Sr Manager, Enterprise and Business Performance Analytics (CPG)

General Mills•Golden Valley, MN

5h•$126,700 - $211,200

About The Position

This enterprise-facing role is responsible for leading portfolio performance diagnostics for the North America Retail (NAR) business, identifying the drivers of share, growth, and margin performance across categories, brands, and operating units (OU). You will synthesize syndicated market data (Circana/NielsenIQ), financial performance metrics, retailer signals, competitive intelligence, and macroeconomic and consumer trends to diagnose the underlying drivers of business performance across the enterprise portfolio. This position plays a critical role in elevating enterprise conversations from reporting to diagnosis—helping leadership understand the category, competitive, and portfolio dynamics shaping performance across the business. You will develop fact-based enterprise performance narratives that translate complex datasets into clear strategic implications for leadership: clarifying what is happening in the industry and business, what’s driving change, and where risks and opportunities exist, along with actions to improve outcomes. You will partner closely with Insights & Analytics leaders, Corporate Finance, Investor Relations, Corporate Strategy, and Operating Unit leadership to ensure enterprise decisions are grounded in credible market intelligence and objective performance diagnostics. We are seeking a results-oriented leader with proven success in building objective, data-driven stories and weaving insights into executive-level communications.

Requirements

10+ years of experience in business-facing analytics roles (e.g., business performance, category, or syndicated market analytics) within CPG, retail, or related industries, supporting functions such as Sales, Marketing, or Insights & Analytics
Deep expertise analyzing syndicated market data (Circana / NielsenIQ) to diagnose category and brand performance across multiple levers
Strong understanding of category dynamics, competitive performance, and portfolio analytics
Experience integrating multiple enterprise data sources including household panel, retailer data, and financial performance metrics
Proven ability to translate complex datasets into clear enterprise performance diagnostics and executive-ready narratives, with strong deductive reasoning, problem solving, and critical thinking skills
Experience supporting enterprise leadership forums, investor communications, or board-level analytics
Natural curiosity, personal motivation, and the ability to work independently as well as collaboratively across multiple functions
Excellent communication and stakeholder influence skills

Nice To Haves

MBA or Master’s degree in Marketing, Market Research, Statistics, Data Analytics, or related field
Experience analyzing multi-category portfolios within large CPG organizations
Experience leading or mentoring high-performing analytics professional teams
Experience managing globally dispersed teams

Responsibilities

Lead cross-category enterprise performance diagnostics to identify drivers of volume movement, share, and competitiveness across NAR.
Develop enterprise points of view on category dynamics, competitive landscape shifts, and portfolio trends.
Serve as a core partner for Board of Directors materials, Investor Relations (IR) briefings, CAGNY and investor conference preparation, and executive leadership presentations as needed.
Conduct targeted Operating Unit (OU) business diagnostics to surface category, brand, and competitive gaps, white space, and priority choices.
Partner with OU Presidents, Business Unit (BU) Directors, and OU Insights & Analytics Directors to align enterprise points of view with OU strategies, elevate analytical rigor, and drive consistent performance evaluation across the enterprise
Partner with the broader BPA team to develop and lead a whole-brained analytics training program to fuel the next generation of analytics leaders.