Senior Confectionery Category Manager: Growth & Insights

Mars, Incorporated and its Affiliates; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 108,000 - 149,000; Full time

Job summary

Mars, Incorporated and its Affiliates in Chicago, IL, is seeking a Category Manager for Club & All Other Value. You will lead category leadership solutions leveraging shopper and market insights to drive profitable growth across Mars Snacking categories including Chocolate Candy, Non-Chocolate Candy, Gum, Mints, Snacks and Seasonal.

The role requires strong analytical capability, experience with syndicated data, assortment planning and space management tools, and the ability to collaborate with

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree
• 3-5 years of experience in Sales or Category Management, within CPG and/or retail
• 1 year of business analytics experience
• Experience working with syndicated data software (i.e., 1010, IRI or Nielsen)
• Experience working in Assortment Planning or Space Management Software (i.e. Apollo, Intercept, etc)
• Experience with promotional / non promotional strategy development
• Strong problem-solving, communication and collaboration skills
• Solid written, verbal, and presentation skills
• Ability to travel up to 30% of the time

Responsibilities

• Create and plan category leadership solutions that deliver profitable sales growth for Club/AO Value across all business segments.
• Where appropriate, manage and deliver against the responsibilities of the Category Captaincy/Advisory process in partnership with Club/AO Value.
• Influence Club/AO Value by identifying specific opportunities, assist with any research and lead projects to deliver category leadership solutions benefitting both retailers and MWC.
• Influence Annual Account Business Planning at Club/AO Value , through full partnering with sales team, by providing actionable category insights and solutions that support category leadership objectives for customer, company and category
• Identify specific research opportunities (shopper, consumer, etc.) to bring new learning to category leadership solutions.
• Execute all agreed to category leadership solutions with Club/AO Value to include success measures and detailed follow through
• Evaluate/ monitor all customer category leadership solutions, turn analysis into recommended action and continually improve to be more effective and efficient for category.
• Leverage insights and resources through the utilization of a broad range of data sources, market research findings, tools, analyses, and technology to continually bring new shopper ideas to selected retailers and Mars; incorporate in all category solutions for selected retailers.

Skills

Strong problem-solving

Communication and collaboration skills

Presentation skills

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

Apollo

Intercept

1010/IRI/Nielsen

Job description

Mars, Incorporated and its Affiliates in Chicago, IL, is seeking a Category Manager for Club & All Other Value. You will lead category leadership solutions leveraging shopper and market insights to drive profitable growth across Mars Snacking categories including Chocolate Candy, Non-Chocolate Candy, Gum, Mints, Snacks and Seasonal.

The role requires strong analytical capability, experience with syndicated data, assortment planning and space management tools, and the ability to collaborate with