Hybrid Associate Category Manager: Data-Driven Growth

Socket.dev; Schaumburg (IL); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

401k with company match

Profit sharing

Wellness program

Education assistance

Paid parental leave

Disability coverage

Paid time off

Job summary

Mizkan America, based in Schaumburg, Illinois, is seeking an Associate Category Manager to transform shopper, consumer, and market insights into actionable business recommendations. You will collaborate with Sales, Marketing, Revenue Management, Product Development, and Supply Chain to strengthen customer strategies and drive profitable growth.

The role focuses on category management and sales planning, leading cross-functional initiatives, and delivering data-driven recommendations to support

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Serve as a subject matter expert in syndicated, shopper, consumer, and market data, providing actionable insights that support commercial decision‑making.
• Develop customer-specific category reviews, shelf analyses, assortment recommendations, pricing and promotional evaluations, merchandising strategies, and other category management solutions.
• Partner with Sales teams to create compelling, data-driven selling stories that influence customer plans and category strategies.
• Develop and maintain monthly scorecards, key account line reviews, and performance reporting tools that support customer planning and business reviews.
• Monitor category performance, shopper trends, competitive activity, and marketplace developments to identify emerging opportunities and risks.
• Track and evaluate key performance indicators, including sales, distribution, promotion, pricing, assortment effectiveness, shelf productivity, and market share.
• Contribute to the development and execution of the annual category and shopper learning agenda, identifying opportunities to build organizational knowledge and commercial capabilities.
• Lead and support cross-functional initiatives that advance Mizkan’s commercial objectives and annual operating plan priorities.

Skills

Analytical skills

Data-driven insights

Cross-functional collaboration

Project management

Communication skills

Storytelling

AI-enabled tools

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Analytics

Tools

Circana

Numerator

Power BI

Excel

Job description

Mizkan America, based in Schaumburg, Illinois, is seeking an Associate Category Manager to transform shopper, consumer, and market insights into actionable business recommendations. You will collaborate with Sales, Marketing, Revenue Management, Product Development, and Supply Chain to strengthen customer strategies and drive profitable growth.

The role focuses on category management and sales planning, leading cross-functional initiatives, and delivering data-driven recommendations to support