Category Insights Analyst - Loblaw Vendor Advisor - 10 month contract

Job description

A mutually rewarding experience.

Work. Realize your ambitions. And realize there’s more to being in business than just making a profit. That’s the Mars philosophy. And the opportunity we offer every one of our Associates. An opportunity to take what you do and make it mean more for you, for those around you and for the planet.  What you get here is challenging, interesting work. You get the tools you need to do a great job and you get to have the best possible people on your side to help you do it. And at the same time as getting to find ways to do business better today than we did it yesterday and driving a great career, you also get to build a more enlightened business and drive sustainability.

Because it’s never just about a single person, a single project or a single brand. It’s about how you can grab everything that’s within your reach here and use it to pursue mutual, long-term gain. It’s about having ideas. And ideals. Being prepared to risk failure because the promise of success means we’ll all be a little better off. It’s that mix of integrity and ambition that makes Mars such a special place to work. And why working here is always about more than just a job.

Mars has net sales of more than $33 billion, operates six business segments including Petcare, Chocolate, Wrigley, Food, Drinks, Symbioscience, and more than 75,000 Associates worldwide that are putting its Principles into action to make a difference for people and the planet through its performance.

Mars brands include: Petcare – PEDIGREE®, ROYAL CANIN®, WHISKAS®, BANFIELD® Pet Hospital, CESAR®, SHEBA®, DREAMIES® and NUTRO®; Chocolate – M&M’S®, SNICKERS®, DOVE®, GALAXY®, MARS®, MILKY WAY® and TWIX®; Wrigley – DOUBLEMINT®, EXTRA®, ORBIT® and 5™ chewing gums, SKITTLES® and STARBURST® candies, and ALTOIDS® AND LIFESAVERS® mints. Food – UNCLE BEN’S®, DOLMIO®, EBLY®, MASTERFOODS®, SEEDS OF CHANGE® and ROYCO®; Drinks – ALTERRA COFFEE ROASTERS™, THE BRIGHT TEA COMPANY™, KLIX® and FLAVIA®; Symbioscience – COCOAVIA® and WISDOM PANEL®.

The Category Insights Analyst – Vendor Advisor is a developmental role which will allow the incumbent the opportunity to develop skills in analytics, category management and customer development with direct focus and contact with our Vendor advisor retail partner.
The incumbent works closely with the Category Development Manager -VA to drive category insights and understanding, as well as, lead the management and implementation of customer’s category sales drivers i.e. Assortment, display, shelf placement, price and promotion to the benefit of the Wrigley company.

 

Responsibilities

Category Analysis:

·  Ongoing analysis of category trends for specific customer. Develops recommendations to support category growth principles.  Leads category account scorecard process and category top-line understanding
·  Completes Ad hoc customer/team analytics

Customer Plan-o-grams:

·  Responsible for updating plan-o-gram management software and image library
·  Assist in developing all plan-o-grams and analyzing performance of shelving principles with a focus on driving “quality” and excellence in availability
·  Manages account plan-o-grams to support new product speed to market and category shelving initiatives

Competitive Analysis:

·  Become an Ad Track “Power User”. Create a monthly ad reporting tracking system for total category – understand the number of ads by channel, by segment, by manufacturer
·  Update Customer Team on competitive launches and performance
·  Complete promotional effectiveness analysis

Reporting & Admin:

·  Responsible for updating monthly category scorecard for specific customer
·  Weekly maintenance and administration of customer POS data.
·  Complete special assignments as directed by the Category Development Manager -VA

Qualifications

·  Detailed knowledge of Syndicated Data: Market Track, Homescan, Insights, Customer specific POS software
·  Space management software expertise
·  Advanced Excel Skills
·  Category Management training and experience an asset
·  Project and time management experience
·  Industry Analytics training
·  3+ years of working with WSP or relevant data access software, developing templates and completing analysis
·  Customer Specific POS software
·  College/University degree is required
·  Valid Driver's License and use of a personal vehicle for commuting between work locations (required)

 

Mars is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. The company is pleased to provide such assistance, and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request.