Senior Category Manager Job Listing at Kelly Services in Evanston, IL (Job ID US3553257_BH9792399)

Description

Looking to make your next career move? Kelly is hiring for a Senior Category Manager in Evanston, IL! This is an excellent opportunity to join the team at a well-established food manufacturing company with a great employee culture.

 

• Direct hire, permanent role
• Salary: $130,000 + 10% bonus
• Hybrid role: 3 days onsite, 2 days remote
• Excellent benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, flex spending accounts, pet insurance, and 401k!

 

Summary

• Lead the development of category growth strategies, utilizing shopper and retail insights, competitive analysis and market data.
• Serve as the primary category expert and advisor for key US retail partners, providing strategic guidance on product assortment, pricing, placement and promotional activities.
• Conduct in-depth analysis of consumer behavior, market trends, and sales performance using syndicated data sources (e.g. Circana, Nielsen) to identify growth opportunities.
• Develop actionable insights to drive category performance and retail partnerships.
• Lead cross-functional teams in the execution of category management projects, ensuring timelines and objectives are met.
• Partner with Marketing, Finance and Sales to understand the commerciality of key decisions 
• Develop powerful sell in stories (in collaboration with the Sales and Innovation teams) grounded in category, shopper and consumer insights to secure listings of innovation and expansion of current assortment distribution.
• Support delivery of reporting for total business and critical segments
• Presenting category performance and drivers to the Exec team each period.
• Manage vendors to ensure accurate data and quality of service (e.g. Circana, Nielsen, Stratum).

 

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a Category role, ideally with 5+ years of FMCG experience
• Bachelor's degree
• Strong analytical skills and proven ability to deliver actionable insight
• Able to articulate data concepts to a non-expert audience
• Advanced PowerPoint and Excel skills
• Strong presentation skills
• Flexibility to travel to customer meetings as required

 

If you are interested in this opportunity and meet the above qualifications, apply to this posting today for immediate consideration!


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