Category Insights Analyst, Kroger/Albertsons

Location: US Remote

About the Job

At Sanofi Consumer Healthcare, we build trusted and loved brands that connect with hundreds of millions of consumers worldwide. Our mission is to enable better self-care for individuals and communities, while also contributing to a healthier planet. We strive to act as a force for good by integrating sustainability along our business and employees' mission and operate responsibly from both a social and environmental point of view. To achieve this, we need people who can shape the future of our business and help us on our journey to becoming the best fast-moving consumer healthcare company in and for the world.

The Category Insights Analyst has a passion for data-driven insight and customer partnerships, helping to build compelling category sales stories that drive alignment with Kroger and Albertsons to generate mutual growth opportunities. The role is highly collaborative, providing support across all Sanofi's categories and working closely with other members of the Category Management team, the Account Management team, Sales Strategy, and the broader Commercial Strategy team. Remote work is available for this role.

• Leveraging syndicated data to deliver weekly and monthly reporting dashboards, maintaining and evolving the dashboards as needed over time.
• Delivery of weekly POS reporting with supporting insight
• Tracking business trends and impact of changes to Assortment, Merchandising, Pricing and Shelving activities to identify issues and opportunities.
• Lead development of line review content for all categories, in partnership with National Account Manager and Sales Strategy
• Development of selling presentation content for the sales team, from a category perspective
• Development of data-driven insight-based recommendations by leveraging retailer, syndicated consumption data, loyalty data & consumer panel data
• Development of customer-specific Assortment, Merchandising, Pricing and Shelving (AMPS) recommendations
• Providing Sales Team with analytical support to develop insights into category issues and opportunities.
• Bring creative thinking and a solution mindset to the team, proactively identifying opportunities for growth.
• Leveraging Assortment Management tools to conduct assortment analysis by category and brand.
• Builds planograms and analyses shelving opportunities, leveraging virtual reality software.
• Partner across the Category Management team to share best practices and learnings.
• Perform other ad hoc duties as required.

• Minimum of 1-3 years of proven delivery in CPG, preferably within OTC/Healthcare/Personal Care.
• Strong business acumen; comfortable in analytics and highly proficient in Excel and Powerpoint
• Excellent problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify potential solutions and communicate them effectively
• Experience utilizing Nielsen or IRI syndicated data, customer loyalty data and consumer panel data, with the ability to analyze and evaluate several sources of data to develop actionable insights
• Food Channel experience preferred
• Ability to bring outstanding interpersonal skills (including excellent oral and written communication), strong problem-solving skills to any discussion with colleagues and/or customers
• You are a learner - always seeking to improve yourself, your team, and the world around you
• You thrive on direct, honest, and supportive communication
• You are always thinking about how to help the teammates around you excel
• Extremely organized, dependable, and self-motivated with the ability to excel in a fast-paced environment
• B.A./B.S. required

• Bring the miracles of science to life alongside a supportive, future-focused team.
• Discover endless opportunities to grow your talent and drive your career, whether it's through a promotion or lateral move, at home or internationally.
• Enjoy a thoughtful, well-crafted rewards package that recognizes your contribution and amplifies your impact.
• Take good care of yourself and your family, with a wide range of health and wellbeing benefits including high-quality healthcare, prevention and wellness programs and at least 14 weeks' gender-neutral parental leave.