Senior Category Manager, Beer & RTD Growth

E. & J. Gallo Winery; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401k plans

Profit sharing

Pet insurance

Company holidays

Access to employee wine shop

Job summary

E. & J. Gallo Winery seeks an Account Executive – Category Management (Beer, RTD) to shape category growth with national and regional customers. You will leverage insights, data, and analytics to uncover opportunities and deliver business results across retail environments.

You will lead analytics projects, develop presentations, and coach Category Development analysts while driving best practices and collaboration across teams. This is a senior, data-driven role with growth potential.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree plus 3 years of category development or sales experience; OR Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Advertising, Journalism, Business, Economics, or Supply Chain plus 4 years; OR Bachelor's degree plus 5 years of category development or sales experience; OR High School diploma plus 9 years.
• Valid driver’s license, safe driving record and reliable vehicle; MVR check; may require license based on location within 30 days.
• Liquor license as required by state/locality.
• 21 years of age or older.
• Up to 25% travel by airplane and automobile.
• Up to 5% travel to offices for onboarding, training, meetings.
• 18 years or older.

Responsibilities

• Shape category growth and business performance with national and regional customers.
• Leverage consumer insights, syndicated data, market research, and account analytics to uncover opportunities.
• Develop data-driven recommendations to improve merchandising, distribution, and promotional effectiveness.
• Lead analytics projects, create impactful presentations, and identify opportunities across brick-and-mortar and digital retail environments.
• Coach Category Development analysts and drive adoption of best practices.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Customer engagement

Data-driven recommendations

Presentations

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Master’s degree + 3 years experience

Bachelor’s degree in Marketing/Advertising/Journalism/Business/Economics/Supply Chain + 4 years experience

Bachelor’s degree + 5 years experience

High School diploma + 9 years experience

Job description

E. & J. Gallo Winery seeks an Account Executive – Category Management (Beer, RTD) to shape category growth with national and regional customers. You will leverage insights, data, and analytics to uncover opportunities and deliver business results across retail environments.

You will lead analytics projects, develop presentations, and coach Category Development analysts while driving best practices and collaboration across teams. This is a senior, data-driven role with growth potential.