Retail and Category Insights Manager

2 weeks ago

Cape Town, South Africa AVI Limited Full time

**Indigo Brands**, based in Cape Town, is a subsidiary of AVI Limited (AVI). Leaders in personal care and beauty products including female and male perfumed body sprays, roll-on deodorants, body care, face care, colour cosmetics and liquid fragrances. Well-known brands include Yardley
- Bond Street, Gorgeous, Lace, English Blazer and Lenthéric -Hoity Toity, Solo and Masculin. Indigo’s brand portfolio is strengthened via the Coty distributor agreement that includes world-renowned brands such as Rimmel, Exclamation, Adidas and Sally Hansen.
- An exciting opportunity exists for a
**Retail and Category Insights Manager **at
**Indigo Brands**, Epping, Cape Town. As the successful incumbent you will be responsible for the management of the sourcing, processing and analysis of Indigo’s available category, consumer, retailer (EPOS and basket data) and select internal data, to facilitate the extraction of key insights to grow our categories and brands through fact-based market, category, consumer, shopper and competitor insights.

**Line Manager**: Senior Manager - Integrated Insights and Shopper Marketing

**Number of Direct Reports**: 1

**Job Specification**:
**Key Performance Areas**:

- Manage the Sourcing and Monthly Data Processing of Indigo’s EPOS / Basket Data Needs for Key Categories and Brands - Indigo and Coty
- Actively Support the Commercial Team in Providing Ongoing, Value-add Analysis of Key Categories and Brands Utilising the Full Insights (multi-source) Tool Kit
- Actively Support a Multi-Source Insights and Analytics Driven Commercial Team
- Oversee the management of Indigo’s Insights budget in accordance with the businesses key strategic priorities
- Oversee Indigo’s EPOS Data Budget in Accordance with the Businesses Key Strategic Priorities
- Compilation of Monthly Category / Retailer Reports to Support Key Stakeholder Groups

**Minimum Requirements**:
**Experience**:

- 5 years’ experience in an Insight, Category or Customer Insights role
- 2 - 3 years’ experience with an insights / data agency will be advantageous
- Experience within a Management or Supervisory function
- FMCG or Retail experience
- Personal Care or Beauty Industry experience will be advantageous
- Proven experience working with stakeholders at all levels

**Qualifications**:

- Degree in Marketing, Data Science, Business Management, Economics, Management Sciences, Psychology or Statistics
- Post-Graduate Degree will be advantageous

**Additional Requirements**:

- Proven ability to analyse and interpret market, category, shopper and consumer data
- Ability to understand category and brand strategies, in order to facilitate action orientated and value-add analysis
- Ability to story tell using various data / insight sources (value add / commercial)
- Proficiency with 3rd Party Data Packages such as IRi Temple, Nielsen Dunnhumby and PnP Customer Insights Portal, as well as other analytics tools and techniques
- Proficiency in using Microsoft Excel / Powerpoint
- Proficiency in using SAP / BI
- Understanding of data set-up, data hierarchies and quality control procedures relating to EPOS / Basket data
- Understanding of different data insight / market research techniques
- Ability to communicate at all levels of business
- Ability to influence and direct cross-functional thinking

**Competencies**:
- Thinking Analytically-
- Building Relationships-
- Articulating Information-
- Embracing Change-
- Working Together-
- Attention to Detail-
- Planning and Organising-
- Seizing Business Opportunities

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