Remote Category Growth Leader — CPG Insights & Strategy

Conagra Brands; Idaho; Remote; USD 82,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Stock purchase plan

Tuition reimbursement

Flexible work schedules

Volunteer opportunities

Job summary

Conagra Brands seeks a Category Lead to drive category growth platform development for major retailers. You will deliver insights, reporting, and strategies to support sales objectives and growth across key customer segments.

Reporting to a Director of Category Leadership, you will lead data-driven category initiatives, collaborate with internal partners, and ensure execution across channels. This role emphasizes hands-on analysis and strategic storytelling with syndicated data.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 3+ years of CPG sales or analytical experience.
• Experience with data integration and interpretation to generate actionable insights.
• Experience building a holistic sales story using syndicated, loyalty, consumer, and industry trends.
• Understanding of syndicated panel data fundamentals.
• Experience working with customers to grow category sales.
• Advanced Excel skills (lookup, pivot tables).
• Experience with Nielsen or Circana and space management systems (Blue Yonder/JDA).
• Knowledge of customer loyalty card data.
• Understanding retail merchandising and in-store execution tactics.

Responsibilities

• Deliver category analysis and insights to the sales team to identify opportunities for growth.
• Customize category programs to guide growth and execution at the customer level.
• Develop insights to support collaborative business solutions with internal partners and customers.
• Support shelving and merchandising objectives with data-driven recommendations.
• Lead category reviews and confirm the organization’s position as lead vendor in priority categories.
• Partner with internal teams and retailer contacts to develop growth plans.
• Educate the sales team on new item programs and category rationale.
• Ensure consistent execution of category programs across channels.
• Lead monthly reporting.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Data-driven storytelling

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Nielsen/Circana

Blue Yonder/JDA

Job description

Conagra Brands seeks a Category Lead to drive category growth platform development for major retailers. You will deliver insights, reporting, and strategies to support sales objectives and growth across key customer segments.

Reporting to a Director of Category Leadership, you will lead data-driven category initiatives, collaborate with internal partners, and ensure execution across channels. This role emphasizes hands-on analysis and strategic storytelling with syndicated data.