Director/Assoc Director, Category Insights (Con Insights) Remote

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ABOUT THE COMPANY

Founded in 1888, Lee Kum Kee, a Hong Kong-based global food company, specializes in creating condiments and sauces that promote Chinese cuisine worldwide. With more than 200 products to choose from, Lee Kum Kee takes the mystery out of cooking authentic and delicious Asian foods in the comfort of your kitchen. Lee Kum Kee is committed to providing authentic and innovative condiments and sauces featuring the highest quality ingredients. Armed with a unique management culture, stringent quality control, superb and innovative products, coupled with the century-long brand reputation, Lee Kum Kee has achieved unanimous recognition and won numerous prestigious awards. 

Lee Kum Kee (USA) Inc., a division of Lee Kum Kee International Holdings Ltd., has its headquarters and manufacturing facilities in Southern California with more than 300 employees. We are looking for the best and brightest talents to join our company and work together to bring the next level of success! 

BENEFITS

• Medical, dental, life insurance covered by the company
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match
• Two (2) weeks vacations
• Ten (10) paid holidays

Position Summary 

Lead of Zone Business Analytics and Insights to set up insights and business analysis capabilities in America zone that in-line with global framework, guidance and practice, including where to play, what to offer, and how to win that will enable category marketing and sales to drive category growth through improving products, portfolio, channel performance and overall consumer/customer experience.

Essential Functions

• Act as business navigator and insights ambassador to America zone business, whose role is to ensure that category-based consumers, shoppers and customer insights are the foundations of our marketing strategy and execution. 
• Facilitate business goal setting and de-constructure into business operational details in both mainstream and Asian retail and foodservice business.
• Own category business diagnosis and opportunity identification, from both internal lens and external (market/category/competitor/consumer) lens
• Oversee category insights End to End, to adapt and adjust global framework and practice into America Zone business, to set-up eco-system of data driven insights from digital/social media, ecommerce to offline go-to-market operationalization, retail for now, and food service for future.
• Oversee category insights end to end from where to play, what to offer (current and new), and go-to-market operationalization. 

COMPETENCIES

• Strong Leadership Skill with passion to win
• Knowledge and experience in developing consumer, customer and channel insights
• Strong strategic and analytical thinking, solid “CAN-DO” attitude 
• Pursue innovation and change with a mindset of continuous improvement
• Effective communication and influencing skills, including presentation and writing skills
• Ability to work under pressure, meet deadlines and be flexible in work schedule 
• A team player with multi-function team to drive company goal and core value

RESPONBILITIES

This position is designed to manage 1-2 subordinates, with one subordinate that focus more on portfolio and channel analysis and deep dive. When the team expands as the business continues to grow, may extend to another subordinate that focus more on innovation or incubation business.  

REQUIRED EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE.

• 12 Years and above category, portfolio, consumers, shoppers, channel insights experiences.
• Solid understanding of marketing research knowledge, in both qualitative and quantitative, with proficiency in project management skill (writing up brief, managing agencies, meeting budget, meeting timelines, incorporating input) 
• Good understanding and evaluation of in market and continuous data (retail, consumer panel, brand tracking, media, demand creation etc.)
• Strong business acumen and agility to understand operations of different functions.
• Line managing skill, team-player, self-motivated and able to work across different functional teams.
• Well-organized and with proven experience in project management.
• Excellent presentation, interpersonal and communication skills.
• Detail-oriented but not losing the big picture.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Excellent in command of written and spoken English

CERTIFICATES, LICENSE, REGISTRATIONS

None

TRAVEL

This position requires travel; most travel is outside the local area and overnight. Some of the travel may be international.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel, taste foods; and reach with hands and arms.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

This position operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.  For out-of-area candidates, remote work could be arranged.

It is Lee Kum Kee’s policy to seek and employ the most qualified persons in all jobs in a manner which will ensure equal employment opportunity as well as administer personnel actions in a manner as to not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, disability or protected veteran status. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.