Category & Insights & Analytics Manager

Home to the world's best loved and trusted hygiene, health, and nutrition brands. Our purpose defines why we exist: to protect, heal and nurture in the relentless pursuit of a cleaner, healthier world. We are a global team united by this purpose. Join us in our fight to make access to the highest quality hygiene, wellness, and nourishment a right and not a privilege

Marketing Excellence

Marketing is at the heart of Reckitt. We pride ourselves on our unique way of driving growth for some of the world's most loved and trusted health, hygiene and nutrition brands. Our purpose and fight are what motivates us to design and deliver distinctive communications throughout our consumer funnel, so that we deliver category growth as well as a positive impact on society. With extensive media and digital teams embedded throughout the organisation, we measure both our business and our societal impact. Our global teams lead on our overarching brand strategy, brand guardianship and innovation pipeline in close partnership with R&D. Leaving our local marketing teams to deliver on our regional goals in partnership with our Sales teams. With the scale of our 2500 marketing community - alongside our leading-edge Marketing Academy - your opportunities to grow and upskill will be extensive

About the role

As a key member of the Insights & Analytics function, the Category Insights & Analytics Manager plays a strategic role in shaping Reckitt (Canada)’s Nutrition business unit in the understanding of category performance across both traditional and digital retail channels. This role leads the development of forward-looking insights and reporting frameworks that support commercial decision-making and position Reckitt as a category authority in the Canadian market.

Your responsibilities

• Lead the vision for category reporting and insight generation across the Infant Formula and Child Nutrition categories.
• Ensure data is structured and interpreted to drive business growth.
• Oversee the production of weekly and monthly reports.
• Manage the evolution of reporting frameworks to reflect key segments, product groups, and market dynamics.
• Leverage syndicated data sources (Nielsen, IQVIA), POS systems, and eCommerce platforms (Amazon, D2C) to provide a holistic view of category performance.
• Conduct deep-dive analyses into category segments, competitive activity, and retailer dynamics.
• Help shape category strategy and commercial priorities through insights.
• Manage relationships with external data providers.
• Ensure data integrity through validation and standardization practices.
• Champion best practices in data visualization and storytelling.
• Mentor and guide the Category & HCP Insights Analyst.
• Align reporting execution with strategic objectives.

The experience we're looking for

• BA or BSc required
• 5+ years of experience in category management or retail analytics, ideally within a multinational CPG or OTC company
• Strong knowledge of the Canadian retail landscape, including in-store and online dynamics
• Proven expertise in syndicated data (Nielsen, IQVIA), POS, and eCommerce platforms (e.g., Amazon Retail Analytics, D2C)
• Proficiency in advanced Excel, NIQ Discover, and data visualization tools (e.g., Power BI or Tableau)
• Experience leading or mentoring analysts, with a focus on reporting optimization and insight generation
• Demonstrated ability to evaluate and integrate data sources, develop/test hypotheses, and forecast emerging trends
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills to influence cross-functional teams and senior stakeholders
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, evolving environment
• Collaborative mindset with a passion for using data to drive business growth

The skills for success

• Industry Awareness
  Understands the challenges of the consumer goods sector and the evolving impact of digital retail channels.

• Data Storytelling
  Translates complex data into compelling business narratives that drive strategic decision-making.

• Analytical Excellence
  Highly analytical and detail-oriented, with the ability to thrive in dynamic, fast-paced environments.

• Effective Communication
  Strong communicator capable of engaging and influencing stakeholders across all organizational levels.

What we offer

With inclusion at the heart of everything we do, working alongside our four global Employee Resource Groups, we support our people at every step of their career journey, helping them to succeed in their own individual way. We invest in the wellbeing of our people through parental benefits, an Employee Assistance Program to promote mental health, and life insurance for all employees globally. We have a range of other benefits in line with the local market. Through our global share plans we offer the opportunity to save and share in Reckitt's potential future successes. For eligible roles, we also offer short-term incentives to recognise, appreciate and reward your work for delivering outstanding results. You will be rewarded in line with Reckitt's pay for performance philosophy

Equality

We recognise that in real life, great people don't always 'tick all the boxes'. That's why we hire for potential as well as experience. Even if you don't meet every point on the job description, if this role and our company feels like a good fit for you, we still want to hear from you. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, disability or medical condition; colour, ethnicity, race, citizenship, and national origin; religion, faith; pregnancy, family status and caring responsibilities; sexual orientation; sex, gender identity, gender expression, and transgender identity; protected veteran status; size or any other basis protected by appropriate law.