Senior Category Manager, National Grocery (Hybrid)

Royal Canin USA Inc; Bolton; Hybrid; CAD 99,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mars University (learning & dev)

Competitive benefits

Annual bonus eligibility

Job summary

Mars Food & Nutrition Canada is seeking a Category Manager to drive distribution, shelving and profitable growth with National Grocery Retailer partners. You will generate actionable insights from Nielsen, Numerator and retailer data to support category reviews and strategic decisions.

You will collaborate with Sales and Category teams to craft selling stories, planogram recommendations and analytical tools for annual planning and ongoing business needs, including the Demand Management Review

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in CPG or related industry.
• 3+ years in Category Management and Space Management.
• Experience with syndicated data (Nielsen, Numerator) and retailer data (LDIA, Sobeys, Save on Foods).
• Proficiency with Blue Yonder JDA Space Planning and other space planning tools.
• Advanced Microsoft Office; Power BI is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Become an expert in Rice, Side Dish and Asian category leadership principles and retailer objectives.
• Deliver accurate reporting highlighting insights, issues, and opportunities.
• Lead analysis of shopper, category, and retailer data to develop compelling recommendations.
• Lead assortment and shelf strategy planning with shopper-based design and post-execution reporting.
• Collaborate with Category, Sales and Marketing to identify growth opportunities and improve storytelling with data.
• Support Demand Management Review with consumption analysis and distribution/shelving reviews.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Project management

Category management

Education

University Degree or College Diploma

Tools

Nielsen data

Numerator data

Blue Yonder JDA Space Planning

Excel

PowerPoint

Power BI

Job description

Mars Food & Nutrition Canada is seeking a Category Manager to drive distribution, shelving and profitable growth with National Grocery Retailer partners. You will generate actionable insights from Nielsen, Numerator and retailer data to support category reviews and strategic decisions.

You will collaborate with Sales and Category teams to craft selling stories, planogram recommendations and analytical tools for annual planning and ongoing business needs, including the Demand Management Review