Lead Kroger Merchandising Consultant

Customer and Market Insights and Delivery, P1097

Posted on 3/31/2023

INACTIVE

1,001-5,000 employees

Retail data science company enhancing customer experiences

Company Overview

84.51° stands out as a leading retail data science company, utilizing advanced data science and predictive analytics to create personalized experiences for shoppers, thereby providing a competitive edge to its clients. The company's unique strength lies in its access to first-party retail data from nearly half of US households and over 2 billion transactions, which enables a more customer-centric approach. With its specialized services like 84.51° Insights, 84.51° Loyalty Marketing, and Kroger Precision Marketing, 84.51° helps brands effectively engage customers at every point of their purchasing journey.

Data & Analytics

Consumer Goods

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

$5.5M

Founded

2015

Headquarters

Cincinnati, Ohio

Growth & Insights

Headcount

6 month growth

↑ 0%

1 year growth

↑ 9%

2 year growth

↑ 24%

Locations

Northbrook, IL, USA • Remote • Chicago, IL, USA • Portland, OR...

Experience Level

Entry

Junior

Mid

Senior

Expert

Desired Skills

Communications

CategoriesNew

Consulting

Requirements

7+ years of relevant experience
Critical thinking skills
Influencing skills
Relationship management skills
Strong business/commercial acumen
Strong communication skills
Tools and process acumen
Education: Bachelor's degree (Master's Degree preferred but not required)

Responsibilities

As a Lead Consultant at 84.51°, you are the driver of the customer first journey as you lead the insights driven strategy, execution, and implementation work that drives long term sustainable change and makes customers' lives easier. We are also counting on you to innovate. You know the customer and our capabilities thoroughly, so you are in a great position to drive innovation. The customer's voice influences every decision as you identify problems, develop solutions, activate insights, and evaluate the impact on customers for Kroger and CPGs
Your primary client is Kroger, one of the world's largest retailers and the third largest employer. You are expected to build strong, trusting relationships with your Kroger stakeholders and influence their decisions that drive long term customer loyalty
Your area of focus is on Customer and Market Insights Delivery (CaMID). You will work across a range of stakeholders including category managers, division promo planners, divisions, and senior leadership to deliver insights at scale. This work will include development, deployment, and adoption of scaled insights deliverables, as well as special insights projects designed to drive customer insight led decisions within the merchandising teams and in the divisions. You will collaborate with other team members within CaMID as well as across MA&O to ensure that our insights are aligned. Your work will influence both internal and external stakeholders and will impact MAST, IDEA, EPP, IAM, as well as other teams across 84.51°

84.51° Overview:

84.51° is a retail data science, insights and media company. We help the Kroger company, consumer packaged goods companies, agencies, publishers and affiliated partners create more personalized and valuable experiences for shoppers across the path to purchase.

Powered by cutting edge science, we leverage 1st party retail data from nearly 1 of 2 US households and 2BN+ transactions to fuel a more customer-centric journey utilizing 84.51° Insights, 84.51° Loyalty Marketing and our retail media advertising solution, Kroger Precision Marketing.

Join us at 84.51°!

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Kroger Merchandising Lead Consultant – Customer and Market Insights and Delivery (CaMID)

Cincinnati

SUMMARY:

At 84.51°, people are the key to everything. We are dedicated to always doing what’s right and never compromising on our values. That’s why we have created a culture where every opinion is respected, and contrary thinking is encouraged. Making life more rewarding for our community and our associates is an essential part of the process. Our team is known for their enthusiasm, camaraderie, and sense of fun. We work hard and we play just as hard. That’s why we engage in a range of official and unofficial activities to get together, serve the community, and have fun. We continually seek people who make us better. To continue to grow, we need more great people who want to join us in doing cool, industry-changing, brain-stimulating work.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

As a Lead Consultant at 84.51°, you are the driver of the customer first journey as you lead the insights driven strategy, execution, and implementation work that drives long term sustainable change and makes customers’ lives easier. We are also counting on you to innovate. You know the customer and our capabilities thoroughly, so you are in a great position to drive innovation. The customer’s voice influences every decision as you identify problems, develop solutions, activate insights, and evaluate the impact on customers for Kroger and CPGs.

Your primary client is Kroger, one of the world’s largest retailers and the third largest employer. You are expected to build strong, trusting relationships with your Kroger stakeholders and influence their decisions that drive long term customer loyalty.

Your area of focus is on Customer and Market Insights Delivery (CaMID). You will work across a range of stakeholders including category managers, division promo planners, divisions, and senior leadership to deliver insights at scale. This work will include development, deployment, and adoption of scaled insights deliverables, as well as special insights projects designed to drive customer insight led decisions within the merchandising teams and in the divisions. You will collaborate with other team members within CaMID as well as across MA&O to ensure that our insights are aligned. Your work will influence both internal and external stakeholders and will impact MAST, IDEA, EPP, IAM, as well as other teams across 84.51°.

QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS, AND EXPERIENCE:

Successful candidates will thrive in a fast-paced environment that is a little unorthodox at times and will possess the following:

- 7+ years of relevant experience

- Critical thinking skills

- Influencing skills

- Relationship management skills

- Strong business/commercial acumen

- Strong communication skills

- Tools and process acumen

- Education: Bachelor’s degree (Master’s Degree preferred but not required)

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