CATEGORY ADVISOR (Hybrid)

McCormick & Company, Incorporated; Rogers (AR); On-site; USD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a global leader in flavor as a Category Manager, where you'll drive category management and shopper insights initiatives. This role empowers you to analyze consumer trends and translate them into strategic business recommendations that align with company goals. Collaborate with key strategic customers to position the company as a category leader in flavor solutions. With a commitment to employee growth and a culture built on respect, this is an exciting opportunity to be part of something bigger and make a difference in the food industry.

Benefits

Tuition Assistance

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) Plan

Profit Sharing

Paid Holidays

Paid Vacations

Qualifications

• 5+ years of Sales/Marketing experience with Category Management focus.
• Strong analytic skills and ability to translate insights into business recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Lead category management and shopper insights initiatives.
• Provide actionable strategic business recommendations based on consumer trends.

Skills

Category Management

Sales Experience

Marketing Experience

Analytic Skills

Presentation Skills

Data Analysis

Cross-functional Teamwork

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Business

MBA

Tools

Syndicated Data Tools (IRI, Nielsen)

Space Management Software (Apollo, JDA ProSpace)

Customer POS Data Systems (dunnhumby, Retail Link)

Job description

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McCormick & Company, Inc., a global leader in the spice, flavor, and seasonings industry, is seeking a full-time Category Manager on a Consumer Products Division Sales Team. This new hire will work in McCormick's US CPD Sales office, located in Rogers, Arkansas. The Category Manager will report to a Category Manager II.

McCormick & Company, Incorporated is a global leader in flavor with approximately 14,000 employees worldwide. With over $6 billion in annual sales across 160 countries and territories, we manufacture, market, and distribute spices, seasoning mixes, condiments, and other flavorful products to the entire food industry including e-commerce, retail,food manufacturers and foodservice businesses. Our most popular brands include McCormick, French's, Frank's RedHot, Stubb's, OLD BAY, Lawry's, Zatarain's, Ducros, Vahiné, Cholula, Schwartz, Kamis, DaQiao, Club House, Aeroplane, and Gourmet Garden. Every day, no matter where or what you eat or drink, you can enjoy food flavored by McCormick. Our Purpose is "To Stand Together for the Future of Flavor and our Vision is "A World United by Flavor—where healthy, sustainable and delicious go hand in hand."

As a company recognized for its exceptional commitment to employees, McCormick offers a wide variety of benefits, programs, and services. Benefits include, but are not limited to, tuition assistance, medical, dental, vision, disability, group life insurance, 401(k), profit sharing, paid holidays, and vacations.

POSITION OVERVIEW:

The primary responsibility of this position is to lead our category management and shopper insights initiatives with our key strategic customers and provide thought leadership to both our internal & external stakeholders.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Understanding industry, consumer and category trends and translating those insights into actionable strategic business recommendations to achieve both McCormick and customer goals and objectives

Providing analysis and shopper insight driven recommendations against all key business drivers, and leading presentations related to category business reviews, assortment & space optimization, promotion & pricing effectiveness, and trade efficiency.

Leveraging all the analytic tools available to identify customer opportunities

Developing collaborative partnerships with key strategic customers so that McCormick is viewed as the category leader in providing flavor solutions and category recommendations for the categories in which we compete.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Bachelors Degree in Business, Sales, Marketing or other related field

5+ years Sales/Marketing experience, with a minimum of 2 years of Category Management experience within a CPG company

Familiarity with the Category Management process, and strong knowledge of syndicated and panel data (IRI, Nielsen, Spectra, etc.) as well as utilizing space management software (Apollo, JDA ProSpace, etc)

Knowledge and experience working with customer POS data systems (dunnhumby, Retail Link, etc)

Strong analytic skills, and demonstrated ability to translate insights into actionable business recommendations that deliver positive results

Excellent verbal and written presentation skills, with the ability to analyze and understand the data and then effectively communicate those insights to both internal and external audiences

Ability to react quickly and complete tasks in a timely manner to meet deadlines

Ability to work in cross-functional teams, self-motivated and team oriented

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

MBA

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McCormick & Company is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

As a general policy, McCormick does not offer employment visa sponsorships upon hire or in the future.

WHY WORK AT MCCORMICK?

United by flavor. Driven by results.

As a McCormick employee you’ll be empowered to focus on more than your individual responsibilities. You’ll have the opportunity to be part of something bigger than yourself—to have a say in where the company is going and how it’s growing.

Between our passion for flavor, our 130-year history of leadership and integrity, the competitive and comprehensive benefits we offer, and our culture, which is built on respect and opportunities for growth, there are many reasons to join us at McCormick.