fairlife, LLC is a Chicago-based nutrition company that creates great-tasting, nutrition-rich and dairy products to nourish consumers. With over $3B in annual retail sales, fairlife’s portfolio of delicious, lactose-free, real dairy products includes: fairlife® ultra-filtered milk; Core Power® High Protein Shakes, a sports nutrition drink to support post-workout recovery; fairlife® nutrition plan™, a nutrition shake to support the journey to better health. A wholly owned subsidiary of The Coca-Cola company, fairlife, LLC has been recognized by both Fast Company and Nielsen for its industry leading innovation. To learn more about fairlife and its complete line of products, please visit fairlife.com. job purpose: The Consumer Insights Senior Manager plays a critical role representing the voice of the consumer for the enterprise. As the key contact for the brand and commercial teams, this role is responsible for translating data into insights that ultimately shapes brand and go-to-market strategy. The ideal candidate is an analytically savvy and skilled presenter who is proactive and thrives in fast-paced, entrepreneurial environments. This position is a great opportunity to join a fast-growing brand and those seeking exposure to a variety of business needs and functions. responsibilities: * Proven project management skills to execute custom research projects, owning every step of the process from internal briefing to external vendor partnership to recommendation framing * Own the co-creation of a comprehensive learning agenda with brand team to ensure research investment aligns with strategic objectives * Advanced skills in multi-method research design (qual and quant) * Comfortable piloting emerging research capabilities/methodologies (e.g., AI-enabled) * Support day-to-day business needs for performance monitoring, including: * Become the SME on data analytics for both POS and Panel data * Partner closely w/ vendor to deliver effective Brand Health Tracker results * Gather, analyze, and interpret marketplace trends and customer data for marketing and product development strategies/plans * Partner and influence cross-functional teams, including brand marketing and category commercial, by providing end-to-end insights that support key business initiatives * Provide category insights that supports fact-based content for customer sell-in’s skills/qualifications required: * Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing, Market Research, or related field * 5-10 years experience, preferably in food and beverage industry * Extensive experience leading custom qualitative and quantitative research * Excellent analytical skills and experience with POS and consumer panel data strongly preferred (e.g., Nielsen/Circana, Numerator) * Strong familiarity with analysis and presentation tools (e.g., Excel, Powerpoint, Power BI) * Ability to leverage multiple resources (primary and secondary) to craft actionable storytelling * Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills with the ability to influence and collaborate with all levels of the business including senior leadership how fairlife nourishes you: At fairlife, we believe in better — and that includes how we support our people. We offer a comprehensive suite of benefits and wellbeing resources designed to support you physically, emotionally, socially, and financially, both in and out of work. * Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, effective day one! * Supplemental health plans (hospital indemnity, accident, and critical illness insurance) * Paid Time Off to recharge and support work-life balance * Paid parental leave & adoption assistance (up to $10,000) * Parental support & family care benefits, including childcare resources and lactation support * 401(k) to support retirement planning with up to 9% in employer match * Wellness reimbursement (up to $500 for qualified wellbeing expenses) * Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for emotional wellbeing and work-life support * Company-paid life insurance and short-term disability * Employer HSA funding (for HDHP participants) * Tuition reimbursement (up to $10,000) and student loan repayment ($200/month) * Learning & development programs to unlock your full potential * Rewards & recognition, matching gifts, free product, and Business Resource Groups fairlife’s nour!sh program is designed to meet you where you are — supporting your individual wellbeing journey while enabling you to do your best work every day. position location: Chicago, IL reports to: VP, Portfolio Strategy & Insights travel requirements: 10-15% exempt/nonexempt: Exempt *Base pay offered may vary depending on geography, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. A full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the position, is offered. Base pay range: $125,000—$140,000 USD fairlife, LLC is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. All qualified applicants and employees will be given equal opportunity. Selection decisions are based on job-related factors. In addition to its nondiscrimination commitment, the Company will also provide reasonable accommodation of qualified individuals with known disabilities unless doing so would impose an undue hardship on the Company. If you have a disability and would like to request accommodation in order to apply for a position with us, please email [email protected]. For Recruitment Agencies At fairlife, we manage the majority of our hiring internally through our dedicated Talent Acquisition team, which is actively engaged in direct candidate sourcing. Most of our roles are filled through applications submitted via our careers site or through direct outreach by our team. As our recruitment is primarily handled in-house, we work only occasionally with external agencies, and only those on our existing, pre-approved vendor list. At this time, we are not reviewing or expanding that list. Unsolicited resumes or submissions from external agencies not authorized by our Talent Acquisition team will be considered direct candidate applications. As such, fairlife will not assume responsibility for any placement fees associated with these submissions.

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