Data-Driven Category Growth Associate

mizkancareers; Schaumburg (IL); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

STIP Bonus

Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance

401k Match up to 4%

Job summary

Mizkan America, based in Schaumburg, IL, is seeking an Associate Category Manager to transform shopper and market insights into actionable category growth strategies across Mizkan’s brands. You’ll collaborate with Sales, Marketing, Revenue Management, and Supply Chain to deliver data-driven recommendations and drive profitable growth.

The role emphasizes syndicated data, cross-functional leadership, and ongoing commercialization of innovations, with a hybrid work model and opportunities to

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Analytics, Economics, or related field.
• 4–7 years of experience in Category Management, Shopper & Consumer Insights, Sales Analytics, or a related CPG function.
• Experience in Grocery, Mass, Club, Value, or related channels preferred.
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities while partnering effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Experience analyzing sales and shopper data and developing recommendations that drive business results.

Responsibilities

• Identify opportunities and translate insights into clear recommendations that support category growth and customer performance.
• Develop customer-specific category reviews, shelf analyses, assortment recommendations, pricing and promotional evaluations, merchandising strategies.
• Partner with Sales to create data-driven selling stories that influence customer plans and category strategies.
• Develop and maintain monthly scorecards, key account reviews, and performance reporting tools.

Skills

Category management

Data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Project management

Excel

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/Marketing/Analytics/Economics

Tools

Circana

Numerator

Customer POS data

Power BI

Job description

Mizkan America, based in Schaumburg, IL, is seeking an Associate Category Manager to transform shopper and market insights into actionable category growth strategies across Mizkan’s brands. You’ll collaborate with Sales, Marketing, Revenue Management, and Supply Chain to deliver data-driven recommendations and drive profitable growth.

The role emphasizes syndicated data, cross-functional leadership, and ongoing commercialization of innovations, with a hybrid work model and opportunities to