Category Manager/Sr Category Manager - Sams

Georgia-Pacific LLC; Rogers (AR); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Flexible spending accounts

Health savings accounts

Life insurance

ADD

Disability

Retirement

Paid vacation/time off

Educational assistance

Infertility assistance

Paid parental leave

Adoption assistance

Job summary

Georgia-Pacific LLC seeks a Sr. Category Manager / Category Manager to lead retailer and shopper centric strategies for Sam’s Club, with locations in Bentonville/Rogers, AR or Atlanta, GA.

You will mine data from Circana/IRI, Madrid, Kantar, and shopper research to drive actionable recommendations and market-share growth. The role requires proven category management experience, strong analytical storytelling, and the ability to lead key customer engagements across teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in a related field.
• 5 years in a Consumer Products Goods company.
• 2 years in Category Management or similar analytical role.
• Experience in creating and presenting data-driven business stories.

Responsibilities

• Enhance Georgia‑Pacific’s relationship with Sam’s Club as a category-first leader.
• Evaluate category and shopper data to present actionable recommendations.
• Drive growth through assortment, pricing, and promotion analyses.
• Deliver compelling presentations to internal and external stakeholders.
• Partner with HQ to develop best-in-class strategies for Sam’s Club.

Skills

Category management

Data analysis

Business storytelling

Presentation skills

Strategic thinking

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

Circana/IRI

Kantar

Shopper insights

Job description

Your Job

We are seeking a Sr. Category Manager / Category Manager supporting Sam’s Club, located in Bentonville/Rogers, AR or Atlanta, GA. The Sr. Category Manager / Category Manager is a thought leader and an integral part of the Sam’s Club sales team as they develop retailer and shopper centric strategies, priorities, and tactics to achieve increased market share, sales, and profitability. The person in this role will help develop Georgia‑Pacific brands through understanding the needs of the retailer and shopper, mining of data (Circana/IRI, Madrid, Kantar, Shopper Research, etc.) for business and analytical insights, and presenting actionable recommendations through proactive story‑telling. The Sr. Category Manager / Category Manager will support business planning and have active participation and leadership in key customer engagements.

What You Will Do

• Enhance Georgia‑Pacific’s relationship with Sam’s Club to be viewed as an objective category‑first thought leader
• Evaluate category and shopper data from multiple sources to draw insights that lead to conclusions and compelling presentation of stories with actionable recommendations that promote overall category growth and profitability
• Leverage your intellectual curiosity and strategic problem‑solving skills to drive growth to the Georgia‑Pacific business at Sam’s Club
• Drive improvements in the business through assortment, pricing, and promotion analyses
• Build comprehensive knowledge of the products, attributes, strategies, tactics, and competitive trends in the marketplace for assigned categories
• Create and deliver compelling presentations to a variety of internal and external stakeholders to influence business outcomes
• Work with HQ teams to provide data and a strong POV to help develop and implement best in class strategies for Georgia‑Pacific on behalf of Sam’s Club priorities
• Drive positive change by deploying capabilities: Joint Business Planning, Omni Channel, and Commercial Innovation

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Bachelor’s Degree
• 5 years of work experience in a Consumer Products Goods company
• 2 years of work experience in a Category Management or similar analytical role
• Experience in creating and presenting business stories, rooted in data, that address growth opportunities and solve retailer and shopper problems

At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.

Hiring Philosophy

All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy.

Who We Are

At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.

Our Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Flexible spending accounts
• Health savings accounts
• Life insurance
• ADD
• Disability
• Retirement
• Paid vacation/time off
• Educational assistance
• Infertility assistance
• Paid parental leave
• Adoption assistance

Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.

Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.

Equal Opportunities

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E‑Verify. Please click here for additional information. (For Illinois E‑Verify information click here, aquí, or tu).