Your Story.Proactive business partner responsible for leading consumer, category, customer, and competitive analysis for the Food Service & Ingredients (FSI) business unit. This role translates data and research into actionable insights that support strategic planning, customer growth, and innovation priorities.
Benefits that set us apart.- Comprehensive medical including Fertility, Adoption benefits, Dental, and Vision Insurance
- Remote ½ day Fridays
- Onsite Health & Wellness Center
- Employer 401K contribution in the top 1% of the nation
- Relocation Assistance
- Tuition Assistance
- Access to Employee Store
What You Do. - Consumer, Customer, and Market Insights
- Lead analysis and synthesis of consumer, customer, category, competitive, culinary, and marketplace information using custom primary research, syndicated data, secondary sources, and industry trends.
- Identify, size, and prioritize growth opportunities by translating findings into actionable recommendations, business cases, and compelling insights stories that support FSI business objectives.
- Maintain strong connectivity with Consumer Products (CP) business unit Insights partners to exchange relevant consumer, category, and marketplace learning and assess implications for FSI business decisions and opportunities.
- Business Strategy & Planning
- Serve as a core member of assigned business team, providing insights leadership to support customer strategies, innovation initiatives, business planning, and growth priorities. Partners with Sales, Marketing, Innovation, Culinary, R&D, Finance, and Sales Planning to align recommendations and drive execution.
- Leads the Insights contribution to the annual FSI operating plan, situation assessment, and long-range planning processes by synthesizing consumer, customer, category, marketplace, and competitive learning into actionable business recommendations.
- Acts as a strategic thought partner to FSI leadership and business team by identifying opportunities, prioritizing initiatives, and influencing decisions that support sustainable growth and organizational objectives.
- Lead data synthesis for FSI reporting using all available syndicated data sources. Recommend metrics that define customer and product performance success specific to division objectives.
- Partners closely with Sales Planning to support annual planning, forecasting, performance management, customer prioritization, and business reviews.
- Research Management & Capability Development
- Manage research suppliers, budgets, timelines, and resources to ensure effective project execution and delivery of business objectives.
- Identify and evaluate new research methodologies, data sources, suppliers, and analytical approaches to strengthen insight quality and business impact.
- Develop training and support adoption of insights tools, resources, and best practices across functions to maximize business application and value.
- Occasional travel up to 20% required.
Your Education and Experience.- Bachelor's degree required
- Master's degree (MA/MS or MBA) preferred
- 5+ years of experience in market research with a consumer packaged-goods manufacturer.
- B2B experience preferred
- Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Syndicated data analysis
- IRI/Nielsen, NPD Group, Innova, Datassential
#LI-KJ1
