Senior Category Manager - Retail Insights & Growth

StartupNWA; Arkansas; On-site; USD 133,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k with company match

Healthcare coverage

Broad range of other benefits

Job summary

Nestlé USA seeks a senior Category Management professional to translate shopper and retailer data into actionable category growth strategies. You will lead insights across 4P objectives, partnering with CAMs, Category Strategy, CMI and CIH to elevate our category-centric approach.

The role requires a BA/BS and 7+ years in category management, strong Excel/PowerPoint skills, and experience with Nielsen/IRI data and planogram tooling.

Qualifications

• Typically requires a University Degree (BA/BS) and 7+ years related work experience.
• Identify category opportunity gaps with key retailers & develop a supporting sales story to address.
• Working understanding of the planogram (POG) creation process, including JDA Prospace or equivalents.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint skills, database management a plus.
• Demonstrated knowledge of business-driving technology solutions (Nielsen/IRI).

Responsibilities

• Provide insights to drive superior category results, embedding Nestlé USA as part of a strategic category solution.
• Become the “Voice of Choice” for retailer insight needs through retailer partnerships.
• Drive best in class category outcomes through activating industry tools.
• Collaborate with Field Sales, Category Strategy, Customer Marketplace Insights – Shopper (CMI), CIH teams to develop Insight solutions.
• Collaborate with broader Catman team to provide guidance and insights for enterprise benefits.
• Support the sales team with succinct and meaningful insights that make us more relevant to retailers on all fronts.
• Proactively uncover and develop key insights in partnership with CAMs to drive growth opportunities for the retailer.

Skills

Category management

Excel & PowerPoint

Retail analytics

Data storytelling

Strategic partnership

Education

Bachelor's degree (BA/BS) or equivalent

Tools

JDA Prospace

Nielsen/IRI

Scintilla (WM)

84.51

Spectra

Numerator

Job description

Nestlé USA seeks a senior Category Management professional to translate shopper and retailer data into actionable category growth strategies. You will lead insights across 4P objectives, partnering with CAMs, Category Strategy, CMI and CIH to elevate our category-centric approach.

The role requires a BA/BS and 7+ years in category management, strong Excel/PowerPoint skills, and experience with Nielsen/IRI data and planogram tooling.