When it comes to being wild, we know a thing or two. We're not afraid of trying something new or the hard work it takes to make it happen. It's in our DNA. We've turned a family recipe into a new snacking category. And the wilderness into the #1 meat snack brand in America, that's still proudly family owned and operated.

We're a company built by innovators, and are driven to not only satisfy your hunger, but to also feed your journey – whether that journey is on the road, on the run, at the campground, at the playground, in the office or in the moment. It’s a journey we share with you. It’s the journey forward of our people, of our communities, of our category…with a reverence for quality and an irreverence for the status quo.

 At Jack Link's Protein Snacks, we see every moment of every day as an opportunity to move forward, to forge new ground. To realize our vision of becoming the World’s #1 Protein Snacking Company. We never give up. You never give up. Together, we keep going. Are you wild enough to join us?

Jack Link's Protein Snacks is a global leader in snacking and the No. 1 meat snack brand in America. Family-owned and operated with headquarters in Minong, Wisconsin, Jack Link’s Protein Snacks also has a large corporate hub in Downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota. The company’s house of brands is made up of over 4,000 passionate team members, across 11 countries, who share an uncompromising commitment to delivering awesome products and feeding the journey of those who move things forward. The Jack Link’s Protein Snacks portfolio of brands includes, Jack Link’s, Lorissa’s Kitchen, Wild River, Golden Island, Matador, BiFi and Peperami.

The primary purpose of this position is to provide business insights, analytics, and reporting to various cross-functional teams such as: senior leadership, commercial strategy, sales, category management, & marketing. This role is part of the Business Insights team in the Commercial Strategy and Sales Operations department.

This role is focused on leveraging data resources to provide reporting that drive insights within our various channels of business.

The responsibilities of this position shall consist of, but not be limited to, the following:

• Manage monthly and weekly customer reporting platforms.                                  
• Analyze data to provide insights and recommendations addressing product, placement, pricing, and promotions to support the achievement of sales and marketing objectives.                  
• Identify and validate opportunities using customer POS, syndicated sales data, household panel data, shopper survey research, and other consumer and category research.        
• Assist in development of presentations that effectively communicate data driven business and shopper insights to cross-functional teams.                                     
• Assist in managing relationships with syndicated data and research vendors.                                   
• Lead development of reporting standardization across various data platform.                                   
• Collaborate across Commercial team to support company strategies.                                              
• Help cross-functional teams leverage Link Snacks business data resources.  

Required Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Analytics, Business, or related field or equivalent.

Required Experience:

• 1+ years of analytical experience in a consumer goods, retail, or other relevant industry experience.
• Knowledge and experience working with syndicated POS data (Nielsen, Circana), Household Panel data, or Shopper Card Data. 
• Strong analytical and data visualization skills; with the ability to turn data into a story.
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
  • Advanced Excel with experience using tools such as VLOOKUP, Index Match, Advanced conditional formatting, Pivot Tables/Charts and reporting, and Macros.
• Strong attention to detail, technical reporting, and analytical abilities.
• Solid verbal, presentation, and written communication skills.
• Excellent time management, ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks and projects concurrently.
• Problem-solving skills.
• Experience working within complex data sets via visualization tools (i.e. Tableau, Microsoft Access, or Power BI).

Preferred:

• Experience analyzing data and applying insights to customer or business objectives.
• Interest in sales, customer planning, strategy development or consumer trends.
• Experience using deductive reasoning, understanding hierarchical relationships, and identifying gaps in logic to solve problems.

Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

Jack Link’s provides equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic that is protected by federal, state or local law.