Senior Category & Customer Solutions Lead

Proximo Spirits, Inc.; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 134,000 - 173,000; Full time

Job summary

Proximo Spirits, Inc. seeks a Sr. Manager, Category & Customer Solutions to lead Category Management, Perfect Store / Perfect Bar framework, and category-led customer solutions. The role combines category, shopper, and channel insights to establish standards and develop customer-facing selling tools.

The individual will translate insights into scalable recommendations that improve distribution, assortment, visibility, and rate of sale across priority channels and customers.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in Category Management, Customer Development, or related CPG roles.
• Strong knowledge of category management principles and shopper insights.
• Experience with assortment planning and shelf strategies.

Responsibilities

• Lead Category Management governance, standards, and templates.
• Develop category-led selling stories and customer tools.
• Translate insights into actionable recommendations for distribution and visibility.
• Oversee Perfect Store / Perfect Bar framework and KPIs.
• Collaborate with Trade Marketing, National Accounts, and sales teams.
• Coach internal and distributor teams on category standards.

Skills

Category Management

Sales Analytics

Market Insights

Syndicated Data

Cross-functional

Tools

Circana Data

Excel

PowerPoint

Tableau/BI

Planogram Tools

Job description

Proximo Spirits, Inc. seeks a Sr. Manager, Category & Customer Solutions to lead Category Management, Perfect Store / Perfect Bar framework, and category-led customer solutions. The role combines category, shopper, and channel insights to establish standards and develop customer-facing selling tools.

The individual will translate insights into scalable recommendations that improve distribution, assortment, visibility, and rate of sale across priority channels and customers.