Category Leadership, Planogram Analyst

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As the world leader in dairy, Lactalis is a family-owned company with over 85,000 pragmatic and ambitious professionals across the globe. Each day, we're proud to produce award-winning dairy products that bring people together.

In the US, we proudly offer an unrivaled house of beloved brands, including Galbani Italian cheeses and ricotta, President specialty cheeses and butters, Kraft natural and grated cheeses, Breakstone's cottage cheese, Cracker Barrel, Black Diamond cheddar, and Parmalat milk. Our yogurt portfolio includes siggi's, Stonyfield Organic, Brown Cow, Oui, Yoplait, Go-Gurt, :ratio, Green Mountain Creamery, and Mountain High, along with a growing family of ethnic favorites like Karoun, Gopi, and Arz.

At Lactalis, we live by our core values-Ambition, Engagement, and Simplicity. We foster a workplace where innovation thrives, diverse perspectives are celebrated, and everyone's unique background and ideas are valued.

Even if you don't meet every qualification, we encourage you to apply. We want to hear about your PASSION, your STORY, and how your EXPERTISE can help us shape the future of dairy.

From your PASSION to ours

The Category Leadership Planogram Analyst position would work with 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 POS (point of sale) and IRI data to uncover shelving and assortment opportunities such as item recommendations and Space to Sales opportunities. In addition to developing shelving and assortment recommendations, this role would be responsibility for building the retailer Planogram versions in appropriate Space Planogram software (Apollo, JDA, etc.). Another primary responsibility would be to do on-site visits with the customer to develop test sets at simulation rooms. This role would complement to the existing Category Leadership team and would contribute to Category Reviews and other retailer requests. The role would be supporting the West Area and National Accounts Area (primarily West Area)

From your STORY to ours

Schematic/Planogram Work - 75%

• Area Lead on receiving, managing, and prioritizing planogram requests
• Develop POG proposals for customer presentations based on data available and strategic initiatives Update all Cheese POG's for retailers based on insights coming out of Category Reviews
• Review available data provided in Space Planning software to ensure POG versions match retailers compliance metrics on days of supply, case pack out, assortment progressions, etc.
• Utilize Tables available in Space Planning Software to provide recommendations for retailers that will improve Category Performance
• Maintain current and active product image library for planogram use

Assortment Recommendations - 15%

• Partner with the Lactalis Sales Team to develop assortment recommendations for Category Reviews and New Item Presentations utilizing IRI, retailer specific POS or other available data sources
• Conduct space to sales analysis utilizing available Planogram Software metrics along with Sales data
• Create slides on both assortment and space to sales recommendations that can be used in customer meetings

Test Sets - 10%

• Partner with Retailers to develop Planogram at test site locations.
• This includes partnering with the Lactalis Sales team to ensure product samples are ordered
• Test sets will need to be scanned into Space Planning Software
• Provide key insights to retailers on ways they can better merchandise product to optimize the shelf to deliver category growth

From your EXPERTISE to ours

• Bachelor's Degree
• 3-5 years of experience in the CPG
• Must have experience using Planogram software such as Apollo or JDA
• Strong technical and analytical skills
• Effective communication skills, both verbal and written
• Comfortable with presenting internally and externally
• Working knowledge of Retailer POS data and IRI Unify
• Advanced knowledge of Excel & PowerPoint, Apollo or JDA
• 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%)

At Lactalis, we offer a comprehensive Total Rewards Program with a variety of affordable benefits and coverage options. We support insurance costs significantly, contribute generously to retirement plans, and offer Paid Time Off from day one. We are committed to your professional growth, providing training and development opportunities, including Education Reimbursement. Join us and grow your career.

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