Title:  Category Insights Executive

Requisition ID: 35285 

Cheers to creating an incredible tomorrow!  

At Molson Coors, we tackle big challenges and defy the status quo.  With a proud legacy of excellence, an incredible portfolio of beer, seltzers, spirits, and non-alcohol brands, and a bold vision for our future... we’re on the path to transforming the beverage industry.  That requires remarkable individuals who are curious, tenacious, and never afraid to fail forward. 

We seek, value and respect everyone’s unique perspectives and experiences knowing that we are stronger together.  We collaborate as a team and celebrate each other’s successes. 

Here’s to crafting careers and creating new legacies. 

Crafted Highlights: 

As a Category Executive, you will play a key role as a contributor within the Marketing Activation and Customer Solutions team.

You will develop critical insights and solutions for their assigned chain account(s) to grow the size and the value of the customer's beer category, while capturing a disproportionate share of growth. Your main focus is to provide direction to deliver an optimal growth plan that fulfills the portfolio and brand strategies, customer objectives and volume/financial commitments.

This position reports to the Sr. Customer Solutions Manager and is based out of Toronto.

 What You’ll Be Brewing:  

• Identify insights and emerging business opportunities through the analysis of the perfect store pillars including category reviews, shelf space allocation, assortment strategy and adjacency recommendations of planograms.
• Develop comprehensive category reviews by integrating data from various sources (including Nielsen, Retailer POS, and others) to establish yourself as a reliable and valued category expert for the assigned retailers.
• Incorporate consumer/shopper insights and behavior into analysis and insights. Synthesizing all insights into selling story, category, and business reviews.
• Work collaboratively with account team(s) on sales call approach and plan. Enhance the utilization of analytics and insights within the Customer Sales team for the assigned retailers.
• Assist in developing planogram concepts for assigned retailers.
• Conduct postmortem analyses of programs to evaluate successes and provide recommendations for improvements.

Key Ingredients:  

• You have 3+ years of progressive experience across category management, data analysis, consumer research, statistics, or sales in CPG industry

• You have a bachelor’s degree in business administration or other relevant field
• You have a proven proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint software
• Working knowledge of the following tools:
  • Nielsen IQ
  • JDA/ Blue Yonder Space Planning software
  • Retailer POS experience is an asset

• You love a challenge. You complete complex projects quickly and adeptly with your understanding of the business priorities 

• You build relationships and collaborate to get to the desired outcome   

• You take accountability for results – acting with integrity and honoring commitments   

• You have a thirst for learning – you are always looking for ways to learn and help one another grow   

• You exhibit our core values 

 Beverage Bonuses:   

• Flexible work programs that support work life balance including a hybrid work model of 3 days in the office (delete as appropriate)   

• We care about our People and Planet and have challenged ourselves with stretch goals around our key priorities   

• 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 

• Participation in our Total Rewards program with a competitive base salary, incentive plans, parental leave, health, dental, vision, retirement plan options with incredible employer match, generous paid time off plans, an engaging Wellness Program, and an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with amazing resources 

• On site Pub, access to cool brand clothing and swag, top events and, of course... free beer and beverages!  

• 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: $100,400.00 - $131,800.00 (posting salary range) + 13% 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.