Cheese Category Manager: Growth & Insights (Remote)

Joseph Gallo Farms; Atwater (CA); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) retirement plan w/ company map?

Health Insurance

Dental

Vision

Educational Reimbursement

Paid time off (vacation, sick, etc.)

Free cheese!

Job summary

Joseph Gallo Farms, based in California, seeks a Category Manager to develop category strategies and buyer recommendations across national and regional grocery accounts. The role leverages syndicated data, shopper insights, and retailer performance to identify opportunities in the cheese category.

The successful candidate partners with sales, participates in customer calls and category reviews, and translates analysis into practical recommendations for assortment, shelving, pricing, promotions,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in business/marketing/analytics.
• Six+ years of grocery category management or related CPG roles.
• Experience developing category reviews, assortment recommendations, pricing analysis, or promotions for grocery retail.
• Experience with NielsenIQ and Circana syndicated data platforms and combining market data with retailer insights.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to translate analysis into presentations for buyers and sales teams.
• Proficient in Excel and PowerPoint; ability to build recurring reports and dashboards.

Responsibilities

• Develop category strategies using market trends, shopper behavior, and retail priorities.
• Analyze syndicated data and POS to identify opportunities and tailor recommendations by market.
• Evaluate product productivity, assortment balance, and merchandising opportunities to boost category performance.
• Join sales calls; present category insights to buyers and lead follow-up with account teams.
• Assess pricing and promotions to balance value, profitability, and growth objectives.
• Support business reviews and joint planning with account teams to expand distribution.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with sales, marketing, finance to align recommendations with priorities.
• Create category presentations, dashboards, and playbooks; track outcomes of recommendations.
• Monitor competitive activity and shopper needs to inform product, channel, and innovation decisions.

Skills

Category management

Data analysis

Excel

PowerPoint

Presentation skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business/marketing/analytics or related field

Tools

NielsenIQ

Circana

SQL

QlikView

Job description

Joseph Gallo Farms, based in California, seeks a Category Manager to develop category strategies and buyer recommendations across national and regional grocery accounts. The role leverages syndicated data, shopper insights, and retailer performance to identify opportunities in the cheese category.

The successful candidate partners with sales, participates in customer calls and category reviews, and translates analysis into practical recommendations for assortment, shelving, pricing, promotions,