Associate Manager, Category Strategy
RemoteUnited States
Job Summary
Develop category leadership 4P guiding principles and compelling strategies that drive future growth potential. Leverage available data and insight resources to identify white space opportunities and create new insights. Translate category strategies into action plans by providing customizable guidance on placement, product mix, pricing, and promotion. Communicate insights and learnings internally and externally to diverse audiences while collaborating across cross-functional partners. Understand the competitive marketplace to support strategic customer partnerships. This role requires a Bachelor's degree, 4+ years of CPG experience, and proficiency in IRI and Nielsen data.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree
- 4+ years of Consumer-Packaged Goods Industry experience
- 3+ years Shopper Insights or Category Management experience
- Customer facing experience
- Proficient in leveraging IRI, Nielsen and Panel Data
- Strong analytical skills, problem solving, and storytelling experience
- Experience building relationships within customers / retailers
- Experience in analysis of shopper / consumer-based CPG information
- Excellent organization and written / verbal communication skills
- Ability to develop and translate insights into actions
- Strategic mindset to help build and execute effective plans
- Business & Financial Acumen
- Ability to travel up to 10%
Desired Qualifications
- Planogramming/Planogram software experience (Ex. JDA, EZPOG)
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