Senior Analyst, Strategy

Job Location: Remote
Hershey, PA or remote with travel to Hershey, PA and various locations 
 

Strategy is leading Hershey into more Moments of Goodness
For over a century, The Hershey Company has been committed to making more moments. Join us as we transform our enterprise to deliver on our vision of being a Leading Snacking Powerhouse. 

Strategy is a critical function at the Hershey Company, responsible for shaping enterprise-wide, business unit, and functional strategies.  Our US Commercial Strategy team acts as a critical advisor to the Global and US Leadership Teams by framing key choices, providing a well-reasoned point of view, and ensuring choices are made and effectively translated into action.

Sr. Analyst, US Commercial Strategy
As a member of the team, a Strategy Sr. Analyst is both a strategic and analytical thinker to support and serve as a thought partner to the assigned client group to deliver key insights, challenges, and strategies of the business. Senior Analysts manage key analyses to generate insights and infer important business implications to further the Leading Snacking Powerhouse mission.
•Assisting in the planning and execution of the 3-year Strategic Plan and Annual Operating Plan for our US Confection business annually
•Maintaining an external mindset that brings together consumer, customer, competitive and macroeconomic trends
•Driving direction and add value through more robust insights and deeply consultative engagement with key leadership and decision makers
•Communicating strategy recommendations with clear, concise storytelling
•Synthesizing and analyzing multiple internal and external data sources including point-of-sale, household panel, inventory, shipments, P&L statements, etc., to drive to business recommendation and strategies
•Facilitating the US CMG leadership team governance model, including performance management (OKR) and process improvements

Education: Bachelor’s degree required
Experience: 4+ years of combined experience in leading CPG company or strategic consulting firm. Background in multiple disciplines with an emphasis on strategy, finance, marketing, and sales. Skills in project management, problem-solving, conceptual thinking, qualitative and quantitative analysis, storytelling, financial modeling, and process improvement. Familiarity with economic, public financial, and syndicated data (e.g., Nielsen/IRI). Fluency with Excel and PowerPoint.
 

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