Remote Associate Category Manager: Data-Driven Growth

Volt; Sacramento (CA); Remote; USD 47,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Sick time

Paid leaves

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Job summary

Volt is seeking an Associate Category Manager to drive category management through data analytics and shopper insights. The role requires coordinating reports, planogram analysis, and pricing studies while partnering with cross-functional teams to meet growth and share objectives.

You will handle weekly POS reporting, monthly share analyses, and 4,000 planograms in peak windows, with a fully remote, contract arrangement for the right candidate.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 2-3 years' experience in Category Management, Customer Management, Insights or Sales Strategy.
• CPG experience required.
• Knowledge and interpretation of syndicated data sources: Circana, Nielsen, POS/Panel, Loyalty Card Data, Numerator.
• Ability to develop strong relationships with external & internal partners to drive results.
• Understanding of client Assortment and Planogram execution processes.
• Ability to link analytics from traditional data sources with new capabilities and tools to develop insights into action.
• Strong working knowledge and execution of shelving standards and associated shelving software tools. (JDA, POG Gen, etc.)
• Excellent planning, analytical, and communication skills are required, along with proficiency in PowerPoint and Excel.
• Own weekly and monthly reporting, including weekly category scorecards, pricing, digital performance, ad recaps; monthly Circana share reporting.
• Support category reviews and transitions/revisions by preparing new-item recaps, seasonal analysis and post-revision results.
• Execute planogram activities, including product library updates, prefill information, sales-by-store analysis, create and manage planogram folders, and own Shel IQ execution.
• Support key team and buyer priorities including weekly buyer status follow ups, store walks, data pulls, promotional recaps.

Responsibilities

• Drive category management principles through data analytics and shopper insights.
• Develop reports including sales/share reporting, opportunity gap analysis, assortment assessment, planogram analysis, and pricing studies.
• Synthesize learnings from syndicated data sources to create clear category insights and recommendations.
• Co-develop strategic business plans to achieve category objectives.
• Deliver insights-to-action by identifying trends and opportunities in a fast-paced environment.
• Drive planogram development and implementation to support Growth Plan.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support customer initiatives.
• Complete thousands of planograms within tight timeframes and seasonal revisions.
• Pull weekly POS reporting for Target buyers and summarize ad recaps and pricing details.
• Perform monthly Circana share reporting and support category reviews.

Skills

Category Management

CPG experience

Data analytics

Stakeholder management

Reporting & presentation

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

JDA

POG Gen

Circana

Nielsen

POS/Panel

Loyalty Card Data

Job description

Volt is seeking an Associate Category Manager to drive category management through data analytics and shopper insights. The role requires coordinating reports, planogram analysis, and pricing studies while partnering with cross-functional teams to meet growth and share objectives.

You will handle weekly POS reporting, monthly share analyses, and 4,000 planograms in peak windows, with a fully remote, contract arrangement for the right candidate.