Hybrid Director, Category Management & Insights

Wellness Pet, LLC; Burlington (MA); Hybrid; USD 163,000 - 248,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Best-in-class benefits

Job summary

Wellness Pet Company is seeking a Director of Category Management to lead category strategy, shopper insights, and BI across sales, marketing, finance, and IT. You will guide a senior team to deliver data-driven growth and cross-functional engagement with retailers and internal stakeholders.

The role requires 10+ years in category management or analytics, strong leadership, and expert Excel/Power BI skills with syndicated data experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Analytics, or related field; MBA preferred.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in Category Management, Shopper Insights, Commercial Analytics, Sales Strategy, or related CPG.
• Proven leadership experience managing and developing high-performing teams.
• Expert-level skills with Excel and Power BI; familiarity with syndicated data sources (IRI, Circana, Nielsen).
• Ability to translate data and insights into commercial strategies that drive business results.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and execution of category management strategy and identify drivers for growth.
• Translate complex data into actionable business intelligence to drive revenue, profit, market share.
• Lead customer presentations, category reviews, and executive communications.
• Analyze syndicated, POS, shopper, and consumer data to inform assortment, merchandising, pricing, and promotions.
• Oversee analysis of sales and market performance to optimize investments.
• Oversee post-promotional ROI analysis and translate findings into recommendations.
• Own evolution of commercial data and reporting; advance Power BI capabilities.
• Lead and develop a high-performing category management team.
• Monitor market and competitive trends and brief senior leadership.
• Partner across functions to translate insights into aligned strategies.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Analytical

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree

MBA preferred

Tools

Excel

Power BI

IRI/Circana/Nielsen

Job description

Wellness Pet Company is seeking a Director of Category Management to lead category strategy, shopper insights, and BI across sales, marketing, finance, and IT. You will guide a senior team to deliver data-driven growth and cross-functional engagement with retailers and internal stakeholders.

The role requires 10+ years in category management or analytics, strong leadership, and expert Excel/Power BI skills with syndicated data experience.