Job Title: Manager Analytics & Insights – Horizon Family Brands

About the Company:

At Horizon Family Brands, we’re growing a culture of passionate people driven to do good for the horizon we all share. We’re building the tomorrow we want to see. Every single day.

Joining our team means being part of a dynamic environment where your skills are valued, and your contributions make a real difference. We offer diverse opportunities for career growth and development. Embark on a rewarding journey with us in shaping the future of organic dairy!

The role is based out of our Broomfield, CO office, with the expectation of hybrid work, 3 days in office.

Job Summary

The Analytics & Insights function supports the company in its effort to be a consumer and customer-centered organization across our three brands: Horizon Organic, Wallaby, and Maple Hill. We drive strategic clarity and precision in cross-functional partnership efforts with our category, brand, commercial, revenue growth management, Category Management and sales teams to capture value by bringing facts, insights and analytical diagnosis to business challenges. We drive rigor and understanding of consumers, shoppers, categories, customers, products, competitors and cultural trends.

About the Job:

The role will report to the Director, Insights & Analytics and upon joining, will work with the Director to develop and implement a plan for managing data, analytics, and reporting for the business. This will require close collaboration with our secondary data supplier partners, internal stakeholders that use the reports, and support teams like IT to ensure the right systems and technology are in place.

The Manager will be responsible for managing relationships with data providers and leveraging these resources to support the business. The Manager will need to quickly establish expertise and be comfortable taking a stand to influence decisions with high level stakeholders.

The Manager will be expected to grow into an Analytics & Insights leader for Horizon Family brands business and champion the use of insights to support decision-making throughout the organization. This may include:

Provide mentoring and training on best practices across teams
Work with the Director and Sr Manager on direction and vision for the Analytics & Insights team
Expand their skill set to manage the breadth of Analytics & Insights responsibilities, including primary research (brand health tracking, concept and product testing, etc., depending on needs)

The base compensation range for this position is $105,000-$125,000 commensurate with experience.

About you:

The individual in the role will need to be detail-oriented but also able to zoom out to see the big picture. Additionally, strong skillset in data analysis, data visualization, and story-telling are going to be key to success in this role.

Ideal qualifications:

BA/BS required, ideally in a relevant field
5+ years of experience working with point of sale, household panel data, ideally Circana (legacy IRI), Nielsen, SPINS extracting insights from the information, and delivering value added actionable recommendations.
Client-side CPG experience or close co-work in CPG as a supplier are preferable
Expert in Excel; experience with analytical tools/software
Experience implementing or renovating a system/series of reports
Experience with building a data lake for use with a visualization tool like Power BI a big plus
Self-Starter and capable of delivering against a vision with minimal guidance
Strong Project Management skills
Attracted to new technology and analytical approaches
Open minded, flexible, autonomous, and capable of leading cross-functional discussions
Equally comfortable contributing and influencing in group or individual assignments

Additional helpful qualifications:

Master’s degree in a relevant field
Demonstrated ability to build advocacy for analytics in an organization
Experience working across/merging data sources
Experience managing 3^rd party data, analytics, research, or technology partners
Experience with primary research

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