Location: Lithuania, Latvia or Estonia

Nestlé Purina PetCare vision is to be the world’s most trusted Brand in Enriching the Lives of Pets and the People Who Love Them. We are high performers who thrive among the best and offer a dynamic and collaborative work environment where you can contribute to challenging, satisfying and meaningful work. We are committed to building a team that is committed to pets and their owners. Your Pet, Our Passion®

Position Summary

We are looking for a Category Development Analyst for Grocery Channel for our Nestlé Purina PetCare Baltics team. In this position You will play a crucial role by providing deep analyses of category and channel performance with insights and recommendations for Sales team and will support Key Account Managers developing Purina business in Grocery Channel across Baltic countries.

Bringing our brands to life by seeing outcomes of the numbers and making them relevant for today’s consumers has always been a vision and an innovative mind-set. If you can bring that into the mix, we know the magic will happen.

A day in the life of a Category Development Analyst for Grocery Channel:

• Analyzing Distribution, Placement and Pricing data of the Category to deliver insights and recommendations for Sales to ensure Purina portfolio competitiveness in Grocery channel

• Supporting Key Account Managers with data, analyzing, insights, and recommendations in preparation for Category assortment reviews

• Evaluating the effectiveness of trade activities through pre and post-evaluations, overviewing insights and making recommendations

• Preparing merchandising guidelines

• Actively participating in Integrated Commercial Planning (ICP) process

• Participating in preparation and implementation of Category development projects with Key customers

• Participating in Customer meetings with Sales to present Category insights and development activities

• Collaborate closely with local cross functional team (Sales, Category Management, Marketing, Business Controlling, Demand Planning etc.)

What will make YOU successful?

• A record of accomplishment of successfully completing projects and strong analytical skills to gather valuable insights and use them effectively

• A genuine interest in working with data. You should be comfortable analyzing numbers and drawing meaningful conclusions from them.

• Structured thinking to make the best decisions and offer solutions

• Great planning skills and task prioritization

• Effective communication skills and ability to clearly present insights to internal and external stakeholders

• Initiative-taking team-player with fast learning abilities

• You are proficient in both written and spoken English language.

• Minimum 2-3 years of experience in FMCG (Sales, trade, marketing, finance, or other retail experience would be considered an advantage)

For the position of Category Development Analyst for Grocery Channe, we offer:

• Flexible working hours and the possibility to work remotely.

• Learning and professional development opportunities.

• Additional health and life insurance.

• Annual bonus system based on performance.

• A work atmosphere based on respect, cooperation, and openness to diversity.

• Opportunity to participate in Sustainability projects, and join a community focused on creating sustainable solutions.

• Pet-friendly workplace.

• Being part of global family of brands with a purpose and much more!

Join our team and contribute to the success of Purina's channel category development efforts. Apply now to be part of an exciting journey!

We will provide you with on-the-job training to turn you into a subject matter expert in the skills that will help you initiate and execute the entire category process. In a brief period, you acquire and hone a skillset that will prepare you with everything you need for a career at Nestle Baltics. We are a global organization known widely as a ‘Best Place to Work.’ Our culture continuously dares us to stand taller and ask, “what’s next?” Are you up to the challenge? Join our Nestlé Family!

Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for further steps in the recruitment process.