Land O Lakes is looking for an analytically minded storyteller to join its Customer Insights & Analytics team. This role is based in Arden Hills, MN and requires hybrid attendance in the office Tuesday through Thursday.
This position is responsible for driving Butter, Cheese, and Refrigerated Desserts Category Management efforts for ADUSA, Publix and HEB:
- Engagement with key internal and external stakeholders and customers
- Connecting with peers and cross functional teams to ensure alignment of tactics and strategies.
- Leveraging a broad suite of tools to evaluate performance, identify trends, and provide actionable insights.
- Tailoring of national selling materials and presenting to key customers via the Field Sales Team
- Providing project based analytical support to National Category Managers, including reporting, trend analysis, and special project work.
The candidate must possess sound business judgment, excellent communication skills, be a self-starter, able to juggle multiple conflicting priorities, and demonstrate experience in the following areas: customer presentations, omni channel analytics, assortment analysis, negotiation, pricing strategy, sales, and building productive relationships.
Required qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree or higher from accredited college or university or equivalent work experience
- 7 or more years of experience in Category Management, Insights or Sales within the CPG industry
- 5 plus years of experience analyzing and interpreting data and story telling
- Proficiency with syndicated data sources including POS, loyalty card, and ad tracking (IRI Unify, Nielsen, Numerator, etc)
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office to include Excel and PowerPoint
Preferred qualifications:
- Category management experience in the Food and Beverage CPG space
- Experience working in commodity categories
- Category Management Certification
- Experience with ADUSA, Publix, or HEB
Salary range: $93,360 - $140,040 (in most cases, candidates offered employment can expect to be hired at a pay rate near the middle of our salary ranges)
About Land O'Lakes, Inc.
Join us and be part of a Fortune 250, farmer- and member-owned cooperative that is reimagining the business of food. We have been named a Top Workplace by Indeed and LinkedIn, and to the TIME 100 Most Influential Companies list.
We provide a broad portfolio of benefits to keep you and your family at your best. Land O'Lakes is Where Your Future Takes Root.
Land O’Lakes and our global entities support diversity in employment practices.
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited college or university, or equivalent work experience
- 7 or more years of experience in Category Management, Customer Insights, or Sales within the CPG industry
- 5 or more years of experience analyzing and interpreting data and storytelling
- Proficiency with syndicated data sources, including POS, loyalty card, and ad tracking tools such as IRI Unify, Nielsen, and Numerator
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Excel and PowerPoint
- Category management experience in the Food and Beverage CPG space
- Experience working in commodity categories
- Category Management Certification
- Experience with ADUSA, Publix, or HEB
Land O'Lakes, Inc. Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Retirement Support — Retirement programs include automatic company contributions to retirement savings and additional support via 401(k) and HSA contributions. Legacy eligibility for a pension plan adds further long‑term security for some employees.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage includes medical, dental, vision, and mental health support with confidential counseling and free therapy or coaching sessions for employees and dependents. Benefits begin on the start date, removing prior waiting periods.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off, holidays, and paid leaves cover disability, parental, maternity, and caregiving needs. Caregiver and parental leave policies have been expanded to cover broader family situations, including foster placements prior to adoption.
Land O'Lakes, Inc. Insights
What We Do
Land O’Lakes, Inc. is a 100-year-old farmer- and retailer-owned cooperative originally formed with the purpose of working together to create new market opportunities. Fast forward to today and we’ve built on that uniting spirit, developing a comprehensive and leading view of agriculture while maintaining an unwavering commitment to delivering strong annual performance and long-term, shared success with our member-owners. Land O’Lakes believes farmers are the entrepreneurs who truly change the world for the better. By working together with our member-owners, we can continue to strengthen our system, champion farming’s true potential and place our farmer- and retail-owners at the heart of creating a better world for all.
