Category Management & Insights Specialist

Job Description

Job Description

Family owned and operated, Bake’n Joy Foods, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of top-quality bakery products that began over eighty years ago in 1941. We manufacture a variety of products for professional bakers including frozen scoop batters, predeposited muffin, cornbread, loaf cakes and Boston Coffee Cakes, mixes as well as an expanding line of fully baked items such as coffee cakes, loaf cakes and more. We remain committed to providing top quality products, service, and value to our customers.

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Category Management & Insights Analyst

Job Title :   Category Management & Insights Analyst

Location : On-site (1 day / week remote flexibility per company policy)

Department : Marketing

Reports to : Director of Marketing and Sales Operations

Position Overview

We are seeking a business-minded, data-driven, and customer-focused individual to join our Marketing team as the Category Management & Insights Analyst . This highly collaborative role will be responsible for building, owning, and advancing the organization's Category Management capabilities, with a focus on turning syndicated data into compelling insights that drive strategic conversations with our retail and foodservice customers.

As the company's internal expert on in-store bakery category trends, shopper behavior, and market dynamics, this individual will work closely with Sales, Marketing, Revenue Growth, and Forecasting teams to translate complex data into actionable strategies. In addition to managing syndicated data sources and internal reporting tools, they will help shape the way our organization leverages data to inform pricing, promotion, assortment, and customer development initiatives.

This position is on-site , with one day of remote flexibility per week.

Key Responsibilities

1. Category Storytelling & Market Insights (35%)

2. Ad Hoc Reporting & Cross-Functional Support (35%)

3. Continuous Improvement & Data Capability Building (15%)

4. G2 / SDS System Ownership & Data Management (15%)

Preferred Qualifications

Key Attributes for Success

Equal Employment Opportunity Policy

Bake’n Joy provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.