Category Growth & Insights Manager

PepsiCo Deutschland GmbH; Rogers (AR); On-site; USD 94,000 - 156,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Disability insurance

Life Insurance

Retirement plan

Paid time off

Job summary

PepsiCo is seeking a Category Management Associate Manager for the Sam's Club team. Based in Rogers, AR, you’ll translate signals into commercial strategies to accelerate growth and influence assortment, merchandising, and omnichannel activation.

You will partner with multiple functions to ensure actionable recommendations, evolve insights with scalable methods, and stay ahead of trends in category management and analytics tools.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; MBA or advanced degree preferred.
• 2+ years of experience in Category Management, Shopper/Consumer Insights, Commercial Insights, Sales Strategy, Analytics, or related CPG/retail roles.
• Experience with syndicated, POS, panel, loyalty/member, shopper, customer, or digital data; familiarity with Circana, NielsenIQ, Numerator, Power BI, Tableau, Excel, or similar tools preferred.
• Strong analytical, critical-thinking, and problem-solving skills with the ability to synthesize multiple data sources into actionable recommendations.
• Strong storytelling and presentation skills; able to build clear, compelling narratives for internal and customer-facing audiences.
• Ability to collaborate across cross-functional teams and influence stakeholders without direct authority.
• Strong planning and organization skills; able to manage multiple initiatives in a fast-paced environment.
• Curiosity and comfort with emerging analytics, automation, and AI-enabled tools.

Responsibilities

• Analyze category, customer, PepsiCo, and competitor performance to identify drivers of sales, share, velocity, distribution, assortment, and merchandising outcomes.
• Translate POS, syndicated, panel, loyalty/member, shopper, digital commerce, and internal data into clear insights and recommendations.
• Develop compelling sell stories and business reviews that connect category performance, shopper behavior, customer priorities, and PepsiCo growth opportunities.
• Support quarterly and annual planning processes by identifying strategic opportunities, competitive risks, and actionable growth platforms.
• Partner with Sales, Shopper Marketing, Digital Commerce, Consumer/Shopper Insights, Finance, Supply Chain, and Analytics teams to ensure recommendations are integrated and executable.
• Help elevate the insights function by turning data and research into repeatable frameworks, scalable learnings, and faster decision-making.
• Monitor emerging category, shopper, retail, omnichannel, and competitive trends to identify opportunities for PepsiCo and Sam's Club.
• Stay current on category management best practices, shopper behavior, advanced analytics, retail media, and AI-enabled tools to continuously improve team capability and impact.

Skills

Category Management

Shopper Insights

Analytics

Storytelling

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

MBA/advanced degree preferred

Tools

Circana

NielsenIQ

Numerator

Power BI

Tableau

Excel

Job description

PepsiCo is seeking a Category Management Associate Manager for the Sam's Club team. Based in Rogers, AR, you’ll translate signals into commercial strategies to accelerate growth and influence assortment, merchandising, and omnichannel activation.

You will partner with multiple functions to ensure actionable recommendations, evolve insights with scalable methods, and stay ahead of trends in category management and analytics tools.