Manager, Strategic Insights

Manager, Strategic Insights|The Wonderful Company# Manager, Strategic InsightsThe Wonderful Company | Los Angeles, CA | Consulting/strategy | Associate | Full-time | Job ID: REF6827UShare* Email## Company DescriptionThe Wonderful Company is a privately held $6 billion company committed to providing high-quality, healthy brands and helping improve the lives of the people who live and work in the places where we operate. Ranked No. 1 on the 2025 PEOPLE Companies That Care list and one of Fortune magazine’s “100 Best Companies to Work For” in the U.S., The Wonderful Company is continually recognized for its dedication to the well-being of its workforce, their communities, and the planet.We are looking for a **Manager, Strategic Insights** to join our Wonderful Insights team, which functions as an in-house, full-service research agency with deep understanding and connection to the businesses it supports, enabling high-value recommendations. The team leverages primary and secondary data to inform major strategic decisions across the businesses and at an enterprise level.Together with the Director, Strategic Insights, this role supports two senior executives on projects that drive enterprise growth and ultimately report to the owners, leading initiatives from early, ambiguous stages through completion while partnering closely with stakeholders across functions and seniority levels. This is a high-visibility role at the intersection of strategy and insights. The successful candidate will leverage data and insights to help shape enterprise-level priorities, bringing strong business acumen and attention to detail without losing the broader strategic picture.This is a great opportunity for a strategic leader who thrives in ambiguity and wants to shape enterprise-level decisions, build new capabilities from the ground up, and gain exposure to senior leadership while driving measurable business growth.**This position will be based at our West Los Angeles, CA office.** We work a hybrid schedule with an in-office requirement Monday-Wednesday and the option to work remotely on Thursday and Friday.## Job Description* Support key high priority initiatives designed to drive growth for each individual business unit as well as overall enterprise-level growth for two senior executives designated to report to owners.* Support the development of quarterly business reviews for each of the brands to provide a holistic picture of performance, including financials, sales, and marketing. These serve as a comprehensive overview for the owners.* Lead key commercial growth, operational, technological, and organizational improvements, including guiding the process of building new teams and processes from the ground up (e.g., innovation, AI/innovative tech, RGM, among others).* Act as front-line contact for BU presidents and executives on behalf of those two executives.* Collaborate with cross-functional teams and act as a centralized point of contact to share information, analyze results, and build reports.* Develop concise and actionable reports highlighting only the critical information needed to guide strategic decisions.* Create secondary research reports by summarizing readily available data sources to deepen clients’ market knowledge (e.g., innovation category deep-dives, competitive brand and product analyses).* Lead effective presentations and brainstorms with senior level audiences across the organization.* Mentor junior team members across projects through ongoing training and development.## Qualifications* **Minimum of 7-10 years of experience in strategy, consulting, operations, technology, finance, or related fields**; MBA preferred. Food & beverage or consumer packaged goods (CPG) experience preferred.* **Strong quantitative and Excel data analysis skills:** Comfortable with quantitative data analysis and manipulating large data sets from a range of sources (e.g., finance) in Excel; ability to think critically and identify themes from large data sets and communicate key findings clearly.* **Strong business and financial acumen:** Excellent business acumen combined with strategic thinking; ability to read and interpret a P&L, understand various business metrics (EBITDA, profit margin) and glean meaningful business insights.* **Proven ability to drive commercial growth through RGM:** Ability to identify business growth opportunities and support RGM initiatives.* **M&A evaluation experience (preferred):** Experience with M&A evaluations as a plus.* **Excellent problem-solving, project execution, and stakeholder management:** Superior analytical problem-solving skills in ambiguous or undefined situations; takes initiative to identify solutions; able to manage multiple projects, prioritize work, and partner with internal and external stakeholders by establishing clear timelines and communications to deliver high-quality results on short timeframes.* **Executive-level communication and presentation skills:** Strong written and verbal communication skills with ability to put together and present thoughtful and interactive presentations; ability to build reports from scratch in PowerPoint; demonstrated executive presence.* **Willingness and ability to travel as required.****Pay Range:** $140,000 - $150,000 and may include a discretionary bonus. Final compensation will be dependent upon skills & experience.Headquartered in Los Angeles, The Wonderful Company is a privately held $6 billion company dedicated to harvesting health around the world through its iconic consumer brands. The company’s 10,000 employees worldwide are committed to bringing consumers everywhere the freshest, most wholesome pistachios, citrus and pomegranates; bottling the finest water and wines; and creating colorful bouquets that are sure to touch the heart. This commitment is reflected in the company’s market share: Wonderful Pistachios is America’s No. 1 tree nut and America’s fastest-growing snack; Wonderful Halos is the No. 1 mandarin orange in America; POM Wonderful is the No. 1 100% pomegranate brand in America; FIJI Water is America’s No. 1 premium imported bottled water brand; JUSTIN Wine has the No. 1 Cabernet Sauvignon in California; and Teleflora is the world’s leading floral delivery service.The Wonderful Company’s connection to consumers has health at its heart and giving back at its core. The company has a long-standing commitment to corporate social responsibility, including more than $1 billion invested in environmental sustainability; $65 million in charitable giving, education initiatives, and innovative health and wellness programs each year; and $143 million toward the construction of two charter school campuses in California’s Central Valley. To view the current Corporate Social Responsibility report, visit learn more about The Wonderful Company, its products and its core values, visit or follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.The Wonderful Company is an Equality Opportunity Employer that provides opportunities for advancement. We are committed to creating a diverse workforce that embodies a deep culture of acceptance, equity, and inclusion. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected categories.#LI-hybrid#LI-AY1EEO is the law -* **Career Advancement Opportunities:** Unlock your potential with clear paths for career progression and internal mobility across our diverse family of brands and business units.* **Focused Learning and Development:** Grow as a leader with our dedicated Learning and Organizational Development department, offering extensive resources like People Manager and leadership training, webinars, and eLearning courses.* **Empowering Mentorship Program:** Connect with #J-18808-Ljbffr The Wonderful Company LLC