Category Manager

How YOU will contribute

• Drive category leadership strategy and principles for assigned customers.
• Leverage multiple data sources for benchmarking, assessing, and recognizing key activities and trends impacting the business.
• Offer strategic recommendations to guide data-informed decision-making and develop effective retail strategies beneficial to both the customer and LOF.
• Actively participate in customer category review preparation to differentiate the brand across multiple categories.
• Support management and sales teams with in-depth data analysis of current retail strategy execution.
• Communicate findings and implications from various data sources to internal and external business partners (sales, marketing, broader team).
• Identify potential gaps in retail categories and recommend product line extensions as necessary.
• Identify and communicate evolving “path to purchase” criteria for our consumers.
• Lead and create fact-based category leadership stories for retailer presentations, supporting our strategic initiatives as a category leadership subject matter expert.
• Serve as a point of influence by effectively communicating performance measurements and the impact of initiatives.
• Provide in-depth analysis of category dynamics and strategic recommendations to guide annual brand planning and joint business planning.

Competencies

• Core Competencies: Broad Business Knowledge, Consumer & Customer Focus, Drive for Results, Organizational Agility, Strategic Focus.
• Technical Competencies: Category Management & Shopper Insights, Consumer Insights.

About YOU

• Experience: 2+ years in category management and/or business analytics.
• Education: Bachelor’s in Marketing or related field required; MBA preferred.
• Knowledge: Proficiency in Microsoft 365, Nielsen, and Circana data systems.
• Travel: Local and/or overnight travel required (15%).

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