Category Development Manager

Red Bull North America; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Category Manager to drive consumer and customer-focused strategies. This role involves conducting high-quality analyses and synthesizing data to provide actionable insights. The ideal candidate will have strong business acumen, excellent communication skills, and a proven track record in category management and sales. You'll work closely with retail customers and internal teams to build productive relationships and influence decision-making. This is a fantastic opportunity to make a significant impact in a dynamic environment while enjoying a range of benefits and a collaborative work culture.

Benefits

Benefits Eligible

Travel Opportunities

Collaborative Work Environment

Qualifications

• 3-5 years in consumer goods or retail with a focus on category management.
• Experience with syndicated data and shopper insights.
• Ability to communicate complex data clearly.

Responsibilities

• Support the Director in developing consumer-focused strategies.
• Conduct analysis to generate actionable recommendations.
• Build collaborative partnerships with retail customers.

Skills

Assortment Planning

Negotiation

Pricing Strategy

Sales

Business Analytics

Communication Skills

Data Analysis

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Business

Bachelor's Degree in Marketing

Bachelor's Degree in Management

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting

Bachelor's Degree in Data Analytics

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Nielsen

Circana

NPD

Numerator

84.51

Dunnhumby

SPINS

Symphony Retail AI

Job description

The Category Manager directly supports the Director Category Development in building consumer and customer-focused strategies, tactics, and category-grounded solutions. This individual will conduct high-quality analysis and synthesize multiple data sources to generate insights and actionable recommendations, while leveraging effective communication & influencing skills to orchestrate action across national small format customer. You must possess sound business judgment and excellent communication skills and demonstrate experience in the following areas: assortment planning, negotiation, pricing strategy, online product presentation, sales, and building productive relationships.

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Management, Accounting, Data Analytics, or related field preferred
• A minimum of 3-5 years of experience in consumer goods, retail, or syndicated data with a focus on category management, sales, business analytics and/or shopper insights.
• Extensive experience understanding, utilizing, and employing syndicated data, customer card/POS data, and panel data to drive internal and external wins through sales and share growth (experience with data sources such as Nielsen, Circana, NPD, Numerator, 84.51, dunnhumby, SPINS, Stratum, Spectra/demographics, SPSOneScreen, Symphony Retail AI/EYC)
• Ability to distill complex data into simple stories.
• Demonstrated ability to build indispensable, collaborative partnerships with retail customers and internal business partners, across functional teams.
• Highly skilled in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word and PowerPoint).

• Travel 10-20%
• Permanent
• Benefits eligible