Retail/Sales Analytics / Customer Analytics

Reports To: Global Head of Brand Location: Hackensack, NJ | Hybrid — 3 days onsite The Opportunity Join the Global Brand team supporting Bed Head , a bold, globally recognized haircare brand. This is a high-impact role connecting consumer insights, category performance, brand strategy, and sales . You’ll turn consumer and retail data into insights that shape brand strategy, innovation, marketing, and retailer growth — partnering closely with the Global Head of Brand, Head of Sales, and broader commercial team. What You'll Do Consumer & Market Insights Own syndicated data reporting and analysis across Bed Head using Nielsen and Circana/IRI . Track category trends, share shifts, competitors, pricing, promotions, launches, and whitespace opportunities. Lead consumer research including usage & attitudes, concept/product/creative testing, brand health, awareness, and segmentation . Translate research and data into recommendations for brand strategy, NPD, and marketing . Build compelling, data-driven stories for retailer pitches, sell-in presentations, and new distribution opportunities . Category & Retail Insights Own category management fundamentals including assortment, SKU rationalization, planograms, shelf strategy, and space-to-sales analysis . Lead retailer category reviews and track category KPIs such as distribution, velocity, and share of shelf . Build and maintain weekly/monthly POS dashboards and retailer scorecards by retailer and SKU. Analyze sell-through, inventory, and performance to identify risks and growth opportunities . Partner with Sales to turn data into clear selling stories that win retailer support . What We're Looking For Bachelor's degree required. 5+ years in consumer insights, market research, category insights, or a related field. Strong experience with Nielsen/Circana/IRI syndicated data . Experience with qualitative and quantitative research; innovation/NPD experience is a plus . Strong understanding of consumer, shopper, category, and retail analytics . Excellent storytelling skills with the ability to connect multiple data sources and turn them into clear business recommendations . Strategic, analytical, creative, collaborative, and comfortable working in a fast-moving environment . Why This Role This is an opportunity to have a direct impact on the growth of a major global haircare brand — using your insights to influence what the brand launches, how it shows up at retail, and where it finds its next opportunity. #J-18808-Ljbffr Hudson Talent Solutions