Manager Analytics Insights

This role is for one of Weekday’s clients

Min Experience: 8+ years
Location: India
JobType: full-time

We are looking for an experienced Manager – Analytics & Insights to lead analytics teams, manage stakeholder relationships, and drive insights-led decision-making across FMCG/CPG business functions.

The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in consumer and brand insights, sales and commercial analytics, and business performance measurement. This role requires a combination of hands-on analytical capabilities, people management experience, and strong business acumen to translate complex data into actionable recommendations that support strategic business objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage cross-functional analytics and insights teams, ensuring effective execution and delivery of business requirements.
• Partner with internal stakeholders to understand business priorities, identify analytical needs, and support strategic initiatives.
• Manage stakeholder expectations by negotiating priorities, timelines, deliverables, and resource requirements.
• Analyse consumer, brand, sales, and commercial data to generate actionable business insights and recommendations.
• Drive regular reporting, business performance reviews, and data-led decision-making across functions.
• Monitor key consumer, brand, pricing, distribution, and business performance metrics.
• Present analytical findings, insights, and strategic recommendations to senior leadership and business stakeholders.
• Mentor and develop team members while fostering a collaborative, accountable, and high-performance culture.
• Ensure the accuracy, quality, and timely delivery of analytics outputs and management reports.
• Identify opportunities to improve reporting processes, analytical frameworks, and insights-generation capabilities.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in FMCG/CPG analytics, consumer insights, brand insights, or related functions.
• Proven experience in people management, team leadership, and managing analytics professionals.
• Strong stakeholder management, communication, negotiation, and presentation skills.
• Hands-on experience working with consumer insights and brand insights data.
• Strong understanding of:
• Consumer KPIs and metrics
• Brand KPIs and metrics
• Pricing analytics
• Distribution analytics
• Business performance metrics
• Strong business acumen and the ability to convert analytical findings into strategic business recommendations.
• Advanced hands-on proficiency in:
• NIQ / Kantar / IRI
• Microsoft Excel
• Power Query
• Microsoft PowerPoint

Must-Have Skills

• FMCG Analytics
• People Management
• Power BI

Good-to-Have Skills

• Sales Reporting
• Commercial Reporting
• Revenue Growth Management (RGM)

Preferred Skills

• Experience in sales and commercial reporting.
• Exposure to Revenue Growth Management (RGM) practices and frameworks.
• Working knowledge of Power BI and business intelligence reporting.
• Previous experience managing large analytics or consumer insights teams.
• Ability to communicate complex analytical findings clearly and influence business decisions through data-driven recommendations.