Associate Category Leadership Manager
Core
Lead category growth platform development and deliver insights, reporting, and category strategies to support sales objectives and drive growth across key customer segments for major grocery retailers.
Role type
Associate Category Leadership Manager
Builds
Category growth plans, data-driven insights, and reporting dashboards for sales teams and retailers.
Domain
Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) / Retail Sales
Deliverable
dashboards & analysis
Required skills
Category analysis, data integration and interpretation, syndicated panel data fundamentals, customer loyalty card data analysis, retail merchandising, space management systems, advanced Excel, Nielsen/Circana experience
Preferred skills
Experience with Blue Yonder/JDA, building holistic sales stories using multiple data sources
Technologies
Nielsen, Circana, Blue Yonder, JDA, Microsoft Excel
Responsibilities
Deliver category analysis and business impact insights, customize corporate category programs, develop category insights for internal partners and customers, achieve shelving and merchandising objectives, support category reviews, partner with teams to implement growth plans, educate sales teams on new item programs, ensure consistent execution of category programs, lead monthly reporting.
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC