Remote Associate Category Manager - Data-Driven Growth

Volt; Springfield (IL); Remote; USD 47,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Term life insurance

Short term disability

AD&D

401(k)

Sick time

Paid leaves

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Job summary

Volt is hiring an Associate Category Manager for a full-time, contract remote role. You will drive category management through data analytics, develop reports, and collaborate across teams to support customer initiatives.

The position requires a Bachelor's degree and 2-3 years' experience in CPG/category management; familiarity with Circana, Nielsen, POS/Panel, and planogram tools; proficiency in PowerPoint and Excel.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 2-3 years in Category Management, Customer Management, Insights or Sales Strategy.
• CPG experience required.
• Knowledge of 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).
• Excellent planning, analytical, and communication skills; proficient in PowerPoint and Excel.

Responsibilities

• Drive category management through data analytics and insights.
• Develop reports including sales/share reporting, assortment, planogram, and pricing analyses.
• Synthesize learnings from syndicated data sources to create category insights and recommendations.
• Co-develop strategic plans for category volume, contribution, and share objectives.
• Conduct category decompositions and deliver insights-to-action in a fast-paced environment.
• Drive planogram development and implementation to support the Category Growth Plan.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to tailor solutions for customer initiatives.
• Complete thousands of planograms; 4,000 in January and another 4,000 in March for seasonal revisions.
• Pull weekly POS and monthly Circana share reporting; provide ad recaps and pricing details.

Skills

Category Management

Data analytics

PowerPoint

Excel

CPG experience

Syndicated data sources

Relationship building

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

JDA

POG Gen

Job description

Volt is hiring an Associate Category Manager for a full-time, contract remote role. You will drive category management through data analytics, develop reports, and collaborate across teams to support customer initiatives.

The position requires a Bachelor's degree and 2-3 years' experience in CPG/category management; familiarity with Circana, Nielsen, POS/Panel, and planogram tools; proficiency in PowerPoint and Excel.