First Quality
First Quality
First Quality manufactures everyday products across personal care, household care, healthcare, and retail. Its portfolio includes adult incontinence products, baby diapers and wipes, feminine care items, bath tissue, and paper towels, alongside flexible packaging and HD printing services. The company combines manufacturing with a focus on product innovation and sustainability, serving consumers, healthcare organizations, retail partners, and communities.

Category Analyst – First Quality (Remote)

First Quality is hiring a remote Category Analyst to develop retail reporting and shopper insights for its consumer products business. The role supports Sales and Marketing through category reviews, promotion analysis, and scalable analytics.

Description

  • Manage recurring reporting, including monthly Category Performance Scorecards, weekly retailer reports, and feature and promotion trackers
  • Prepare, validate, and reconcile data to maintain accuracy and consistency
  • Handle ad hoc data and analysis requests from Sales and Marketing
  • Analyze shopper trends, behaviors, and opportunities for category growth
  • Support promotion performance, assortment and line reviews, and innovation initiatives
  • Align reporting and analytics processes across business units and retail partners
  • Record processes and best practices to improve efficiency and share knowledge
  • Collaborate with Sales and Marketing on customer meetings, category reviews, and strategic initiatives
  • Help implement advanced analytics platforms
  • Support scalable analytics as the business grows through innovation and new retail partnerships

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Analytics, Statistics, Economics, Data Science, or a related quantitative discipline
  • One to three years of professional experience; analytics, category management, retail, CPG, or market research internships and co-ops are preferred
  • Strong academic performance with analytical and quantitative ability demonstrated through coursework or projects
  • Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including pivot tables, core formulas, and charts
  • Ability to work with large datasets from multiple sources, including cleaning, standardizing, and combining data
  • Strong attention to detail and analytical thinking
  • Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced setting
  • Ability to present data clearly and connect insights to business context
  • Clear written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain findings to nontechnical stakeholders
  • Self-directed approach with initiative and the ability to work independently with minimal oversight
  • Collaborative mindset and enthusiasm for learning and contributing to cross-functional outcomes
  • Interest in consumer packaged goods, retail dynamics, shopper behavior, and data-informed decision-making
  • Reliable high-speed internet access is required
  • Regular computer workstation use is required
  • Willingness to travel approximately once per month, potentially including overnight trips
  • Experience with syndicated retail data platforms such as Circana or Nielsen is preferred
  • Familiarity with Power BI or Tableau is preferred
  • Experience creating and delivering PowerPoint presentations is preferred
  • Exposure to advanced Excel features such as data modeling and macros is preferred

Benefits

  • Competitive base salary with bonus opportunities
  • At least three weeks of paid time off
  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage beginning on the first day
  • 401(k) plan with employer matching
  • Paid parental leave
  • Child and family care support through a dependent care FSA with employer matching of up to $2,500
  • Bundle of Joy benefit providing new parents with a year’s supply of free diapers
  • Tuition assistance
  • Wellness program offering insurance-premium savings of up to $4,000 annually
  • Remote work from a home office or another remote location
  • High-speed internet support for remote work
  • Professional development and ongoing learning opportunities

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