Remote Senior Category Lead, Foodservice & Vending

Mars; United States; Remote; USD 108,000 - 149,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) plan

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Paid parental leave

Paid holidays

Job summary

Mars is seeking a Manager, Category Management for Foodservice and Vending/Unattended Retail. The role focuses on understanding category dynamics and delivering strategic insights to drive performance across assortment, shelving, and merchandising.

You will communicate with foodservice and vending partners and collaborate with internal teams to support growth. This remote position requires up to 30% travel and reports to the Director of Channel Strategy and Intelligence.

Qualifications

• Postsecondary education or work experience equivalent required.
• Advanced analytical capabilities using syndicated, POS and customer data sources.
• Exceptional communication and presentation skills for varying audiences.
• Experience translating analytics into strategic insights that drive growth.

Responsibilities

• Lead insight-driven category growth strategies for customer and organization.
• Advise customers on assortment, shelving, space allocation, and merchandising.
• Use data sources to uncover insights and translate into actionable recommendations.
• Create compelling, insight-led presentations for customer meetings and reviews.
• Collaborate with internal teams to identify growth opportunities and strategic actions.
• Conduct ad hoc analyses to evaluate performance and opportunities.

Skills

Advanced analytics

Communication

Data-driven insights

Presentation skills

Teaching analytics

Education

Postsecondary education or equivalent experience

Tools

Nielsen Discover

Circana

Excel

PowerPoint

BI/Visualization

Job description

Mars is seeking a Manager, Category Management for Foodservice and Vending/Unattended Retail. The role focuses on understanding category dynamics and delivering strategic insights to drive performance across assortment, shelving, and merchandising.

You will communicate with foodservice and vending partners and collaborate with internal teams to support growth. This remote position requires up to 30% travel and reports to the Director of Channel Strategy and Intelligence.