Senior Manager, Analytics – External Intelligence - 2407022571WDescriptionKenvue is currently recruiting for:Senior Manager, Analytics – External IntelligenceThis position reports to the Director, Analytics – Innovation & Strategy and is based in Skillman, NJ.Who we areAt Kenvue (http://kenvue.com/careers) , we realize the extraordinary power of everyday care. Built on over a century of heritage and rooted in science, we’re the house of iconic brands - including Neutrogena, Aveeno, Tylenol, Listerine, Johnson’s and BAND-AID® Brand Adhesive Bandages that you already know and love. Science is our passion; care is our talent. Our global team is made up of 22,000 diverse and brilliant people, passionate about insights, innovation and committed to delivering the best products to our customers. With expertise and empathy, being a Kenvuer means having the power to impact the life of millions of people every day. We put people first, care fiercely, earn trust with science and solve with courage – and have brilliant opportunities waiting for you! Join us in shaping our future–and yours. For more information, click here (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhsbOsBiXM) .Role reports to: Director, Analytics – Innovation & StrategyLocation: Kenvue’s corporate headquarters is currently located in Skillman NJ, but is scheduled to move to Summit, NJ in or around early 2025.Travel %: up to 10Pay: Annual base salary for new hires in this position ranges from $113,000 to $195,500. This takes into account a number of factors including work location, the candidate’s skills, experience, education level & other job-related factors.What you will doThis is a great opportunity to join the Kenvue Global Analytics team as our Senior Manager, Analytics – External Intelligence . This role is critical to ensuring Kenvue stays connected to the external world, deeply understanding our categories and markets to stay ahead of changes and course correct investment choices where necessary. A successful candidate will have a combination of both subject matter expertise in understanding market and socio-demographic data as well as strong communication / influencing skills to influence global brand and strategy teams.In this position, you play a key role in guiding Kenvue’s journey to be the leader in Consumer Health. Working in conjunction with global strategy, our brand development teams, and technology partners, you will:
Proactively analyze Kenvue’s performance across numerous data sources including share performance, economic forecasts, category forecasts, and competitor reporting to influence global and brand strategic choices.
Play a lead role in the development of company and brand 3 year operating plans, developing clear recommendations on both where to play and how to win.
Lead the definition of the business requirements for category and innovation forecasting working with local markets and then work with data science team to deliver against.
This role will be supported by one direct report and will work in close partnership with our Analytic Hub team based in India and our regional teams based in EMEA, APAC, LATAM and North America.Key to success will be forging close relationships; internally with key stakeholders across Global strategy, Brand development and regional analytics teams – ensuring adoption of centrally developed tools and insights – as well as developing partnerships with key data providers such as NiQ, Euromonitor and financial institutions to ensure insights are based on latest data and thinking in the industry. You will be the expert and go to person for global and regional teams and as such will need to be able to look at the bigger picture, identifying patterns, priorities and scalable learnings across the globe to influence strategy and ways of working.Key Deliverables / Responsibilities
In partnership with Global Strategy and Market teams define the 3 year operating plan process, driving clarity on how we will better leverage external insights to influence brand and company investment choices
Own global category and innovation forecasting processes working in conjunction with Data Science and data visualization teams to deliver outputs for the business.
Continuously review market landscape to ensure optimum data coverage and provide monthly summaries of external changes to leadership.
Optimize reporting, to meet evolving business needs and drive adoption through process, training and support.
Identify key insights through superior analytics and communication skills to influence the business to optimize investment.
Partner with Brand Development teams to setup reporting of innovation performance to validate and optimize forecasting process.
Provide monthly monitoring of seasonal categories and expected performance.
Management of one direct report.
Build strong relationships with global strategy, Brand development, regional and local teams.
QualificationsWhat we are looking forRequired Qualifications
Education: A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in marketing, finance, sciences, or economics is preferred; MBA is a plus.
Experience: A minimum of 10 years of FMCG or similar experience is desired alongside strong understanding of typical FMCG data sources – NiQ, Euromonitor, Economic indicators
Prior experience in the innovation development process and in-market performance tracking
Prior experience in innovation and category forecasting
Be a crucial partner with a proven track record of providing insights to influence leadership teams
Analytical Skills: Highly analytical with experience in analytics, capable of making logical assumptions and identifying data outliers.
Analytics Tools: Familiarity with data analytics tools and platforms such as SQL, Python, R, Tableau, Power BI, or similar.
Desire and ability to understand the wider business to appreciate how your work impacts the bigger picture.
Project Management: Excellent project management skills with the ability to prioritize tasks effectively.
Experience working in a matrix organization or evidence of strong skills in managing and influencing a complex network of stakeholders across the business.
Ability to work independently with an entrepreneurial mindset, multi-tasking and the aptitude to prioritize tasks is required.
Attention to detail is a must, comfortable with making relevant logic assumptions to proxy data when needed as well as identify outliers in data that need validating.
Passion for analytics and technology, i.e. well in touch with the latest trends in this field.
Advanced Analytics: Experience in using at least one statistical computer language (R, Python, SLQ, etc.) to manipulate data and draw insights from large data sets.
Experience with Data Harmonization, Master Data Management, Data Quality principles and industry best practices is required.
Desired Qualifications
An MBA is a plus.
Understanding of database architecture (including cloud-based environments) and SQL experience is preferred.
What’s in it for you
Annual base salary for new hires in this position ranges from $113,000 to $195,500. This takes into account a number of factors including work location, the candidate’s skills, experience, education level & other job-related factors.
Competitive Total Rewards Package
Paid Company Holidays, Paid Vacation, Volunteer Time, Flexible Ways of Working & More!
Learning & Development Opportunities
Employee Resource Groups
This list could vary based on location/region
Note: Total Rewards at Kenvue include salary, bonus (if applicable) and benefits. Your Talent Access Partner will be able to share more about our total rewards offerings and the specific salary range for the relevant location(s) during the recruitment & hiring process.
Kenvue is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.#LI-AO1Primary Location NA-US-New Jersey-SkillmanRelocation Eligible: NoTravel Yes, 10 % of the TimeJob Function Digital Product DevelopmentReq ID: 2407022571W