Senior Category Manager
$95,000–$135,000 year
HybridCleveland, Ohio, United States
Job Summary
Develop and execute category management strategies driving growth across Food, Mass, Club, E-commerce, and Dollar retail channels. Serve as the category expert, analyzing syndicated POS and panel data to uncover assortment, pricing, and distribution opportunities while optimizing planograms using JDA Space Planning and Blue Yonder tools. Lead category reviews, seasonal business analyses, and retailer strategy presentations, delivering fact-based recommendations to internal stakeholders and retail partners. Build strong relationships with key customers and sales teams to influence decision-making and support profitable growth initiatives.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing or related field
- 5-7 years of Category Management, Category Leadership, Shopper Insights, Sales Analytics, or related experience
- Demonstrated experience supporting or managing key retail channels including: Food, Dollar, Club, E-Commerce and/or Mass
- Advanced proficiency with syndicated data and reporting tools, including: NielsenIQ and/or other syndicated data platforms
- Proficient in sales and marketing development, data analysis, Plan-O-Gram development, ability to conduct complex ad-hoc data analysis
- Advanced proficiency with JDA Space Planning, including data analysis, planogram development, complex ad-hoc analysis, Space Planning library management, product asset accuracy, in-tool reporting, and project data uploads
- Experience analyzing panel data and shopper behavior insights
- Advanced Excel, PowerPoint, and data visualization skills
- Strong presentation and storytelling abilities
- Self-starter, task oriented with the ability to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously
- Ability to travel as required for customer meetings, product knowledge events, and other customer-related activities
Desired Qualifications
- Experience working in CPG environments
- Experience leading customer-facing category management initiatives
- Expertise in assortment optimization, shelf strategy, pricing, and promotion analytics
- Experience developing retailer category reviews and strategic business recommendations
- Familiarity with retailer-specific data platforms and loyalty datasets
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