Category Analyst
ABOUT US
OLIPOP was founded in 2017 by Ben Goodwin and David Lester. Ben and David have been working together for nearly a decade to find accessible solutions to bring the benefits of digestive health to as many consumers as possible. OLIPOP is a deliciously refreshing tonic that is crafted with prebiotics, botanicals and natural plant fiber to support your microbiome and benefit digestive health. We're on a mission to provide an affordable, delicious alternative to soda that delivers leading edge health benefits to mainstream consumers.
OUR TEAM
Our team is a special bunch, with a very unique way of working. We’re all fully remote, which makes us all highly collaborative and resourceful. We share a singular mission to make the world a better place with a product that supports your health and is truly enjoyable. And while we’re invested in our product, we’re equally invested in one another's personal development. We’re tightly knit, we’re genuine and we’re always pushing the envelope to do a better job than we did the day before.
At Olipop our values lead the way we create our products, engage with each other, and interact with our community. Being a part of the OLIPOP team is about more than a career, and therefore we seek to recruit and include people with a diversity of abilities, backgrounds, and cultures to better serve our diverse community of customers.
THE ROLE
OLIPOP is searching for a Category Analyst to join our team and effectively deliver insights that build and develop compelling data stories to increase sales and market share. In this role you will support cross functionally to provide ongoing reporting, pull syndicated and performance data, and build and maintain dashboards to track metrics/KPIs. The Category Analyst plays a pivotal role in helping the sales team understand trends, opportunities and barriers within core categories, channels and retailers. Success in this role requires a high level of accuracy and attention to detail, ability to utilize data to tell compelling stories, enthusiasm for the Olipop mission, and curiosity and passion for understanding customer behavior.
REPORTS TO Director of Business Insights
COMPENSATION
$75,000-$85,000
RESPONSIBILITIES
Fluently utilize syndicated data platforms such as SPINS and Nielsen to mine data in efforts to develop insights to support all departments.
Support Category Management on weekly/monthly data needs.
Own, create, and maintain weekly data pulls for customer scorecards on various measures such as volume, distribution etc.
Assist in forecasting sales growth using historical data, and perform analysis that supports new opportunities for distribution.
Support data analysis for key sales initiatives, including retailer performance analysis and various ad-hoc analyses (sku assortment, promotion, voids, new item launches).
Analyze syndicated and other sources of data to observe and understand trends, opportunities and barriers within core categories, channels and retailers.
Conduct analysis and insights that prove or disprove opportunities.
Assist sales team members in building retailer presentations.
Ad hoc reporting/analysis as needed to support cross-functional teams and leadership.
Autonomously manage concurrent projects and requests of varying importance, urgency, and impact with ability to adjust priorities based on opportunities/needs.
QUALIFICATIONS
- 2+ years of experience in a related area (category/sales analyst), preferably in the consumer packaged goods industry.
- Strong Excel/PowerPoint skills required; Previous experience working with SPINS, Nielsen or other syndicated research systems is preferred.
- Ability to deliver insights across a variety of formats as needed to tell the story to the given audience (verbal, email, spreadsheets, charts and presentations).
- Ability to develop internal and external presentations to small and large groups, and effectively communicate with all levels of the organization and retail partners.
- Ability to analyze, compare and interpret data, and make judgments based upon this knowledge.
- High level of accuracy and attention to detail.
- Ability to work autonomously, prioritize and multitask.
- Strong planning, organization and project management skills.
- Excellent interpersonal, written/oral communication and presentation skills.
- Team-oriented with ability to interact with all levels of employees in a professional and positive manner.
- Self-starter/quick learner, but knows when to ask questions.
- Enthusiastic and comfortable working in an early stage company. Ability to think rapidly in a growing and changing environment.
- Experience working successfully with remote teams in multiple states, and working with collaboration tools, such as Zoom and Slack.
We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Olipop does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor. Applicants and employees are protected from discrimination under Federal law. For more information, please see EEO is the Law.
COVID-19
OLIPOP requires all employees, unless they have received an approved exemption as an accommodation for a medical issue or sincerely held religious belief, to be “up to date” on their vaccines prior to their date of hire. A person is considered “up to date” on their COVID-19 vaccines after they have received their primary series of doses and their booster shots, when eligible. When a person is not eligible for a booster, they are considered “up to date” two weeks after they receive the final dose of their primary series. When a person is eligible for a booster, they are considered “up to date” immediately after they receive the booster. This policy applies to any vaccine authorized to prevent COVID-19 by the FDA, including by way of an emergency use authorization, or by the World Health Organization (WHO), or an active COVID-19 clinical trial (non-placebo). Vaccination verification (or accommodation approval) must be completed before the date of hire.
OLIPOP is a startup dedicated to transforming the soda industry by creating delicious, health-conscious beverages that enhance consumer well-being. Targeting health-minded individuals, OLIPOP offers a refreshing alternative to traditional sodas, reimagining what it means to enjoy a fizzy drink without sacrificing health.
- Founded
- Founded 2018
- Employees
- 201-500 employees
- Industry
- food & beverages
- Total raised
- $110M raised