Ferrero · 6 hours ago
Walmart Scintilla Category Analyst
Bentonville, AR
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid Level
3+ years expFerrero is a global family-owned company known for its iconic brands such as Nutella® and Tic Tac®. The Scintilla Category Analyst will transform data into actionable insights for the Pilot Walmart team, collaborating with various stakeholders to enhance category performance and drive strategic solutions.
Food and BeverageFood ProcessingManufacturing
Responsibilities
Leverage Scintilla and other syndicated data resources (Circana) to provide Category recommendations and analyses for our Ferrero/Ferrara Pilot team
Translate Category Management priorities to actionable initiatives for the Ferrero / Ferrara Retail Managers (Pilot team)
Work collaboratively to develop innovative and insightful content to drive category growth
Maintain and communicate strategy on how to grow the assigned categories, focusing on Distribution, Merchandising, Shelving, and Pricing (DSMP) fundamentals
Work closely with the Retail Analyst to provide Category insights Support, reporting and Scorecarding for Ferrero / Ferrara Pilot Team
Work with the Retail Analytics team on the operational aspects and communication of Insights, Cycles, Reporting and Go To Market plans in alignment with 3rd party service providers and Broker Partners
Monitor and analyze category, competition, and consumer market data to proactively identify business opportunities and develop actionable category insights
Support and maintain “Category” tools to enable customization of national category growth strategies for the Walmart account and specifically the Pilot team
Coordinate category management technology needs with the commercial IT function specifically to develop in-house tools. As needed, develop the category management training curriculum for the Ferrero/Ferrara Pilot team
Responsibility of support and alignment with the Retail teams, Ferrero / Ferrara Sales, and Finance in terms of producing monthly, quarterly, and session retail execution ROI
Qualification
Required
3+ years relevant experience required, CPG Foods experience is preferred
Bachelor's degree in a business/marketing discipline required; MBA a plus
Syndicated data required; Circana (IRI) & Scintilla experience preferred
Solid MS Office skills, especially Excel & PowerPoint, and Storytelling capabilities to translate data & insights into selling narratives
Knowledge of the broker IT platform and reporting tools (Stay In Front, Tableau, Power BI)
Interpersonal skills to interface effectively with the necessary internal and external stakeholders, building solid relationships and customer influencing skills
Strategic and proactive thinking to develop category strategies and translate them into KPIs and objectives
Management presentation competencies to effectively present key category insights to senior leadership
Global mindset; desire to build a successful career with a growing global company
Excellent written, oral and presentation skills
10%-20% Travel required for customer meetings and industry events
Preferred
CPG Foods experience
Prior Category Management and Insights role
Circana (IRI) & Scintilla experience
Company
Ferrero
Ferrero is a confectionary manufacturer known for Tic-Tacs, Nutella, Kinder, and their Pralines.
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2024 (1)
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$1B2023-06-06Debt Financing· $1B
Leadership Team
Lapo Civiletti
CEO
Recent News
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