In this highly visible role, you will implement objective category management initiatives and lead the dialogue with retailers and our sales team regarding all aspects of category management utilizing a fact-based approach, converting insights into action, and effectively demonstrating to our customers our ability to manage categories objectively. Responsibilities will include: performing analysis of customer/industry category performance providing qualitative/quantitative assessments to internal/external customers developing reports and preparing analysis for ad-hoc requests analyzing/forecasting sales by brand, item and market for local customers gathering and summarizing data, and incorporating feedback for improved initiatives