C.A. Fortune
C.A. Fortune
C.A. Fortune is a sales brokerage and marketing consultancy serving consumer brands, with particular experience in food and beverage. The company helps products reach retail decision-makers through sales support, retail insights, e-commerce strategy, and creative marketing. Its work combines market understanding with hands-on commercial execution to strengthen brand visibility, improve retail placement, and support growth as consumer and retail conditions evolve.

Category Analyst – C.A. Fortune, Cincinnati Hybrid

Analyze Kroger retail, shopper, and consumer data to help C.A. Fortune clients grow their brands. Build category reviews, pricing analyses, and actionable recommendations.

Description

  • Analyze retailer POS, syndicated, shopper, and other data to uncover trends, opportunities, and recommended actions
  • Prepare business reviews, category reviews, topline reports, and selling stories
  • Support account presentations covering new items, assortment, distribution, share of shelf, merchandising, and business performance
  • Apply Kroger-specific systems and data to produce retailer-specific analyses and recommendations
  • Monitor sales, distribution, assortment, and merchandising performance, identifying distribution voids and quantifying opportunity gaps
  • Perform promotional and pricing analyses
  • Analyze shopper and consumer information to understand purchase behavior and uncover client opportunities
  • Collaborate with Kroger Business Managers on distribution priorities, sales opportunities, client needs, and retailer initiatives
  • Build, maintain, and enhance recurring analytical tools, reports, and resources
  • Support presentations and develop storylines for internal teams, clients, and retailer partners
  • Assess program effectiveness and communicate learnings and best practices
  • Manage multiple projects and deadlines with consistent accuracy and attention to detail

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in business, marketing, analytics, economics, or a related field preferred
  • At least one year of preferred experience in CPG, retail, category management, sales analytics, business analytics, or a related analytical role
  • Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving ability
  • Advanced proficiency with Excel and PowerPoint
  • Working knowledge of category management principles, including pricing, promotion, assortment, distribution, merchandising, and shelf placement
  • Experience using syndicated data platforms such as Circana/IRI, NielsenIQ, and/or SPINS
  • Clear communication skills with the ability to explain analytical findings and complex concepts concisely
  • Strong organizational and time-management skills
  • Ability to work independently and collaborate effectively with sales and insights teams
  • Willingness to travel approximately 5–10% for client presentations and team meetings

Benefits

  • Paid time off and sick days
  • 11 paid company holidays each year
  • One floating holiday
  • Two paid volunteer days annually
  • Three months of fully paid parental leave for all genders
  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • Company-paid life insurance
  • 401(k) with company match
  • Summer hours with half-day Fridays from Memorial Day through Labor Day
  • Work-from-home flexibility

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