Rosemont, Illinois, United States (in-office Tuesday through Thursday; visa sponsorship and relocation are not available for this position)

People. Planet. Community.

Dairy’s journey starts on the farm, and the road we travel demonstrates our unwavering commitment to sustainable nutrition, as our farmers provide lasting and meaningful nourishment to people, the planet and our communities, both urban and rural.

We are a nonprofit organization located in the greater Chicagoland area and we're always looking for talented people to join our team who share the passion and motivation to promote the goodness of dairy.

Market and Channel Intelligence Lead

Are you passionate about turning complex data into actionable business insights? We're seeking a Market and Channel Intelligence Lead to serve as our expert in marketplace analytics, delivering strategic insights that drive growth, inform decision-making, and identify emerging opportunities across retail, household panel, and foodservice channels.

In this highly visible leadership role, you'll leverage syndicated and proprietary data sources to create compelling analyses, uncover marketplace trends, and provide strategic recommendations to senior leadership and industry stakeholders. You'll partner with cross-functional teams, external data providers, and industry organizations to transform data into meaningful business action and help shape growth strategies for the dairy industry.

What You'll Do

• Lead market and channel intelligence across retail, household panel, and foodservice sectors.
• Translate complex data into clear insights, implications, and strategic recommendations.
• Deliver executive-level reporting, presentations, and thought leadership to support business planning and decision-making.
• Identify emerging consumer, category, and channel trends to drive proactive growth strategies.
• Manage relationships with leading data providers and maximize the value of marketplace intelligence investments.
• Collaborate with industry partners and stakeholders to provide actionable insights that support dairy growth.

If you're a strategic thinker who thrives at the intersection of data, insights, and business strategy, we'd love to hear from you. Join us in helping shape the future of dairy growth through the power of marketplace intelligence.

New Hire Salary Range -- $140,000-$175,000 annually. This is a salary range that DMI believes, at the time of this posting, that it might be willing to pay for the posted job in the location specified.

Requirements

What You'll Bring

• Bachelor's degree required; master’s degree preferred.
• 10+ years of experience in consumer insights, market intelligence, analytics, or related fields within Food & Beverage, CPG, or leading market research organizations.
• 5+ years of experience directly influencing senior leadership and strategic business decisions.
• Deep expertise working with Retail POS, Household Panel, and Foodservice databases, such as Circana, Nielsen, Technomic, and Datassential.
• Proven ability to synthesize data from multiple sources into clear business recommendations.
• Expert in MS Excel
• Experience influencing senior executives and strategic business decisions.
• Strong communication, storytelling, and relationship-building skills.
• Highly skilled creating engaging PowerPoint presentations -- includes data visualization and presentation storytelling.
• Leadership experience developing talent and building analytical capabilities is preferred.
• Ability to travel domestically up to 25%

About DMI: Dairy Management Inc.™ (DMI) is funded by nearly 26,000 U.S. dairy farmers and dairy importers, working to grow demand for dairy through research, education and innovation. DMI manages the National Dairy Council® (NDC), the American Dairy Association and founded the U.S. Dairy Export Council and the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy. DMI works with state and regional promotion organizations to implement these programs across the country.

Benefits

We know that in order to meet our goal of growing dairy demand, we need the best people. We offer competitive compensation and generous benefits to help our employees balance their work and personal lives. Our office is conveniently located, taking less than 10 minutes to walk from CTA's Blue Line Rosemont station (or you can hop on the free, Riverway, shuttle). We offer regular and chocolate milk on tap.

Our comprehensive health and welfare plans offer medical, dental, vision, paid parental leave, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability and flexible spending accounts (health care, dependent care, transit and parking). Our 401k provides up to a 10% match and includes a Roth account. DMI reserves the right to change or end its benefits plans or programs at any time.

Dairy Management Inc.™ is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, ethnicity, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

We regret it is not possible to communicate with candidates except those who most closely match our requirements. Thank you.