Remote Category Manager – Insights & Growth

Sazerac Company; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 113,000 - 169,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Pay

Medical, dental, vision, disability, &

Family Coverage

401(k) Plan

Paid Time Off

Mental Health and Wellness resources

Tuition reimbursement & scholarship

Brand bottle purchase program

Training and Development

Job summary

Sazerac Company is seeking a Senior Category Manager in a remote-first role based in the United States (Houston area preferred). You will deliver integrated consumer, category, and market insights to inform retailer strategy across small format channels.

You’ll translate data into customer-facing recommendations, partner with sales leadership, and use Power BI, Excel, and planogram tools to create actionable visuals that drive growth for our beverage brands.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, Marketing, Economics, or a related field.
• 7+ years of experience in Category Management, Shopper Insights, Trade Marketing, or Customer Strategy within CPG, beverage, and/ or alcohol.
• Proven ability to translate data into customer-facing recommendations that drive results.
• Strong expertise in syndicated data (Nielsen, Circana ), panel data, and retailer-specific platforms.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, and data visualization tools (Power BI, Tableau).
• Strong communication and presentation skills with the ability to tell clear, fact-based stories.
• Highly self-motivated with the ability to manage priorities independently.

Responsibilities

• Deliver integrated consumer, category, and market insights that inform retailer strategy and in-store execution across the Small Format channel.
• Act as a category steward for major convenience and value chain partners, developing insight-led recommendations to help grow their overall spirits business through our brands and initiatives.
• Identify and prioritize incremental sales, space, and assortment opportunities that drive mutual growth for retailers and the company.
• Develop bite-sized, easy-to-sell insights that help field sales teams unlock distribution, displays, and shelf growth in independent stores.
• Translate complex data into clear selling stories that sales teams can confidently use in customer conversations.
• Partner closely with sales leadership to align insights with executional priorities and commercial initiatives.
• Analyze and synthesize data from syndicated sources (e.g., Nielsen, Circana ), panel data (e.g., Numerator), and retailer-specific systems to uncover growth drivers.
• Use tools such as Power BI, Excel, and planogram software to create compelling visuals and narratives that focus on “what to do next,” not just “what happened.”
• Deliver custom analyses and special projects that support customer planning, leadership decisions, and strategic initiatives.
• Operate autonomously in a remote-first environment, proactively identifying opportunities and driving projects from idea to execution.
• Conduct periodic in-market store visits to assess shelf conditions, validate insights, and uncover real-world opportunities.
• Stay current on industry trends, shopper behavior, and competitive activity to ensure insights remain forward-looking and relevant.
• Build and document scalable processes and best practices that improve efficiency and enable future growth.
• Create best-in-class tools for both internal and external stakeholders such as scorecards, case studies, merchandising standards, etc.

Skills

Category Management

Data translation

Data visualization

Excel

Power BI

PowerPoint

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business, Marketing, Economics, or related field

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

SQL

VBA

Alteryx

Job description

Sazerac Company is seeking a Senior Category Manager in a remote-first role based in the United States (Houston area preferred). You will deliver integrated consumer, category, and market insights to inform retailer strategy across small format channels.

You’ll translate data into customer-facing recommendations, partner with sales leadership, and use Power BI, Excel, and planogram tools to create actionable visuals that drive growth for our beverage brands.