Category Management Analyst

About the role

At Nestlé USA’s Coffee & Beverage Division, the Analyst, Category Strategy role plays a critical part in driving category growth across iconic brands such as Starbucks, Coffee-Mate, Nescafé, Nesquik, Natural Bliss, and Seattle’s Best Coffee. This position transforms shopper, category, customer, and marketplace insights into actionable recommendations that strengthen business performance and builds a category-first perspective across the business.

Responsibilities

• Analyze category, shopper, consumer, customer and competitive trends to identify growth opportunities, risks, and inform strategic decision-making.
• Generate data-driven insights and recommendations that shape category strategies, customer plans, and commercial priorities.
• Build and enhance analytical tools, dashboards, and reporting frameworks for performance tracking and strategic planning.
• Support development of category visions, growth strategies, and long-range business plans across Coffee & Beverage categories.
• Evaluate opportunities to optimize distribution, assortment, shelf placement, and merchandising execution to drive category performance.
• Champion innovative analytics, reporting capabilities, and insights solutions that improve business efficiency and decision quality.
• Strengthen organizational capabilities by sharing analytical expertise, category knowledge, and best practices across cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of relevant experience in category management, sales, marketing, or related fields.
• 2+ years of experience in Analyst, Category Development, or Sales Support roles within the Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) industry.
• Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant discipline.
• Proficiency with syndicated data sources (Circana) is required.
• Experience working with large datasets.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Teams).
• Basic understanding of financial principles.
• Knowledge of the CPG industry.
• Strong persuasive communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with others.
• Capacity to build diverse and collaborative relationships.
• Clear and concise communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Comfort in presenting and communicating cross-functionally.
• Adaptability to work in a dynamic, changing, matrix environment.

Pay

The approximate target compensation range for this role is $80,000 to $104,000. Final compensation may vary based on factors including background, knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location of the position.