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Lactalis American Group Inc. Senior Analyst, Category Leadership in Bentonville, Arkansas
Senior Analyst, Category Leadership
Bentonville, AR (http://maps.google.com/maps?q=807+S.W.+I+Street+Bentonville+AR+USA+72712) • Sales
Job Type
Full-time
Description
Lactalis Heritage Dairy is currently seeking candidates to join our team in Bentonville!
Lactalis Group, the world leader in dairy, is a family-owned business with more than 85,000 pragmatic and ambitious professionals worldwide, committed to providing healthy and delicious dairy products that bring people together every day.At Lactalis, our core values of AMBITION, ENGAGEMENT, and SIMPLICITY are at the heart of everything we do.
If you’re looking for a unique experience with a company that offers strong brands, professional expertise, and a dynamic work environment that champions entrepreneurial spirit, hands-on responsibility, and real opportunity for career development, we want to hear from you!
Lactalis Heritage Dairy: inviting you to share with us your STORY, your PASSION, and your EXPERTISE.
TITLE: Sr. Analyst, Category Leadership
REPORTS TO: Head of Category Leadership, Walmart
LOCATION: Bentonville, AR
From yourPASSIONto ours
The Analyst, Category Leadership enables the Category Leadership team to deliver best in class analytics, assortment and shelving recommendations through the development of advanced tools, insights and consultation. This position will leverage data sources such as Retail Link POS and behavioral data as well as syndicated sources such as IRI to uncover underlying consumer insights. Data sources are often large and complex, requiring advanced analytics and knowledge of business analytics systems such as Alteryx and Tableau. In addition, the Senior Analyst will support and develop automation in the planogram drawing process through tools such JDA scripting and ShelfIQ. The ideal candidate will be intellectually curious and willing to explore new technology and ways of working. The Senior Analyst will be an expert not only in heavy technical skillsets, but also consumer insights and storytelling. The best practices created by this role will position the Category Leadership team as a leader in retail. Time will be split 50/50 between Walmart and Total US Retail.
From yourEXPERTISEto ours
Key responsibilities for this position include:
Advanced Analytics – 60%
Support routine, ongoing business analysis by ensuring systems are running efficiently and accurately
Develop new ways to analyze the business and release regular product enhancements that clarifies drivers and results in action
Evaluate and implement new systems and platforms that provide a strong return on investment
Evaluate and integrate new datasets that will build a clearer picture of the consumer and drivers of results
Engage in personal development and enhancement of skill sets
Planogram Process Efficiency and Automation – 30%
Identify areas of improvement throughout the planogram drawing process
Release regular automation and process improvements that save time and improve accuracy
Evaluate and implement new automation and assortment platforms that provide a strong return on investment.
Aggregate and disseminate best practice developed across the team
Category Consultant – 10%
Bring analytic and shelving expertise to situational challenges
Partner with advisors to improve processes
Train members of the Category Leadership team
Requirements
From yourSTORYto ours
Qualified applicants will contribute the following:
Bachelor’s Degree
3-5 years of experience in analytics role in Consumer Package Goods industry or similar, Walmart experience preferred
Strong technical skills
Effective communication skills, both verbal and written
Comfortable with predictive modeling, data visualization, and statistical analysis
Working knowledge of Retail Link and syndicated data via IRI required, will work with a multitude of data sources in the role
Advanced knowledge of Tableau, Alteryx, Excel, JDA, Azure, Snowflake and other databases
Experience with programming languages
Strong analytical skills paired with intellectual curiosity; always testing hypothesis
Ability to prioritize and meet deadlines within specified time constraints
Ability to adapt in a changing work environment
Ability to travel (up to 15%)
Lactalis Heritage Dairy is an equal employment opportunity employer. We will not discriminate against applicants with regard to any legally-recognized basis including, but not limited to: veteran status, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, sexual orientation, and physical or mental disabilities.