Category Manager

Advantage Solutions; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life

401(k) with company match

Training and career development

Generous paid time-off

Job summary

Atour Company is seeking a Category Manager to translate diverse data into actionable insights for retailers and clients in North America. You will filter large data sets, craft compelling storytelling, and present strategic recommendations to internal teams and customers.

This role demands curiosity, organization, and confidence in delivering data-driven solutions. Success hinges on balancing retailer objectives with client goals, using syndicated data, shopper panels, and geodemographic data

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required or equivalent job-related experience in marketing, math, statistics, or economics.
• 2–4 years of experience in the applicable field (sales and marketing agency or CPG industry solution provider, retailer, or manufacturer).
• Demonstrated ability to work with large data sets; appetite for numbers and analytics.
• Experience with syndicated data sources such as IRI, Nielsen, and other relevant platforms preferred.
• Experience with shopper panel data and geodemographic data sets preferred.
• Understanding and application of principles and practices of Category Management (analysis of assortment, pricing, promotion, shelving, shopper) required.

Responsibilities

• Utilizes a broad range of data metrics, tools, and analytics to identify opportunities and deliver insights to customers and clients.
• Prioritizes tasks with a focus on strategic versus tactical activities that deliver stronger ROI.
• Engages with customers and clients to understand strategies and objectives.
• Leverages experience to create mutually beneficial solutions for all parties involved.
• Contributes to the RAVE process, focusing efforts on measurable value creation with customers and clients.
• Creates insight‑driven presentations with actionable tactics and strategies.
• Develops creative presentations with an eye toward storytelling, focused on flow, visualizations, headlines, and using company branding guidelines.
• Travel is an essential duty; driving is not essential. Estimated travel: up to 15% of the time.

Skills

Data analytics

Syndicated data

Geodemographic data

Category Management

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

IRI data

Nielsen data

Job description

Summary

Category Manager

Atour Company, we grow People, Brands, and Businesses! We are seeking a dedicated Category Manager whose role requires the ability to understand our retailer’s processes, understand what data is available, understand our client’s objectives and marry the three together with compelling, data‑driven storytelling. This candidate is smart, creative, organized, curious, and confident presenting ideas and solutions to internal sales associates, clients and customers. No day is ever the same in this job as the variety of work to be performed evolves weekly, but the importance of filtering different data sets to actionable solutions is constant.

Take this opportunity to join North America’s leading business solutions provider and build your career working with amazing people in a growing industry!

What we offer:

• Full‑time benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision, Life)
• 401(k) with company match
• Training and career development
• Generous paid time‑off

Responsibilities

• Utilizes a broad range of data metrics, tools, and analytics to identify opportunities and deliver insights to customers and clients.
• Prioritizes tasks with a focus on strategic versus tactical activities that deliver stronger ROI.
• Engages with customers and clients to understand strategies and objectives.
• Leverages experience to create mutually beneficial solutions for all parties involved.
• Contributes to the RAVE process, focusing efforts on measurable value creation with customers and clients.
• Creates insight‑driven presentations with actionable tactics and strategies.
• Develops creative presentations with an eye toward storytelling, focused on flow, visualizations, headlines, and using company branding guidelines.
• Travel is an essential duty; driving is not essential. Estimated travel: up to 15% of the time.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required or equivalent job‑related experience in marketing, math, statistics, or economics.
• 2–4 years of experience in the applicable field (sales and marketing agency or CPG industry solution provider, retailer, or manufacturer).
• Demonstrated ability to work with large data sets; appetite for numbers and analytics.
• Experience with syndicated data sources such as IRI, Nielsen, and other relevant platforms preferred.
• Experience with shopper panel data and geodemographic data sets preferred.
• Understanding and application of principles and practices of Category Management (analysis of assortment, pricing, promotion, shelving, shopper) required.

Supervisory Responsibilities

Direct reports: None. Indirect reports: None; may delegate work of others and provide guidance, direction, and mentoring to indirect reports.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

The Company is committed to providing equal opportunity in all employment practices without regard to age, race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, religion, physical or mental disability, or any other category protected by law. As part of this commitment, the Company shall provide reasonable accommodations of known disabilities to enable an applicant or employee to apply for employment, perform the essential functions of the job, or enjoy the benefits and privileges of employment as required by law.