Category Manager, Convenience

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in North Carolina, +1 more state.

📋 Description

• Proactively cultivate collaborative relationships with our retail partners to establish trust as a valuable resource for category insights and objective growth opportunities.

• Actively provide guidance to Retail partners regarding category and shopper-centric opportunities aimed at increasing market share.

• Spearhead the development of category strategy and assist customers with integrated strategy formulation.

• Drive strategic and tactical recommendations concerning Distribution, Shelving, Merchandising, and Pricing (DSMP) objectives to enhance overall category performance.

• Tasked with creating customer-specific presentations that feature relevant consumer insights, competitive responses, and strategies for selling new items/categories.

• Actively lead and engage in the preparation of line reviews, recurring customer category evaluations, Joint Business Plans (JBP), and Top to Top meetings.

• Foster a comprehensive understanding of plan-o-gram insights and assortment to pinpoint and drive strategic sales opportunities and customer growth targets.

• Build strong working relationships with category leadership, buyers, and cross-functional departments.

• Provide distribution forecasts for managed accounts as part of the Campbell Snacks Integrated Business Planning (IBP) cycle.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree is mandatory.

• A minimum of 4 years’ experience in a Category Management or data analytics role within the Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) sector.

• 1-3+ years of experience with IRI or Nielsen syndicated data.

• Exceptional analytical abilities and meticulous attention to detail.

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

• Capacity for strategic thinking.

• Proficient technical skills (ProSpace, Excel, Power BI, etc.).

• Familiarity with POG software (Blue Yonder) and experience with loyalty models.

🏝️ Benefits

• Benefits commence on the first day and encompass medical, dental, short and long-term disability, AD&D, and life insurance (for individuals, families, and domestic partners).

• Employees can participate in our matching 401(k) plan, with eligibility starting on the first day of employment and immediate vesting.

• Campbell’s provides unlimited sick leave along with paid time off and holiday pay.

• If located in WHQ, employees receive free access to the fitness center.

• Access to on-site daycare (operated by Bright Horizons) and a company store.

• Campbell’s offers a variety of Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) to support employees.