Head of Category Growth & Retail Analytics

Next Phase Enterprises; Bentonville (AR); On-site; USD 126,000 - 161,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

401(k) profit sharing

Vacation

Holidays

Floating Holidays

Company-paid LTD and life insurance

Sick leave

Job summary

Next Phase Enterprises seeks a Director of Category Management to lead a team of Category Advisors in transforming retail, shopper, market, and consumer data into actionable growth strategies. You will guide cross-functional teams and work with retailers, suppliers, and executives to translate complex data into clear recommendations.

The role focuses on category strategy, analytics, shopper insights, and optimizing assortment, pricing, and promotion.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Economics, Analytics, or related field.
• 8+ years of experience in a CPG Category Management role with complex modular systems.
• Strong understanding of retail and CPG business models.
• Experience analyzing data across price, promotion, assortment, and performance.
• Robust storytelling skills with data visualization examples.
• Experience with clients, retailers, suppliers, or senior stakeholders.
• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint; Tableau/Power BI is a plus.
• Strong communication and presentation skills; team leadership experience.
• Travel willingness of 10–20%

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic direction and mentorship to Category Advisors and analysts.
• Lead client engagements from discovery to implementation and expand services.
• Develop customized solutions based on client objectives and challenges.
• Present findings to senior internal and external stakeholders.
• Partner with sales, retailers, and suppliers to drive category growth.
• Develop category reviews, business reviews, and retailer presentations.
• Lead modular and space planning initiatives to optimize productivity.
• Translate retailer expectations into actionable internal strategies.
• Build data-driven dashboards and analytical frameworks to inform decisions.

Skills

Category Management

Retail Analytics

Data storytelling

Leadership

Client facing

Excel

PowerPoint

Tableau/Power BI

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Economics, Analytics, or related field

Master's Degree preferred

Tools

JDA Space Planning

Blue Yonder

Retail Link

Scintilla

Nielsen/Circana

SPINS

Tableau/Power BI

Job description

Next Phase Enterprises seeks a Director of Category Management to lead a team of Category Advisors in transforming retail, shopper, market, and consumer data into actionable growth strategies. You will guide cross-functional teams and work with retailers, suppliers, and executives to translate complex data into clear recommendations.

The role focuses on category strategy, analytics, shopper insights, and optimizing assortment, pricing, and promotion.