Remote Data-Driven Category Manager, Regional Grocery

Sazerac Company; Dallas (TX); Hybrid; USD 132,000 - 199,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401K

Paid time off

Job summary

Sazerac Company is seeking a Category Manager – Regional Grocery to turn data into actionable insights that grow distribution, shelf presence, and category performance with major retailers. This remote role collaborates with Sales and retailers to drive in-store execution and strategic initiatives.

You will identify growth opportunities, lead category captaincies, and build high-impact tools to enable retailers and internal teams. Experience with Nielsen/IRI data and Power BI is valued.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Economics, or a related field.
• 8+ years of experience in Category Management, Shopper Insights, or related roles within CPG or beverage.
• Proven ability to turn retail and shopper data into clear, customer-facing recommendations that drive results.
• Experience working with syndicated and shopper data (e.g., Nielsen, IRI/Circana) and tools like Excel or Power BI.
• Experience leading captaincies in large regional or national grocery retailers.
• Background in beverage, alcohol, or other DSD categories.
• Experience with advanced data tools (PowerBI, Tableau, SQL, Alteryx) or building scalable reporting solutions.

Responsibilities

• Own the full process—from pulling and analyzing data to turning it into clear selling stories for retailers and Sales.
• Work with Sales and customers to ensure insights translate to in-store execution.
• Identify and push the biggest growth opportunities across assortment, shelving, pricing, and promotions.
• Own and manage category captainships, delivering objective, category-first recommendations that drive growth.
• Support Category Management across Hy-Vee, Publix, SEG, Schnucks, Festival Foods, Food Lion, Giant Eagle, and ALDI.
• Build simple, high-impact tools and visuals that drive action, not just reporting.

Skills

Data analysis

Retail insights

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business/Marketing/Economics

Tools

Excel

Power BI

Job description

Sazerac Company is seeking a Category Manager – Regional Grocery to turn data into actionable insights that grow distribution, shelf presence, and category performance with major retailers. This remote role collaborates with Sales and retailers to drive in-store execution and strategic initiatives.

You will identify growth opportunities, lead category captaincies, and build high-impact tools to enable retailers and internal teams. Experience with Nielsen/IRI data and Power BI is valued.