Category Analyst-East/Norwood, MA

PepsiCo is a world leader in convenient foods and beverages, with 2005 revenues of more than $32 billion and more than 157,000 employees.

The company consists of Frito-Lay North America, PepsiCo Beverages North America, PepsiCo International and Quaker Foods North America. PepsiCo brands are available in nearly 200 countries and territories and generate sales at the retail level of about $85 billion.

PepsiCo offers product choices to meet a broad variety of needs and preference -- from fun-for-you items to product choices that contribute to healthier lifestyles.

PepsiCo's mission is "To be the world's premier consumer products company focused on convenient foods and beverages. We seek to produce healthy financial rewards to investors as we provide opportunities for growth and enrichment to our employees, our business partners and the communities in which we operate. And in everything we do, we strive for honesty, fairness and integrity."

*Support development of category
plans that meet both retailer & PCNA
objectives while following the
Insights 360 process.
*Assist in identifying account
specific opportunities & action plans
that drive retailer & Pepsi-Cola
North America (PCNA) priorities.
*Assist in creating customized
retailer specific selling stories
leveraging all available selling
materials & enablers provided by HQ.
*Conduct sku optimization analyses and
collaborate with POG resources on
space management impact.
*Conduct post-promotion analyses,
quantifying impact to brand and ?
category.
*Support account specific scorecarding
requests, including the analysis &
interpretation of data.
*Share any account specific trends &
insights with sales teams and
bottlers.
*Pull information from Profit Max to
support creation of profit based
selling stories.
*Attend all Pepsi-Cola North America
Catman Certification classes.

Bachelor's degree and 2-4 years analyst experience with Microsoft Office with a focus on Excel. Knowledge of syndicated POS and Consumer data (ACNielsen or IRI) is preferred. Ability to work effectively across functions collaboratively as well as independently.