Advantage Solutions · 16 hours ago
Category Insights and Analytics Sr Manager
Chicago, IL
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$93K/yr - $121K/yr
5+ years expAdvantage Solutions is seeking a Category Insights & Analytics Senior Manager to lead a team of analysts supporting multiple clients. This role involves training and mentoring team members, managing project schedules, and collaborating with clients to achieve sales objectives and enhance strategies.
ConsumerMarketingRetail
Responsibilities
Associate Development:
Strong leadership and team management skills – ability to lead, coach, mentor, and develop people of 5 to 10 team members
Ensure project deliverables meet the quality standards of Advantage
Ensure proper workload distribution across each client’s assigned resources
Cross‑Functional Partnership:
Fully integrated with the client’s category management team and Advantage client team leader
Collaborate with clients to accomplish business objectives through understanding customer goals, strategies, and ability to influence customer business decisions with fact-based insights
Communicate quantitative analysis in a clear, precise, and actionable manner to client’s upper management
Leverages thought leadership insights to provide recommendations that enable Advantage to be viewed as a Trusted Advisor
Project Management:
Prioritize and manage project schedule by monitoring project progress, coordinating activities, and resolving problems
Thought Leadership:
Identifies, develops, and presents insight-driven thought leadership to clients, customers, and internal stakeholders
Leverages insights to provide recommendations that inform strategic direction enabling Advantage to build strong, value-added relationships
Data Analysis & Insights Ability:
Understanding of how to utilize tools: Circana, POS, Panel Data, Kantar, Cleveland
Translate data into clear insights and stories for recommendations (distribution, promotions, pricing, shelf placement)
Qualification
Required
5+ years in category management, shopper insights, or retail analytics or (not financial/data-only analytics) within the CPG industry
2 years of leading people or mentoring others
Strong presentation skills and comfort with executive-level interactions
Familiarity with Circana or Nielsen tools
Strong Excel and PowerPoint experience
Preferred
Professional Category Management Certification a plus (i.e. CMA, CKMG, TPG, Delta Associates, etc.)
Company
Advantage Solutions
Advantage Solutions is a premier sales and committed to building brand value for our clients and customers.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$3.35BKey Investors
Juggernaut Capital Partners
2020-10-29IPO
2020-10-28Post Ipo Equity· $855M
2020-10-28Post Ipo Debt· $2.5B
Leadership Team
David Peacock
Chief Executive Officer
Brian G Stevens
Chief Financial Officer & Chief Operating Officer
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