First Quality was founded in 1989 and has grown to be a global privately held company with over 4,000 employees. Its corporate offices are in Great Neck, New York, with manufacturing facilities and offices in Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Georgia, and Canada. First Quality is a diversified family of companies manufacturing consumer products ranging from Absorbent Hygiene (adult incontinence, feminine care, and baby care), Tissue (bath and towel), and Industrial (print and packaging materials), serving institutional and retail markets throughout the world. First Quality focuses on private label and branded product lines.

This position encompasses a wide range of responsibilities related to driving insights thought leadership and business impact through application of analytics and market insights.

The candidate will be responsible for developing and implementing the data and analytics strategy aligned with overall business objectives, translating complex data into actionable insights, and partnering with cross-functional teams to drive informed decision-making across the organization, leveraging advanced analytics techniques to identify trends and opportunities and acting as a key advisor to leadership by providing data-backed recommendations to optimize business performance and identify opportunities. 

This position also owns all aspects of data acquisition, from contract negotiation and vendor relations to tracking and approving invoices.  Creation of value-added presentations to senior leadership within the company as well as assisting sales ambassadors with customer related presentations to drive new as well as current business forward.

Principal Accountabilities/Responsibilities:

Develop recommendations for data and analytics strategy in support of business objectives.Partner with business leaders across different departments (marketing, sales, planning, customer service, etc.) to understand their needs, establish KPIs and provide relevant data insights. Analyze large datasets from various sources (customer behavior, market trends, operational data) to identify patterns and trends and translate complex data into clear, concise standard reports for effective communication to stakeholders. Proactively present data-driven recommendations to influence strategic decision-making inclusive but not limited to assortment, pricing and promotional analysis.Support Marketing Teams across 5 categories with fact-based market analyses.Supervise a direct report, providing developmental opportunities, coaching and feedback regularlyProvides mentorship and coaching to develop team members' analytical skills and capabilities.Train sales and marketing personnel on how to access data via several platforms that they have access to and use that data to analyze market trends.Establish data governance policies and procedures to maintain data quality and integrity and ensure compliance with data privacy regulations and ethical data handling practices. Collaborate with IT teams to ensure data quality, accessibility, and integration across systems.Create and maintain relationships with suppliers and serve as main point of contact.Evaluate, negotiate, and recommend contracts covering data acquisition and be the main point of contact for any contract-related matters inclusive of maintaining records and documentation in relation to established contracts and those in progress.Identify opportunities for data-driven innovation and implement new analytics tools and techniques.

The ideal candidate should posses the following:

Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business or related discipline; advanced degree is a plusMinimum of 7 years of experience working within the consumer-packaged goods (CPG) industry in a marketing or market research roleMust have strong knowledge of syndicated POS data sources (IRI/Circana & Nielsen) Knowledge of IRI Unify a plusUnderstanding of IRI Household Panel data, especially with specific report types such as brand switching, New/Lost/Retained etc.Strong understanding of Retail Link, IRI, Nielsen, and other syndicated sources.Understanding of marketing and sales strategy, planning issues, budgeting, priority setting.Strong story-telling and data visualization capabilities.Technical abilities include Microsoft Office software (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).Excellent analytical skills – ability to generate strategic insights from data in service of delivering business objectives.Business Acumen: Deep understanding of business operations, key metrics, and drivers relevant to the industry Able to travel approximately 10-20%

First Quality is committed to protecting information under the care of First Quality Enterprises commensurate with leading industry standards and applicable regulations.  As such, First Quality provides at least annual training regarding data privacy and security to employees who, as a result of their role specifications, may come in to contact with sensitive data.

First Quality is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identification, or protected Veteran status.