Analyst III, Category Insights & Analytics

At Kraft Heinz Category Leadership is a core growth engine built to lead with insights act with intention and deliver meaningful impact for our business and retail partners. We operate with a category-first mindset translating shopper behavior consumer understanding and market data into strategies that influence decisions shape shelves and drive value. As insight-led consultants we collaborate across teams to fuel performance today while anticipating the needs of tomorrow. We energetically invest in our people so that you will grow with us and we will grow through you!

Role Summary

As an Analyst III in Category Insights & Analytics this role is responsible for supporting Category Leadership through the development of data-driven insights category reviews and analytical recommendations across Kraft Heinz brands categories and customer teams. The role acts as an insights partner translating shopper behavior consumer trends category performance competitive dynamics and market data into actionable business recommendations that support assortment shelving innovation performance tracking and category growth strategies. This position collaborates closely with Category Leadership Sales Omni Business Unit Strategy Shopper Insights and other cross-functional teams to deliver category-centric solutions that create mutual value and strengthen Kraft Heinzs position as a trusted category advisor.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop Category Review and Insights Decks: Build engaging data-driven category review decks and business presentations using actionable insights to support customer reviews category planning and internal business decision-making.
• Data Analysis and Interpretation: Analyze syndicated customer shopper competitive and internal data sources including Circana Nielsen Kantar Numerator and in-house tools to identify category trends shopper behavior patterns competitive dynamics business risks and growth opportunities.
• Understanding category drivers: Develop a deep understanding of a category performance by uncovering the why behind the numbers connecting trends to business drivers and proactively translating analysis into insights.
• Insight Storytelling: Translate complex data into clear compelling and actionable stories that influence decision-making across Category Leadership Sales Strategy Insights and other cross-functional teams.
• Microsoft and Visualization Tool Proficiency: Leverage PowerPoint Excel Power BI and other analytical and visualization tools to create impactful insight-led outputs and business recommendations.
• Support Category Growth Initiatives: Provide analytical support for assortment shelving innovation pricing merchandising sales performance and category growth initiatives.
• Quality and Timely Delivery: Ensure accurate high-quality and timely delivery of category review decks reporting and analytical outputs across assigned customers categories and business priorities.

Value-Added Insights: Identify opportunities to provide proactive recommendations by analyzing emerging trends category performance shopper behavior competitive dynamics assortment gaps and growth opportunities while supporting post-review action tracking and follow-up activities.

Requirements

• 5-8 years of experience in Category Management Category Insights Shopper Insights Retail Analytics Space Planning or a related analytics role.
• Intermediate-level experience with syndicated shopper and retail data sources such as Circana Nielsen Kantar SymphonyAI or similar platforms.
• Intermediate to advanced proficiency in Microsoft PowerPoint and Excel with working knowledge of Power BI or other data visualization tools.
• Strong analytical thinking problem-solving skills and attention to detail with the ability to identify trends opportunities and business risks from data.
• Ability to translate complex data into actionable insights business recommendations and compelling stakeholder-ready stories.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work under tight timelines while maintaining high standards of quality and accuracy.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills with the ability to collaborate effectively across cross-functional and geographically distributed teams.
• Curiosity ownership mindset learning agility and continuous improvement orientation.

Nice to Have

• Planogramming or Space Planning experience including assortment and shelf optimization principles.
• Familiarity with category growth strategies assortment optimization sales projections and retail performance measurement.
• Knowledge of the retail environment category management concepts and cross-functional stakeholder collaboration.
• Experience analyzing distribution metrics including Total Distribution Points (TDP) velocity and related performance measures.

Cultural and Behavioural Competencies

Competency

What it means for this role

Ownership

Takes accountability for quality timelines and stakeholder outcomes.

Curiosity

Proactively explores data questions trends and looks for business meaning beyond the numbers.

Collaboration

Builds productive relationships with internal teams and supports shared category goals.

Customer and Category Mindset

Balances customer needs shopper insights category growth and Kraft Heinz priorities.

Continuous Improvement

Looks for ways to improve analytical outputs processes and storytelling standards.

What We Offer

• Opportunity to work with one of the worlds leading Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) companies.
• Collaborative dynamic and insight-led work environment.
• Professional development and growth opportunities.
• Competitive salary and benefits package.

If you are a motivated and detail-oriented professional with a passion for transforming data into actionable insights influencing business decisions through compelling storytelling and driving category growth we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity.

Kraft Heinz is an Equal Opportunity Employer Underrepresented Ethnic Minority Groups/Women/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity and other protected classes.