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Your Story.

Proactive business partner responsible for leading consumer, category, customer, and competitive analysis for the Food Service & Ingredients (FSI) business unit. This role translates data and research into actionable insights that support strategic planning, customer growth, and innovation priorities.

Your Passion. Our Culture.

At Sargento, you work for a company you believe in, with a family of people who believe in you.  Our culture stems from a simple premise: Hire good people and treat them like family.  At Sargento, you can make decisions based on how they affect people as well as the long-term health of our company.  You will be encouraged to make a meaningful difference in the community, in the company and in your career.  With diverse experiences and tools to learn and develop, you can transform your aspirations into reality.  If you’re ready for the right place to belong and grow your career, you can find it here.

Benefits that set us apart.

• Comprehensive medical including Fertility, Adoption benefits, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Remote ½ day Fridays
• Onsite Health & Wellness Center
• Employer 401K contribution in the top 1% of the nation
• Relocation Assistance
• Tuition Assistance
• Access to Employee Store

What You Do.  

• Consumer, Customer, and Market Insights
  • Lead analysis and synthesis of consumer, customer, category, competitive, culinary, and marketplace information using custom primary research, syndicated data, secondary sources, and industry trends.
  • Identify, size, and prioritize growth opportunities by translating findings into actionable recommendations, business cases, and compelling insights stories that support FSI business objectives.
  • Maintain strong connectivity with Consumer Products (CP) business unit Insights partners to exchange relevant consumer, category, and marketplace learning and assess implications for FSI business decisions and opportunities.
• Business Strategy & Planning
  • Serve as a core member of assigned business team, providing insights leadership to support customer strategies, innovation initiatives, business planning, and growth priorities. Partners with Sales, Marketing, Innovation, Culinary, R&D, Finance, and Sales Planning to align recommendations and drive execution.
  • Leads the Insights contribution to the annual FSI operating plan, situation assessment, and long-range planning processes by synthesizing consumer, customer, category, marketplace, and competitive learning into actionable business recommendations.
  • Acts as a strategic thought partner to FSI leadership and business team by identifying opportunities, prioritizing initiatives, and influencing decisions that support sustainable growth and organizational objectives.
  • Lead data synthesis for FSI reporting using all available syndicated data sources.  Recommend metrics that define customer and product performance success specific to division objectives.
  • Partners closely with Sales Planning to support annual planning, forecasting, performance management, customer prioritization, and business reviews.
• Research Management & Capability Development
  • Manage research suppliers, budgets, timelines, and resources to ensure effective project execution and delivery of business objectives.
  • Identify and evaluate new research methodologies, data sources, suppliers, and analytical approaches to strengthen insight quality and business impact.
  • Develop training and support adoption of insights tools, resources, and best practices across functions to maximize business application and value.
• Occasional travel up to 20% required.

Your Education and Experience.

• Bachelor’s degree required
• Master’s degree (MA/MS or MBA) preferred
• 5+ years of experience in market research with a consumer packaged-goods manufacturer.
• B2B experience preferred
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Syndicated data analysis
• IRI/Nielsen, NPD Group, Innova, Datassential

Our Story.

With over 2,400+ employees and net sales of nearly $1.8 billion, Sargento is a family-owned company that has been a leader in cheese for more than 70 years.  We created the world’s first, successful pre-packaged sliced and shredded natural cheeses.  Sargento is based in Plymouth, Wisconsin, where we manufacture and market shredded, sliced and snack natural cheese products, as well as ingredients and sauces.  Sargento is known for the exceptional quality of our products and for product design, packaging and merchandising innovations that have transformed our industry.

To learn more about our culture and values, please visit our website at https://careers.sargento.com/us/en.

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