Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Local Bounti is transforming how fresh food is grown and delivered through innovative indoor agriculture and sustainable practices. The Category Analyst supports commercial strategy by analyzing consumer, shopper, retail, and syndicated market data, developing category growth recommendations, and supporting sales, marketing, and retail initiatives. The role also provides administrative and project coordination support for commercial and marketing activities.
Responsibilities
- Analyze category, brand, consumer, and retailer performance using syndicated data sources (Circana/IRI, NielsenIQ, SPINS, etc.)
- Develop actionable insights and recommendations to support category growth strategies
- Monitor market trends, competitive activity, pricing, promotions, assortment, and distribution performance
- Build and maintain dashboards, scorecards, and recurring business reports
- Support data collection, validation, and integration from multiple internal and external data sources
- Maintain documentation of reporting processes, business rules, and analytical methodologies
- Measure the effectiveness of shopper marketing campaigns across digital, in-store, omnichannel, and retail media platforms
- Analyze shopper insights and purchase behavior to identify opportunities for increased engagement and conversion
- Support development of customer presentations that integrate category insights with shopper behavior trends
- Provide administrative support to the commercial team to ensure smooth execution of initiatives
- Coordinate marketing projects, timelines, and deliverables across internal teams and external partners (trade shows and external PR initiatives)
- Liaise with vendors, agencies, and printers to coordinate assets and timelines
- Assist with managing invoices, purchase orders, and marketing budgets
- Coordinate and Support all Trade Show events with vendors (GES), trade associations, marketing & sales materials
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Economics, Statistics, Data Analytics, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
- 1-3 years of experience in category management, sales analytics, market research, or CPG analytics
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
- Experience manipulating large datasets and creating executive-level presentations
- Strong analytical, organizational, and problem‑solving skills
- Excellent communication and storytelling skills
- • Category Management
- • Data Analysis & Visualization
- • Consumer & Shopper Insights
- • Strategic Thinking
- • Business Acumen
- • Storytelling with Data
- • Retail Analytics
- • Collaboration & Influencing
- • Forecasting & Trend Analysis
- • Presentation Skills
- • Predominantly sedentary, computer‑based work
- • Occasional standing, walking, and lifting (up to ~25 lbs.), particularly for event preparation
- • Occasional travel for trade shows, industry events, or meetings
- Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without current or future employer sponsorship
- Experience in the Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) industry
- Knowledge of NielsenIQ, Circana (IRI), SPINS, Numerator, or retailer POS data
- Familiarity with space planning tools (JDA, Blue Yonder, Apollo, etc.)
- Experience with Power BI, Tableau, Alteryx, Superset, or other data visualization tools
- Understanding of category management principles and shopper behavior
Benefits
- Remote work arrangement
- Purpose-Driven Mission – Help reshape the future of fresh food
- High-Growth Organization – Make an impact as the business scales
- Collaborative Culture – Work with smart, driven, and supportive teammates
- Innovation-Focused – Data, technology, and continuous improvement are core to what we do
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