Remote Regional Category Manager - Grocery Growth

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401K

Paid time off

Job summary

Sazerac is seeking a Category Manager – Regional Grocery to drive data-informed decisions that grow distribution, shelf presence, and category performance with retailers and national accounts.

You will partner with Sales to translate insights into in-store execution and identify growth opportunities across assortment, shelving, pricing, and promotions. The role balances strategic analysis with hands-on execution.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Economics, or related field.
• 8+ years of experience in Category Management, Shopper Insights, or related roles within CPG or beverage.
• Proven ability to translate retail and shopper data into clear, customer-facing recommendations that drive results.
• Experience with syndicated data (Nielsen, IRI/Circana) and tools like Excel or Power BI.

Responsibilities

• Own the full process—from pulling and analyzing data to turning it into clear selling stories that drive decisions with retailers and Sales.
• Work directly with Sales and customers to ensure insights show up in conversations and translate to in-store execution.
• Identify and push the biggest growth opportunities across assortment, shelving, pricing, and promotions.
• Own and manage category captainships, serving as a trusted category advisor to retailer partners and delivering objective, category-first recommendations that drive growth.
• Responsible for Category Management support 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.
• Stay close to the market and validate in-store to ensure strategies deliver real results.

Skills

Category Management

Data Analysis

Stakeholder Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business/Marketing/Economics

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

SQL

Alteryx

Job description

Sazerac is seeking a Category Manager – Regional Grocery to drive data-informed decisions that grow distribution, shelf presence, and category performance with retailers and national accounts.

You will partner with Sales to translate insights into in-store execution and identify growth opportunities across assortment, shelving, pricing, and promotions. The role balances strategic analysis with hands-on execution.