data and common CPG drivers (distribution, velocity, price, promotion, competition).
• Ability to translate complex data into clear, actionable insights that support brand, marketing, or sales decisions.
• Experience with data visualization and dashboard tools.
• Solid project management skills: able to organize work, manage timelines, handle recurring cycles, and communicate status clearly.
• High attention to detail and comfort managing multi-step analytical workflows that require quality checks.
• Proficiency with Microsoft PowerPoint and Excel.
• Ability to work in a consultative, client-facing environment and communicate findings in a clear, practical way.
• Comfortable collaborating with cross-functional teams (internal and client-side) and supporting both recurring and ad‑hoc requests.

Requirements

• Stay Curious: Being hungry to learn and grow, always asking the big questions.
• Seek Clarity: Embracing complexity to create clarity and inspire action.
• Own the Outcome: Being accountable for decisions and taking ownership of our choices.
• Center on the Client: Relentlessly adding value for our customers.
• Be a Challenger: Never complacent, always striving for continuous improvement.
• Champion Inclusivity: Fostering trust in relationships engaging with empathy, respect, and integrity.
• Commit to each other: Contributing to making Circana a great place to work for everyone.

Location

• This position can be located in the following area(s): Proximity to client in Northern New Jersey is strongly preferred, remote considered.

Compensation

• The salary range for this role is $60,000 - $80,000.

Benefits

• Comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, and 401(k) to eligible employees.