Category Insights Manager (Remote)

Category Insights Manager | Rise Baking Company | UnitedStates

Job Purpose

Provide category analytics that support Rise Baking Company and deliveragainst category and customer priorities with an emphasis on theFoodservice channel.

Essential Functions

Category Insights Manager | Rise Baking Company | United States

Job Purpose

Provide category analytics that support Rise Baking Company and deliver against category and customer priorities with an emphasis on the Foodservice channel.

Essential Functions

Source, monitor, and analyze market and sales trends; identify business insights using multiple sources (Technomic, Datassential, Nielsen, and other consumer data resources) to drive opportunities
Leverage marketplace, competitive, and consumer insights, partnering with Sales to develop customer presentations and selling stories that support opportunities for growth
Manipulate data, create reports and processes, and translate data and findings into understandable tables, graphs, and written reports in a concise and impactful manner
Develop, manage, and maintain necessary databases, reports, and applications
Develop standardized category review templates to build efficiencies and drive actionable insights
Attend all Foodservice related meetings, events, and shows to network and gain insights into industry trends
Work closely with internal cross-functional teams including NPD, innovation workstreams, Supply Chain, and Finance on Foodservice initiatives
Support team needs in a timely and efficient manner
Support food safety program, quality standards, and legality of manufactured products
Perform other job-related duties as assigned

Qualifications (Education, Experience, Competencies)

Bachelor’s degree in sales and marketing, business, or 3-5 years equivalent combination of education and work experience
2-5 years of marketing and business analytics experience, sales and marketing support, and project management experience preferred
2-5 years of Fresh Bakery or Fresh Perimeter work experience preferred
Detail-oriented with strong analytical, strategic, creative, and critical thinking skills
Strong decision-making skills with the ability to think quickly and handle frequent change
Flexible, self-disciplined, and able to work with minimal supervision, delivering meaningful results
Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to communicate at all levels of the organization and externally
Customer service mindset
Ability to work cross-functionally, convey complex issues, and maintain confidentiality
Strong organizational skills with the ability to multitask across multiple functions, prioritize, utilize time efficiently, and meet deadlines in a high-volume, fast-paced environment
Ability to manage projects effectively, collect and analyze data, and develop and implement creative solutions to problems
Willing to learn new concepts and processes and take on new responsibilities as they arise
Proficient in Microsoft Office: Outlook, Word, Excel, Power BI, PowerPoint, SharePoint