Analyst, Commercial Analytics

Business Unit Overview

Headquartered in Lakeville, Minn., Post Consumer Brands, a business unit of Post Holdings, Inc., is dedicated to providing people and their pets with delicious food choices for every taste and budget. The company’s portfolio includes beloved brands such as Honey Bunches of Oats, PEBBLES, Grape-Nuts and Malt-O-Meal cereal, and Peter Pan peanut butter, as well as Rachael Ray Nutrish, Kibbles ‘n Bits and 9Lives dog and cat food. As a company committed to high standards of quality and to our values, we are driven by one idea: To make lives better by making delicious food accessible for all. For more information about our brands, visit www.postconsumerbrands.com and follow us on LinkedIn for the latest news.

Brand

Post Consumer Brands recently acquired several iconic pet food brands, venturing into a new market while remaining true to our purpose to provide delicious and accessible food that our consumers love. We’re always searching the center store for the next exciting product to add to our portfolio, and right now, we’re growing and need passionate, driven individuals with diverse perspectives to help us reach greater heights. That’s where you come in. Join a team where your voice is not only heard but valued. Make a real impact on brands enjoyed by millions of people and their pets.

Location Description

Post Consumer Brands corporate headquarters in Lakeville, Minn. is about 20 miles south of Minneapolis and St. Paul, Lakeville has all the benefits of smaller town living with access to everything a large metropolitan area has to offer. Join more than 400 team members collaborating on the two-building campus to help put breakfast on the tables of millions of consumers in North America.

Responsibilities

Position Summary

In this role you will be a key partner to the Brand Marketing, Category Management and Consumer Experience teams focusing on uncovering critical dynamics of purchase behavior that guide business decisions. By driving marketplace understanding you will ensure that Post teams have an awareness of market dynamics and develop appropriate actions to maximize business results. 

Key Responsibilities

• Build reporting tools and assets that support on-going business analysis
• Assist with thought-leadership and consult related to businesses and company performance, growth opportunities and targets by identifying and understanding where consumer data can help drive or support business decisions. 
• Assist with ongoing business review analysis, innovation reviews, and cross-functional discussions.
• Continually “dig deeper” to provide perspective on the drivers behind category and brand business results, as well as opportunities for future improvement. 
  
  
  

Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in business, Marketing or related field is required.
  
  
  

Experience

• Experience with and interest in Marketing Insights/Analytics, preferably in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
• Strong analytical skills including experience analyzing, validating, and synthesizing data that translate to actionable insights 
• Experience leveraging syndicated data (e.g., Nielsen, IRI, Numerator, POS, Panel) is required 
• Proficiency crafting clear stories and presenting complex information clearly to a variety of audiences using disparate data sources
• Ability to identify patterns, test and learn and draw conclusions from ambiguous data  
• High comfort level with Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint; Tableau experience a plus
  
  
  

Other Characteristics

• Strong sense of curiosity and attention to detail
• Effective communication and collaboration skills
• Ability to prioritize projects based on business needs and partner cross functionally to drive insights to action
• Willingness to tackle a wide variety of projects, get involved in work outside of core competencies and having a passion for problem solving
• High personal standards of integrity 
• Possess a high level of emotional intelligence