What are the responsibilities and job description for the Category Analyst position at Red Bull North America?
This role can also be based out of the following locations: Denver, CO - Chicago, IL - Dallas, TX
The Category Manager directly supports the Director Category Development in building consumer and customer focused strategies, tactics, and category grounded solutions. This individual will conduct high quality analysis and synthesize multiple data sources to generate insights and actionable recommendations, while leveraging effective communication & influencing skills to orchestrate action across national small format customer. The candidate must possess sound business judgment, excellent communication skills and demonstrate experience in the following areas: assortment planning, negotiation, pricing strategy, online product presentation, sales, and building productive relationships.
- Minimum 3 years related work experience required
- In-depth knowledge of the consumer goods industry including class of trade, customer groups, category, competitive products, competitive strategies and industry trends
- Knowledge of syndicated data (Circana, Nielsen, etc.)
- Customer-facing experience
- Strong history of creating fact-based selling stories, and the ability to integrate multiple tools to solve problems
- Ability to interpret analysis results, formulate recommendations, develop presentations and present action plans to customers
- Excellent oral and written communication skills; ability to present and explain complex technical information in a way that establishes rapport, persuades others, and gains understanding
- Bachelor's degree preferred
- Must be fluent in English, additional language skills an advantage
- Travel 20-30%
- Permanent
- Benefits eligible
Red Bull North America is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, or any other classification protected by Federal, state, or local law.
