The Sr. Category Analyst will assist the Category Manager, with a nation-wide focus on category insights, strategy, and tactical development as we continue to grow sales of our world famous gummies. Located on-site at the HARIBO of America corporate office in Rosemont, Illinois, the Sr. Category Analyst is accountable for category research, analysis, and reporting nationwide. The original and iconic HARIBO Goldbears, created in 1922, have delighted kids and grown-ups for 100 years!
The Sr. Category Analyst, reporting up to the Category Manager, will both report and analyze category, market, and sales data nation-wide across the United States, to ensure our internal partners, sales teams, brokers and senior management have a pulse on the performance of the business in the market. The ideal candidate will a minimum of 3 years of related CPG/Consumer Packaged Goods experience related to Category Management and/or sales data, a Bachelor’s Degree, proficiency in MS Office including Excel and PowerPoint, and familiarity with retail data such as IRI, Nielsen, and/or POS data, and a track record of putting insights into action.
Our associates are our most valuable asset. At HARIBO of America we are committed to a comprehensive benefit program that helps our employee stay healthy, feel secure, and maintain a positive work life balance. We provide fully paid health insurance premiums and generous HSA contribution, 10 paid Holiday plus Paid Time Off/PTO, competitive 401(k), tuition reimbursement, and more. Additionally, we offer community involvement opportunities and career growth opportunities