Cheese Category Strategist – Hybrid/Remote

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

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) retirement plan w/ companymatch

Health Insurance

Dental

Vision

Educational Reimbursement

Paid time off

Free cheese

Job summary

Joseph Gallo Farms, a leading premium cheese maker, seeks a Category Manager based in the West region to develop category strategies for national and regional grocery accounts. You will combine syndicated data, shopper insights, and retailer performance to identify opportunities and drive growth across markets.

The role partners with sales to participate in customer calls, category reviews, and business planning, translating insights into practical recommendations on assortment, pricing,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, marketing, analytics, or related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• Six+ years of grocery category management or related CPG roles.
• Experience creating category reviews, assortment recommendations, pricing analyses or promotional plans.
• Experience with NielsenIQ and Circana data platforms and combining market data with retailer insights.
• Strong analytical skills interpreting sales, margin, and market data.
• Ability to translate analysis into clear presentations for buyers and sales teams.
• Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and collaborate across teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop category strategies for national and regional grocery accounts.
• Translate data into practical recommendations for assortment, shelving, pricing, promotions, and distribution.
• Lead category insights in customer meetings and support sales follow-up.
• Evaluate pricing, promotions, and retailer profitability with market data.
• Support retailer growth through distribution and merchandising optimization.
• Collaborate with sales, marketing, finance and brokers for aligned category guidance.
• Create category dashboards, presentations, and playbooks; measure outcomes.

Skills

Category management

Grocery analytics

Sales collaboration

Data visualization

Excel

PowerPoint

SQL

Planogram tools

NielsenIQ Circana

Demographic insights

Communication

Education

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

Tools

NielsenIQ

Circana

SQL

QlikView

Job description

Joseph Gallo Farms, a leading premium cheese maker, seeks a Category Manager based in the West region to develop category strategies for national and regional grocery accounts. You will combine syndicated data, shopper insights, and retailer performance to identify opportunities and drive growth across markets.

The role partners with sales to participate in customer calls, category reviews, and business planning, translating insights into practical recommendations on assortment, pricing,