Strategic Category Manager — Grocery & Shopper Insights

Lindt & Sprüngli (Canada), Inc; Stratham (NH); On-site; USD 108,000 - 137,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus potential

Travel opportunities

Job summary

Lindt USA is seeking a Senior Category Manager to expand category influence with ADUSA, driving distribution, shelf placement and merchandising through shopper insights and analytics.

You will partner with the Grocery team in New England, PA or the Carolinas, lead data synthesis from POS and panel data, build selling stories, planograms and seasonal reviews to grow Lindt's market share. The role requires 5+ years in category management within CPG and travel ~25%.

Qualifications

• 5+ years Category Management and analytical experience.
• Experience with Circana/IRI, Nielsen Suite/IQ, Numerator, and other data sources.
• CPG experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop category management insights and selling stories for ADUSA.
• Create and optimize planograms and assortment strategies.
• Synthesize POS, panel, shopper data to improve KPIs.
• Collaborate with Category Managers to deliver seasonal initiatives.
• Present findings to buyers and category managers to influence strategies.

Skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytical thinking

Strong communication

Independent worker

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

Circana/IRI

Nielsen Suite/IQ

Numerator

Retail Link

Kantar

Blue Yonder JDA Space Planning

Syndigo

Job description

Lindt USA is seeking a Senior Category Manager to expand category influence with ADUSA, driving distribution, shelf placement and merchandising through shopper insights and analytics.

You will partner with the Grocery team in New England, PA or the Carolinas, lead data synthesis from POS and panel data, build selling stories, planograms and seasonal reviews to grow Lindt's market share. The role requires 5+ years in category management within CPG and travel ~25%.