84.51° Overview:
84.51° is a retail data science, insights and media company. We help The Kroger Co., consumer packaged goods companies, agencies, publishers and affiliates create more personalized and valuable experiences for shoppers across the path to purchase.
Powered by cutting-edge science, we utilize first-party retail data from more than 62 million U.S. households sourced through the Kroger Plus loyalty card program to fuel a more customer-centric journey using 84.51° Insights, 84.51° Loyalty Marketing and our retail media advertising solution, Kroger Precision Marketing.
84.51° follows a 5‑day in‑office work schedule to support collaboration, alignment, and team connection.
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Senior Consultant, Investment Optimization & Performance
Location: Cincinnati, OH; Chicago, IL
SUMMARY
The Senior Consultant, Investment Optimization & Performance supports Kroger and CPG partners by delivering a single source of truth for supplier investment reporting, identifying opportunities to protect and grow supplier funding, and translating insights into actions that improve performance. This role blends analytics, stakeholder partnership, and change management to drive adoption of internal tools and embed insights into day-to-day decision making. The ideal candidate has 2–4 years of experience in analytics, category/commercial planning, retail/CPG, or consulting.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Build and maintain standardized reporting and analysis related to investments, spend, and performance.
- Deliver executive level reporting that provides a single source of truth on investment health, and performance.
- Analyze investment trends to identify risks, opportunities, and areas for improvement across investment portfolios.
- Develop actionable insights and recommendations to optimize investment allocation across programs, categories, and time periods.
- Monitor performance indicators and flag emerging trends or issues.
- Partner with Kroger teams and key CPGs to review performance, align on priorities, and track actions through to execution.
- Monitor KPIs and performance outcomes; communicate performance narratives that connect data and insights to broader business objectives.
- Support development of capability requirements (data, reporting, measurement, governance) to inform the roadmap of internal tools.
- Ensure data quality and consistency by validating inputs, aligning definitions, and improving reporting workflows.
QUALIFICATIONS
- 2–4 years of experience in analytics, retail/CPG, category management, revenue growth management, finance, or consulting.
- Strong analytical skills with proficiency in Excel; experience with BI tools (Power BI/Tableau) and/or SQL preferred.
- Ability to translate data into clear insights, recommendations, and executive-ready storytelling.
- Strong stakeholder management skills; comfortable working “shoulder to shoulder” with internal teams and external partners.
- Experience building repeatable reporting processes, dashboards, or performance scorecards with consistent definitions.
- Project management fundamentals: prioritization, tracking actions, and delivering against timelines in a cross-functional environment.
- Change management mindset: ability to support training, adoption, and process improvements to embed new tools.
- High attention to detail and comfort working with complex data sets and ambiguous problem statements.
- Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree preferred but not required.
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Pay Transparency and Benefits
- The stated salary range represents the entire span applicable across all geographic markets from lowest to highest. Actual salary offers will be determined by multiple factors including but not limited to geographic location, relevant experience, knowledge, skills, other job-related qualifications, and alignment with market data and cost of labor. In addition to salary, this position is also eligible for variable compensation.
- Below is a list of some of the benefits we offer our associates:
- Health: Medical: with competitive plan designs and support for self-care, wellness and mental health. Dental: with in-network and out-of-network benefit. Vision: with in-network and out-of-network benefit.
- Wealth: 401(k) with Roth option and matching contribution. Health Savings Account with matching contribution (requires participation in qualifying medical plan). AD&D and supplemental insurance options to help ensure additional protection for you.
- Happiness: Paid time off with flexibility to meet your life needs, including 5 weeks of vacation time, 7 health and wellness days, 3 floating holidays, as well as 6 company-paid holidays per year. Paid leave for maternity, paternity and family care instances.
Skills Required
- 2-4 years of experience in analytics, retail/CPG, category management, revenue growth management, finance, or consulting
- Strong analytical skills with proficiency in Excel
- Experience with BI tools (Power BI/Tableau) and/or SQL
- Ability to translate data into clear insights and recommendations
- Strong stakeholder management skills
- Project management fundamentals
- High attention to detail and comfort working with complex data sets
84.51° Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about 84.51° and has not been reviewed or approved by 84.51°.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off is described as generous from day one, with substantial vacation alongside wellness/floating days and company holidays. This breadth of leave is treated as a standout element of the package.
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Retirement Support — The package includes a 401(k) with a matching contribution and an HSA match for eligible plans. These features are positioned as solid components that enhance overall compensation value.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave covers birth and adoption with support for both birthing and non‑birthing parents. This complements core health coverage and reinforces a family‑friendly offering.
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What We Do
At 84.51° we use sophisticated tools, technology and data analytics to help retail partners develop, nurture and embrace customer-driven relationships. 84.51° is a retail data science, insights and media company. We help the Kroger company, consumer packaged goods companies, agencies, publishers and affiliated partners create more personalized and valuable experiences for shoppers across the path to purchase. Powered by cutting edge science, we leverage 1st party retail data from nearly 1 of 2 US households and 2BN+ transactions to fuel a more customer-centric journey utilizing 84.51° Insights, 84.51° Loyalty Marketing and our retail advertising solution, Kroger Precision Marketing.
