Grocery Category Growth Manager

Shearer's Foods; Massillon (OH); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Shearer's Foods, headquartered in Massillon, OH, seeks a Category Manager for the Grocery Channel to drive category growth with retailer partners. You will leverage NIQ, Circana, POS data, and shopper insights to develop fact-based recommendations on assortment, shelving, pricing, promotions, and innovation.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years in category management or related CPG roles, with strong Excel and PowerPoint skills and the ability to storytelling and influence

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Economics, Analytics, Finance, or related field.
• Minimum 5+ years in Category Management, Category Development, Shopper Insights, Sales Strategy, or related CPG functions.
• Experience supporting Grocery Channel customers.
• Strong ability to analyze syndicated data, POS, and shopper insights.
• Excellent presentation, storytelling, and influencing skills.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the category management expert for assigned Grocery customers and channels.
• Develop category reviews, business updates, assortment recommendations, and strategic growth plans.
• Present shelving and planogram recommendations to maximize retailer and Shearer's performance.
• Evaluate promotional performance and advise on pricing strategies.
• Support annual planning, innovation, and joint business planning with customers.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align category goals with Shearer's priorities.

Skills

Category management

Data analysis

Storytelling

Influencing

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

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

Tools

NIQ

Circana

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Shearer's Foods, headquartered in Massillon, OH, seeks a Category Manager for the Grocery Channel to drive category growth with retailer partners. You will leverage NIQ, Circana, POS data, and shopper insights to develop fact-based recommendations on assortment, shelving, pricing, promotions, and innovation.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years in category management or related CPG roles, with strong Excel and PowerPoint skills and the ability to storytelling and influence