Sales Category Management Sr Category Analyst

Overview Demand Accelerator is a team that represents a transformation of Shopper Insights, Shopper Marketing, Category Leadership, and Space Engineering resources to support Sales and Marketing plans for enterprise, national, and regional customers across the PepsiCo portfolio. This approach allows us to build best-in-class capabilities, develop deep functional expertise, and offer focused programs to drive growth with our customers. The Demand Accelerator will help PepsiCo provide our customers with cutting edge data and insights, as well as, personalized solutions to drive incremental growth for both our customers and PepsiCo. This role will support the Strategy and Business Intelligence on the PepsiCo Kroger Category Leadership team across the PepsiCo Foods North America (PFNA) portfolio which includes Frito-Lay (FLNA) and Quaker Foods (QFNA). The primary objectives of this role are to drive accelerated growth, market share gains, and elevated customer partnership via Shopper/Customer Insights. Key accountabilities include supporting the shopper and consumer insights for Kroger and PepsiCo Frito Lay Joint Business Planning, Internal PepsiCo Initiatives and for discovering new opportunities to drive future business growth. Responsibilities Work across a variety of PepsiCo and Kroger teams to support PepsiCo’s transformational big bets initiatives across Frito Lay and Quaker commodities. Work closely with internal stake holders including hq brand teams, shopper marketing, and finance to inform and develop long-term assortment and promotional strategies that unlock sales growth and market share expansion Provide Analytics and Insights to support PepsiCo PFNA Annual Operating Plan, Growth Summit Meetings, Shopper Program Post Promotional Analysis, KOMPASS Reviews and Internal Business Inquiries Delivery of Shopper Centric Insights and Solutions that drive category growth, market share expansion and financial plan success. Qualifications Bachelor's degree required, MBA degree preferred 2+ years’ experience across CPG and Category Management preferred Proficiency in shopper data and analytics Need thorough understanding of IRI/Nielsen syndicated/panel data Preferred experience with Kroger’s Market6 data , 84.51 data and the KOMPASS process Well versed in Microsoft suite of products, Excel/PowerPoint/Access Comfortable and desiring to present at the Senior Executive Level Highly motivated self-starter with the ability to multi-task Strong project management skills, ability to thrive in a matrix environment Creativity and strategy skills Persuasive leadership and influencing skills Business relationship management Strong organization and communication skills both verbal and written Strong analytical, data analysis, problem-solving, and storytelling experience This position is limited to persons with indefinite right to work in the United States Covid-19 vaccination may be a condition of employment dependent on role and location. For specific information, please discuss role requirements with the recruiter.