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Title:  Category Analyst

Date:  May 8, 2025
Location: 

Toronto, ON, CA

Requisition ID: 34999 

 

A Career in Beer and Beyond: 

   

Our purpose at Molson Coors Beverage Company is to brew beverages that unite people to celebrate all life’s moments.  We’ve been brewing iconic brands for over 350 years and are now proud to be offering a modern portfolio that expands beyond the beer aisle.   

 

We are Talent Brewers with our culture rooted in our core Values.  We believe in our brands and our people, and that inclusion and belonging is the key to a winning team culture. We want you to join our team of brand ambassadors who believe the world is full of untapped opportunities.  So, if you get excited about making a real difference as part of a winning team like we do, we want to hear from you.  

 

Headline :

A Category Analyst plays a key role in analyzing market trends and shopper behavior to enhance product offerings and sales strategies. This role involves supporting the Category Insights Executives in identifying strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. The analyst leads the analysis of data from various sources, including retailer databases, and provides ad hoc reports on category trends. Additionally, the analyst prepares detailed reports and dashboards to track and visualize category performance.

 

Responsibilities:

  • Data Analysis and Reporting: Analyzing various data sources such as Nielsen, IRI, and retailer POS data to generate insights and reports that inform category management decisions                    
  • Provide monthly key insights to sales to support sell-in plan.
  • Supporting  teams with data-driven insights for presentations, new item launches, and strategic initiative
  • Low priority customers Category Management as skill enhancement with potential career path development.                       
  • Dashboard Management : Build  tools to deliver business intelligence at the retailer level (tracking reports, KPI scorecards, etc.) and provide regular update to stakeholders                           
  • Maintain customer category segmentation                  

 

Qualifications:

  • You excel at building relationships and collaborating to achieve desired outcomes.
  • You have a proven track record of leveraging data, potentially from multiple sources, to generate reporting tool to support the team with insights and recommendations that drive category growth and support business strategies.
  • You hold a bachelor’s degree in business administration or a related field OR work experience equivalent.
  • You bring 2+ years of progressive experience in category analytics, data analysis, consumer research, statistics, or sales within the CPG industry.
  • You possess advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
  • You have working knowledge of tools such as:
  • Nielsen IQ / IRI / dunnhumby
  • Springboard / PowerBI / Tableau reporting or similar
  • Retailer POS systems (experience is an asset)
  • JDA/Blue Yonder Space Planning software (experience is an asset)
  • You thrive on challenges, completing complex projects efficiently by understanding business priorities.
  • You take ownership of results, acting with integrity and honoring commitments.
  • You are passionate about learning, always seeking opportunities to grow and help others succeed.
  • You understand in-store execution practices and their impact on category performance.
  • You have strong written and verbal communication skills, particularly in selling and presenting ideas.

Work Perks that You Need to Know About:  

  • Flexible work programs that support work life balance including a hybrid work model of 3 days in the office
  • We care about our People and Planet and have challenged ourselves with stretch goals around our key priorities.  
  • Participation in our Total Rewards program with a competitive base salary, incentive plans, parental leave, health, dental, vision, retirement plan option with incredible employer match, generous paid time off plans, an engaging Wellness Program, and an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with amazing resources
  • We care about our communities, and play our part to make a difference – from charitable donations to hitting the streets together to build parks, giving back to the community is part of our culture and who we are 
  • Engagement with a variety of Business Resource Groups, which can provide volunteer opportunities, leadership experience, and networking through the organization  
  • Ability to grow and develop your career centered around our First Choice Learning opportunities
  • Work within a fast paced and innovative company, meeting passionate colleagues and partners with diverse backgrounds and experiences 

 

Molson Coors is an equal opportunity employer.  We invite applications from candidates of all backgrounds, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other characteristic. If you have a disability and believe you need a reasonable accommodation during the application or recruitment processes, please e-mail jobs@molsoncoors.com
 

Pay and Benefits:


At Molson Coors, we’re committed to paying people fairly and equitably for the work they do.


Job Posting Total Rewards Offerings: $76,000.00 - $99,700.00 (posting salary range) + 10% target short term incentive + $11,000 on average spent on benefits per employee, including but not limited to health, dental, vision, retirement with above market employer match, wellness incentives and EAP + paid time off (including holidays, vacation days and sick days).


The posting range provided above for salary is what we, in good faith, believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting.  We ultimately pay based on a number of non-discriminatory factors that inform pay decisions including but not limited to the required work location, previous work experience, skill set and internal equity.