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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Analyst, Category Strategy Insights MCCS - **Company:** KraftHeinz - **Location:** Chicago, IL, United States - **Salary:** $77,800.0 - $97,300.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Microsoft Excel, Data Analysis, Big Data, Data Files, Data Visualization, Microsoft PowerPoint, Power BI, Data Processing - **Published:** August 23, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.careerbuilder.com/job-details/analyst-category-strategy-insights-mccs-chicago-il--05378bc0-ac06-444a-9b6f-a4fe650e7943 ## About the Role * Bachelor's degree in a relevant field (e.g., Business, Analytics, Economics, Marketing, Statistics) or equivalent practical experience. * Demonstrated analytical capability, including working with large datasets and producing clear, defensible insights. * Experience with retail POS, syndicated, and/or panel data and related analytical approaches (e.g., Circana, Numerator, Power BI, or similar). * Strong proficiency with Microsoft Excel, including data manipulation and structured analysis. * Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to build clear, audience-appropriate storylines in PowerPoint. * Strong organizational, time management, and prioritization skills; ability to meet deadlines within specified time constraints. * Ability to adapt to evolving business needs and ambiguity inherent in a newly formed role/team., Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D), Analysis Skills, Best Practices, Communication Skills, Customer/Client Research, Data Analysis, Data Sets, Demographics, Economics, Establish Priorities, Financial Analysis, Marketing, Merchandising, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Multitasking, Organizational Skills, Power BI, Prescription Drugs, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Pricing, Project/Program Management, Retail, Statistics, Stock Keeping Unit (SKU), Storytelling, Structured Analysis, Time Management, Trend Analysis, Writing Skills ## Description The Analyst, Category Strategy & Insights leverages customer, syndicated, POS, and shopper/panel data (e.g., Circana, Numerator) and visualization tools (e.g., Power BI) to deliver routine reporting and in-depth analytics that translate into actionable recommendations on assortment, shelving, merchandising, pricing, and promotion. The role integrates space analytics and retailer context to build customer-specific category stories and roadmaps, supporting reset readiness through whitespace identification, SKU optimization, and planogram-informed space recommendations grounded in shopper behavior., * Deliver routine reporting and ad hoc analyses using customer, syndicated, and panel data to identify trends and opportunities in category performance. * Analyze shopper behavior and category dynamics, including (as applicable) purchase frequency, buy rate, penetration, cross-shop, leakage, and shopper demographics. * Integrate multiple data sources (e.g., Circana, Numerator, customer/retailer data, internal datasets) to develop a holistic view of category and shopper performance. * Translate complex analyses into clear, customer-ready storytelling and insights using MS PowerPoint and visualization tools (e.g., Power BI). * Develop recommendations on distribution, assortment, shelving/space productivity, merchandising, pricing, and promotion based on fact-based analysis. * Partner with customer teams and internal stakeholders to understand business questions, align on objectives, and deliver insights that inform commercial decisions. * Contribute to team capability building by aggregating best practices, improving analytical approaches, and supporting repeatable reporting and insight frameworks. * Manage multiple projects and timelines with discipline; prioritize effectively to meet deadlines in a fast-paced and changing environment. ## Related Videos - [Alibaba Big Data and Machine Learning Technology](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/37-alibaba-big-data-and-machine-learning-technology) - [Beyond Dashboards: Fixing Text-to-SQL with Semantic RAG](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2036-beyond-dashboards-fixing-text-to-sql-with-semantic-rag) - [Introduction to TXT](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/30-introduction-to-txt) - [Data Science in Retail](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/586-data-science-in-retail) - [Data Analytics with Microsoft Fabric: End-to-End Use Case with Data Agents](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1547-data-analytics-with-microsoft-fabric-end-to-end-use-case-with-data-agents) - [Implementing continuous delivery in a data processing pipeline](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/73-implementing-continuous-delivery-in-a-data-processing-pipeline) ## Related Articles - [Best Companies to Work For in Berlin: Top 14 Companies in 2023 ](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/188-best-companies-to-work-for-in-berlin-top-14-companies-in-2023) - [Data Analyst Salary Germany](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/277-data-analyst-salary-germany) - [Data Analyst Salary in the UK](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/278-data-analyst-salary-in-the-uk) - [Data Analyst Salary Austria](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/275-data-analyst-salary-austria) - [Best Companies to Work For in Germany: Top 25 Companies in 2023 ](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/33-best-companies-to-work-for-in-germany-top-25-companies-in-2023) - [Dev Digest 212: WebMCP or MCP, What is DevRel, AI's 10% Productivity Boost, and a 49MB Web Page…](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/717-dev-digest-212-webmcp-or-mcp-what-is-devrel-ai-s-10-productivity-boost-and-a-49mb-web-page)