Category Analyst - Boston

Description:
What is important to you?

Join the winning team, Kimberly Clark.

o #1 Brands
o Opportunity for Growth
o Outstanding Culture
o Innovation Leader

Working out of the Boston Metropolitan area:

The Category Analyst is primarily responsible for analyzing customer specific, market and consumer data for geography,in order to make business building recommendations and develop high quality supporting presentations. The Category Analyst provides shelf management expertise, and has key input into determining shelf space management objectives.

Qualified individuals must be aware of and be able to incorporate company and customer objectives and strategies into highly actionable, analysis-based recommended courses of action. The position requires an advanced working knowledge of all resources and tools required to complete and present category development related projects. They also need to be adept at developing and maintaining strong business building relationships with key customer contacts. Kimberly-Clark offers a team environment and utilization of cross-functional organizational resources is expected.

Qualifications:
o 3-5 years of Customer Management and Category Management experience.
o Advanced analytical skills, use of PC based applications (Windows, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)
o Valid driver's license
o Demonstrated ability in analyzing data, formulating recommendations, developing presentations and presenting action plans to customers to achieve desired business results
o Demonstrated expertise with Household Panel and Consumer Insight.
o Demonstrated strengths in analysis and interpersonal skills, including the ability to communicate with enthusiasm and impact.

Salary/Benefits: Salary commensurate with experience
FLEXIBLE BENEFITS
You are unique. You have a lifestyle that is all your own. Like all of us, you have different benefit needs at different times in your life. K-C offers a choice of benefits which provides you the opportunity to tailor your benefits to your unique needs. Each year, you get an opportunity to select your benefits for the next year from a pool of benefit options.

Job Location: Boston, MA

Job Number: 841BR

Company URL: http://www.kimberly-clark.com

Company Profile:
TRUSTED GLOBAL BRANDS: Kimberly-Clark is a leading global health and hygiene company with operations in 37 countries and product sales in more than 150. Employing more than 60,000 people worldwide, Kimberly-Clark posted sales of $15.1 billion in 2004.

K-C is home to some of the world's most trusted and recognized brands -- including KLEENEX, SCOTT, HUGGIES, PULL-UPS, KOTEX and DEPEND. We hold the No. 1 or No. 2 position globally in most of the major consumer products categories in which we compete. Every day, 1.3 billion people - nearly a quarter of the world's population - trust our brands to enhance their health, hygiene and well-being.

THE PEOPLE: At Kimberly-Clark, people do not stand on rank. Thought, contribution and teamwork are valued over job titles and status. Throughout the world, all Kimberly-Clark people operate on a first name basis with one another. We see ourselves as members of a global team, all with something important to contribute.

THE WORKPLACE: The atmosphere at Kimberly-Clark is designed to foster personal, professional and corporate growth. We work together in a spirit of cooperative teamwork and trust. We expect our work environment to reflect a sense of community while nurturing a commitment to innovation. You will find a culture that encourages open dialogue and the sharing of ideas, that prefers conversations over presentations. We are comfortable, yet professional. We are casual, yet respectful. We are motivated to continually deliver superior products and exceed the expectations of our shareholders, our customers and ourselves.