Senior Category Manager

Accenture PLC; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 64,000 - 169,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture is seeking a Sr. Category Manager to drive category strategy for a retailer, deliver merchandising and assortment planning recommendations, and analyze data to identify growth opportunities. Build planograms using Blue Yonder Space Planning and collaborate with the Category Management Team.

The role emphasizes leadership, data storytelling, and cross-functional collaboration to balance workloads and develop the team.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience in Category Management or Category Captainship with data-driven recommendations.
• Minimum 3 years of experience developing and executing planograms.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic direction for a category at a retailer.
• Deliver merchandising and assortment planning recommendations.
• Research category trends to provide actionable findings.
• Analyze complex data sets to identify growth opportunities.
• Develop routine reporting on category performance using retailer and market data.
• Build and maintain planograms using Blue Yonder Space Planning.

Skills

Category Management

Planograms

Data analysis

Leadership

Retail analytics

Excel

PowerPoint

Blue Yonder

Stakeholder management

Tools

Blue Yonder Space Planning

Market Data - POS

Job description

As a Sr. Category Manager, you will:

• Help set and lead the strategic direction for a category at a retailer
• Deliver merchandising and assortment planning recommendations
• Research category and industry trends to provide findings on what is next within a category
• Analyze and leverage multiple sources of complex data sets, to tell a story on growth opportunities for the category and demonstrate thought leadership
• Develop and maintain routine reporting on category performance through retailer and Market data and communicate actionable insights
• Build Planograms using the Blue Yonder Space Planning software multiple times a year
• Build and maintain strong relationships with retailer team
• Collaborate and share findings with the Category Management Team
• Have a desire and availability to be a dependable go-to resource for team training and development
• Have an understanding of team strengths, opportunities and existing data resources to most effectively balance workloads and create a connected team culture
• Proactively create efficiencies, processes, and templates for the Category Management team by always looking for new ways to complete the role
• Adaptable and willing to jump into help were necessary
• Ambition to potentially manage other team members
• Other duties and responsibilities that are assigned

Basic Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience in Category Management or Category Captainship, including experience analyzing retail data to develop category, assortment, and merchandising recommendations.
• Minimum 3 years of experience developing and executing planograms

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience managing multiple different categories preferred and able to apply the fundamentals of Category Management to any business
• Demonstrates leadership with the team and client
• A master at pairing multiple data sets to answer business questions and proactive at telling a story on business trends
• Self-starter with the ability to work in ambiguous situations and likes to continuously learn
• Passionate about retail and industry trends
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail and reliable to hit deadlines
• Asks good questions, gains alignment on goals and can execute on them
• Can creatively solve problems and work independently
• Strong communication skills and excellent relationship building skills
• Excellent proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Power Point
• Proficient in Category Management Tools (Blue Yonder Space Planning, Market Data- POS and Panel Data, etc.)

Compensation

Compensation at Accenture varies depending on a wide array of factors, which may include but are not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. As required by local law, Accenture provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired as set forth below. We anticipate this job posting will be posted until 11/30/2026.

Annual Salary Range

• California $70,350 to $196,000
• Colorado $63,800 to $169,300
• Connecticut $63,800 to $169,300
• District of Columbia $68,000 to $180,300
• Illinois $59,100 to $169,300
• Maine $54,400 to $144,300
• Maryland $63,800 to $169,300
• Massachusetts $63,800 to $180,300
• Minnesota $63,800 to $169,300
• New York $66,300 to $196,000
• New Jersey $68,000 to $196,000
• Ohio $59,100 to $156,800
• Virginia $59,100 to $180,300
• Washington $80,200 to $180,300

Benefits

Accenture offers a market competitive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, and long-term disability coverage, a 401(k) plan, bonus opportunities, paid holidays, and paid time off. information on our benefits here: U.S. Employee Benefits | Accenture

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