Senior Business Acceleration Consultant- Merchandising; P926

Senior Business Acceleration Consultant - Merchandising (P926)

84.51° is a retail data science, insights and media company. We help The Kroger Co., consumer packaged goods companies, agencies, publishers and affiliates create more personalized and valuable experiences for shoppers across the path to purchase.

Powered by cutting-edge science, we utilize first-party retail data from more than 62 million U.S. households sourced through the Kroger Plus loyalty card program to fuel a more customer-centric journey using 84.51° Insights, 84.51° Loyalty Marketing and our retail media advertising solution, Kroger Precision Marketing.

84.51° follows a 5-day in-office work schedule to support collaboration, alignment, and team connection.

As a Senior Consultant °, you will execute against our customer-first plan for our partners by using customer, market, and human insights to make customers’ lives easier. The customer’s voice influences every decision as you identify opportunities, develop solutions, activate insights and evaluate the impact on customers for Kroger and CPGs.

Your primary client is Kroger, one of the world’s largest retailers. You will build trusted relationships with stakeholders and use influence to shape decisions that drive long-term customer loyalty.

• Turn insights into customer-first merchandising recommendations: Synthesize customer, market, and performance inputs into clear guidance across assortment, pricing, promotions, and omnichannel experience.
• Lead cross-functional work streams from question to recommendation: Define the business problem and success metrics, shape the analytical and/or research approach, and partner with analytics/research teams to deliver actionable learning and recommendations.
• Shape digital growth priorities: Build scalable frameworks and decision tools that help teams focus on the highest-impact categories and initiatives to improve the digital customer experience and business performance.
• Scale through automation and integration: Automate repeatable work and embed outputs into existing tools and operating rhythms—reducing manual effort while improving consistency, adoption, and speed.
• Provide strategic client consulting: Be a go-to customer strategy partner for Kroger—engaging when needed to bring customer and behavioral insights into planning, challenge assumptions, and help leaders set priorities and make decisions.
• Communicate with clarity and credibility: Create audience-appropriate deliverables (slides, briefs, and emails) that are ready for executive consumption when needed; clearly articulate the “so what,” recommended actions, and expected impact.

Successful candidates will thrive in a fast‑paced, collaborative environment and will possess the following:

• 2‑4 years of relevant experience
• Critical thinking skills
• Relationship management skills
• Strong business/commercial acumen
• Tools and process acumen
• Education:
  
  Bachelor's Degree (Master's Degree preferred but not required)