The Manager, Insights and Analytics is a Toronto-based position reporting to the Vice President of Sustainability, Scientific and Regulatory Affairs at the Canadian Beverage Association.

The Canadian Beverage Association The Canadian Beverage Association (CBA) is the trusted and leading voice for Canada's sustainable, collaborative, responsible, and competitive non-alcoholic beverage sector. We work with industry leaders, governments, regulators, and stakeholders to promote evidence-based public policy, sustainability, innovation, and informed consumer choice. As the beverage industry navigates an increasingly complex regulatory, environmental, and consumer landscape, we are seeking a strategic and analytically minded Manager, Insights and Analytics to help transform data into actionable intelligence that supports advocacy, regulatory affairs, sustainability initiatives, and member value.

This is an excellent opportunity to work with a dynamic, collaborative, evidence-based, and innovative team.

We offer a cooperative and flexible work environment with competitive salary and benefits.

The Manager, Insights and Analytics will lead the development of the Association's data and intelligence function and be responsible for transforming complex data into actionable business insights that support strategic decision-making. This role partners with cross-functional teams to analyze business performance, identify trends, develop reporting solutions, and provide recommendations that drive growth, operational efficiency, and customer success. The successful candidate will build and manage industry dashboards, identify trends and emerging risks, develop economic and policy insights, and provide strategic analytics that strengthen the Association's ability to advocate on behalf of Canada's non-alcoholic beverage sector.

This is an exciting opportunity for a data professional who enjoys combining analytics, business intelligence, public policy, and industry strategy.

Responsibilities include

Industry Intelligence and Analytics

- Develop, maintain, and continuously improve data systems, dashboards, and reporting tools.
- Analyze beverage industry trends, consumer behavior, market developments, and emerging issues.
- Identify strategic insights that support executive decision-making and member priorities.
- Monitor key performance indicators relevant to industry growth, sustainability, and public policy.

Economic and Sector Impact Analysis

- Quantify the economic contribution of Canada's non-alcoholic beverage sector.
- Analyze employment, investment, manufacturing, trade, and GDP-related data.




- Support the development of economic impact studies and advocacy materials.
- Build economic models to assess potential regulatory and legislative impacts.

Policy Development and Reporting

- Conduct primary and secondary research using government, industry, academic, and commercial datasets to support policy development, focussing on economic, regulatory and sustainability issues.
- Prepare reports, presentations, briefing notes, and data visualizations for internal and external audiences.
- Translate complex data into concise and compelling business insights.
- Design and maintain KPIs and performance metrics to monitor business outcomes.

Member and Stakeholder Support

- Provide analytical support to member committees and working groups.
- Respond to member requests for industry information and benchmarking.
- Collaborate with external research firms, consultants, and data providers.

QUALIFICATIONS

Education

- Bachelor’s degree in Data Analytics, Economics, Statistics, Business, Public Policy, Data Science, Mathematics, or a related discipline.
- Master's degree considered an asset.

Experience

- 4-7 years of experience in analytics, business intelligence, economics, market research, public policy analysis, or a related field.
- Experience within a trade association, consumer packaged goods company, consulting firm, research organization, or government agency is considered an asset.
- Experience working with regulatory, sustainability, environmental, or public policy data is highly desirable.

Technical Skills

- Advanced proficiency in Power BI, including dashboard development, data visualization, and performance reporting.
- Advanced Excel skills, including modeling, analysis, and presentation of complex datasets.
- Strong working knowledge of SQL and Power Query for data extraction, transformation, analysis, and reporting.
- Ability to design clear, accessible dashboards and visual reports that translate complex information into practical insights.

Additional Tools and Platforms

- Experience with one or more analytical or visualization tools, such as Python, R, Tableau, Microsoft Fabric, or AI-enabled analytics platforms.




- Comfort evaluating and adopting emerging analytics tools where they improve data quality, efficiency, or insight generation.

Analytical and Communication Skills

- Analyze large, complex datasets and identify patterns, trends, risks, and opportunities.
- Develop meaningful KPIs, performance metrics, forecasting models, and scenario analyses to support planning and decision-making.
- Translate technical findings into clear, concise insights for non-technical audiences, including senior leaders, members, and external stakeholders.
- Support evidence-based decision-making through strong analytical judgment, data storytelling, and practical recommendations.

CANDIDATE QUALIFICATIONS – PERSONAL QUALITIES / STYLE The ideal candidate will demonstrate the following qualities:

- Be highly organized, detail-oriented, proactive, and comfortable managing multiple priorities.
- Bring strong interpersonal, communication, and relationship-building skills.
- Adapt well to a fast-paced, collaborative workplace with shifting priorities and deadlines.
- Take a service-oriented, collaborative approach to working with colleagues, members, and external stakeholders.
- Show sound judgment, professionalism, and maturity when handling complex or sensitive issues.
- Remain flexible and solutions-focused in situations that require collaboration, prioritization, and sound judgment.
- Demonstrate strong public affairs awareness, including an understanding of government, regulatory, and stakeholder environments.

This description is intended to summarize the general nature and level of work associated with the role. It is not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, or skills required. The successful candidate may be asked to perform additional duties from time to time, as needed. The Canadian Beverage Association is committed to employment equity and to providing an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment process. We encourage applications from women, Indigenous peoples, visible minorities, persons with disabilities, and persons of all sexual orientations and gender identities.

Applicants who require accommodation during the recruitment process are invited to indicate this in their email.

This is a hybrid role with the expectation of one in-person workday per week. We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only candidates who meet the job requirements will be contacted.

The Canadian Beverage Association offers a comprehensive compensation and benefits package.

Application Process

Qualified candidates are invited to submit a resume and cover letter to [email protected].

📌 Manager, Insights and Analytics (Toronto)
🏢 Canadian Beverage Association
📍 Toronto