Job Description

Harmless Harvest envisions a world where nutritious, clean, organic, and healthy food and beverages are the standard rather than the exception; where all people involved in creating the product are treated with fairness; and the planet is treated harmlessly. We are focused on changing the world, and we are always looking for like-minded, wildly passionate individuals to help us do this. Join the #HarmlessMovement

About the Role

The Category Planning Analyst sits within the Business Development team and plays a critical analytical and connective role supporting Category Management, Trade Planning, and Sales. This role is responsible for transforming complex data into clear, actionable insights that inform customer planning, internal performance reviews, and cross-functional decision-making.

Reporting directly to the Senior Category Manager, with a dotted-line partnership to the Manager of Trade Planning, this role operates at the intersection of category strategy, trade execution, and sales enablement. The Category Planning Analyst partners closely with Sales, Finance, Supply Chain, Marketing, and Innovation to support disciplined commercial planning and execution across the business.

This role provides strong exposure to category strategy and trade planning, with opportunities to expand scope and impact over time as the organization continues to mature.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Utilize syndicated data, account-specific data, and internal reporting to identify trends, risks, and opportunities
• Maintain and update weekly and monthly sales performance dashboards and trackers
• Produce ad-hoc analyses to support time-sensitive business questions, customer discussions, and internal reviews
• Update weekly & monthly tracking reports
• Ad-Hoc business reporting necessary to answer time sensitive questions
• Conduct projects involving sales, pricing, marketing, packaging, category management, trade marketing, forecasting, promotional activity, merchandising, & retail execution
• Support all customer related shopper merchandising initiatives
• Support cross-functional projects across category management, trade planning, forecasting, merchandising, pricing, and retail execution
• Partner cross-functionally with Sales, Finance, Supply Chain, Marketing, and Innovation to align around shared commercial objectives
• Support customer-specific retail activation and merchandising initiatives with data and reporting inputs
• Drive regional account growth with sales utilizing category insights, performance analysis, and strategic recommendations

What You’ll Bring

• Bachelor’s degree required
• 2–3 years of experience in Consumer-Packaged Goods, preferably in sales planning, category support, trade support, or finance
• Working knowledge of promotional mechanics, trade methodology, and performance measurement
• Experience supporting demand planning or forecasting processes
• History with syndicated data sources (SPINS, Nielsen, IRI, or similar)
• Advanced analytical skills with the ability to translate data into clear, concise insights
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple priorities
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel; working knowledge of PowerPoint and Word
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to tailor insights to stakeholders with varying levels of data fluency
• Collaborative mindset and comfort working in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment
• 3 days a week in person at our Oakland HQ office

Who you are

• Make the impossible, possible – someone who is resilient, optimistic, and determined.
• Protect the most vulnerable – someone who is compassionate, empathetic and acts with integrity
• Craft incredible things – someone who is creative, passionate, with keen attention to detail
• Act with heart – someone who is kind, generous and respectful

Why you’ll love it here

• Join a passionate team that comes from all backgrounds
• Copious amounts of free coconut water
• Generous Paid Time Off and Company Holidays
• Parental Leave
• Comprehensive health benefits and perks

The base comp range for this role may vary above or below the posted range as determined by location. This range has not been adjusted for any specific geographic differential applicable by area where the position may be filled. Compensation is determined via several factors including but not limited to a candidate’s experience, education, skills, relevant certifications, department equity, training and organizational needs. Base pay is just one piece of the total rewards program offered by Harmless Harvest which includes comprehensive perks and health benefits.

At Harmless Harvest, we embrace diversity, equity, and inclusion as catalysts for innovation and success. We are dedicated to fostering a team with diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and skills, believing that this enriches our creativity and strengthens our service to customers and communities alike.

Harmless Harvest is not accepting unsolicited assistance from search firms for this employment opportunity. All resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at Harmless Harvest via-email, the Internet or in any form and/or method without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of Harmless Harvest. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Harmless Harvest as a result of the referral or through other means.

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