Current jobs related to Senior Category Manager - Chicago, Illinois - BEL

  • Category Manager

    1 month ago

    Chicago, Illinois, United States Nexamp Full time

    Job Title: Category ManagerNexamp is seeking a skilled Category Manager to join our team. As a Category Manager, you will be responsible for the strategic management of assigned categories worldwide. You will work cross-functionally with other key functional representatives from Business Development, Construction, SPM, Engineering, Quality, and Logistics to...

  • Category Manager

    4 weeks ago

    Chicago, Illinois, United States Northern Trust Full time

    About Northern TrustNorthern Trust is a globally recognized financial institution with a rich history dating back to 1889. As a Fortune 500 company, we provide innovative financial services and guidance to the world's most successful individuals, families, and institutions.We are committed to delivering exceptional service, expertise, and integrity to our...

  • Category Management Manager

    4 weeks ago

    Chicago, Illinois, United States WK Kellogg Co Full time

    About WK Kellogg CoAt WK Kellogg Co, we're passionate about creating joy and connection to inspire Gr-r-reat days. Our company has a rich history, dating back over 117 years, and we're committed to doing good for business and the planet. We believe in the power of nutritious foods, social connectivity, and respecting natural resources to create positive...

  • Category Manager

    1 month ago

    Chicago, Illinois, United States Google Full time

    About the RoleWe are seeking a highly skilled Category Manager to join our team at Google. As a Category Manager, you will be responsible for developing and driving holistic category strategies, managing stakeholder relationships, and bringing excellence to Google-wide sourcing, supplier, and contract management.Key ResponsibilitiesSupport development and...

  • Category Manager

    1 month ago

    Chicago, Illinois, United States Google Full time

    About the RoleAs a Category Manager at Google, you will be responsible for developing and driving holistic category strategies, managing stakeholder relationships, and bringing excellence to Google-wide sourcing, supplier, and contract management.Key ResponsibilitiesSupport development and execution of category strategies aligned with organizational...

  • Global Category Manager

    2 weeks ago

    Chicago, Illinois, United States JLL Full time

    Job SummaryWe are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Global Category Manager to lead our Professional Services category. As a key member of our procurement team, you will be responsible for developing and executing global category sourcing strategies, building relationships with senior business executives, and driving cost and operational...

  • Category Manager

    4 weeks ago

    Chicago, Illinois, United States Google Full time

    About the JobAs a Category Manager at Google, you will be responsible for developing and driving holistic category strategies, managing stakeholder relationships, and bringing excellence to Google-wide sourcing, supplier, and contract management.The US base salary range for this full-time position is $129,000-$191,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary...

  • Category Manager

    2 days ago

    Chicago, Illinois, United States Great Wolf Lodge Full time

    Job Title: Category ManagerAbout the Role:We are seeking a skilled Category Manager to join our team at Great Wolf Lodge. As a Category Manager, you will be responsible for driving sales and profitability within assigned product categories. This includes developing and implementing scalable strategies to drive sales and improve margins, ensuring product...

  • Category Sourcing Manager

    2 weeks ago

    Chicago, Illinois, United States National Guard Employment Network Full time

    About Us:Davis-Standard is a global leader in the design, development and distribution of extrusion and converting technology. Our systems encompass over 14 product lines to support manufacturing applications and customers in a wide variety of industries, including automotive, building & construction, consumer products, medical and packaging. Our company has...

  • Procurement Category Management Specialist

    3 days ago

    Chicago, Illinois, United States Aon Full time

    Job DescriptionReporting to the Global Spend Management Category Management team, the Procurement Senior Specialist will be responsible for managing sourcing and negotiation activities for a pipeline of procurement opportunities within the IT Labor and Outsourcing Global categories.This role will provide support to other Outsourcing and IT categories from...

  • Global Category Manager

    7 days ago

    Chicago, Illinois, United States Jones Lang LaSalle IP, Inc. Full time

    Job SummaryWe are seeking a highly skilled Global Category Manager - Professional Services to join our team at Jones Lang LaSalle IP, Inc. This role will be responsible for developing and executing global category sourcing strategies within the Corporate Procurement Categories, including Professional Services. The successful candidate will have excellent...

  • Category Manager

    2 weeks ago

    Chicago, Illinois, United States Trivium Packaging Full time

    Category Manager - LogisticsTrivium Packaging is a global leader in metal packaging with a presence in over 60 locations worldwide. We are seeking a highly skilled Category Manager - Logistics to join our team.The successful candidate will be responsible for managing a spend of approximately $60 million annually and will support a network-wide logistics...

  • Global Category Manager

    3 days ago

    Chicago, Illinois, United States JLL Full time

    Job SummaryAs a Global Category Manager for Professional Services at JLL, you will be responsible for developing and executing global category sourcing strategies within the Corporate Procurement Categories such as HR, Marketing, Professional Services, Travel, etc. You will build relationships with the C-level Community across all the AMER JLL region, build...

  • Category Manager

    1 week ago

    Chicago, Illinois, United States AbbVie Full time

    Job SummaryAbbVie is seeking a skilled Category Manager to lead our sourcing initiatives and drive business growth. As a key member of our team, you will be responsible for developing and implementing sourcing strategies that meet our business objectives.Key Responsibilities:Establish and execute sourcing strategies for individual spend categories, capital...

  • Category Manager

    2 weeks ago

    Chicago, Illinois, United States James Hardie Full time

    Job Title: Category ManagerJames Hardie Building Products Inc. is a leading manufacturer of fiber cement home siding and exterior design solutions. We are seeking a skilled Category Manager to join our Central Construction Engineering team.Job Summary:The Category Manager will be responsible for driving the best outcome for James Hardie, balancing cost,...

  • Category Management Expert

    3 days ago

    Chicago, Illinois, United States Avanciers Full time

    Avanciers is seeking a seasoned Category Management Expert to lead the Maintenance Services category in a CPG environment.Job Description:The ideal candidate will have deep subject matter expertise and a proven track record of developing and implementing category strategies that drive quantifiable benefits.Key Responsibilities:Conceive, initiate, develop,...

  • Category Manager

    4 weeks ago

    West Chicago, Illinois, United States Blachford Acoustics Group Full time

    Job Summary:We are seeking a skilled Category Manager to join our team at Blachford Acoustics Group. As a key member of our procurement team, you will be responsible for developing and executing strategic sourcing plans for specific product categories, managing supplier relationships, and ensuring cost-effective procurement of goods and services across our...

  • Category Manager

    2 weeks ago

    Chicago, Illinois, United States James Hardie Full time

    Job Title: Category ManagerJames Hardie Building Products Inc. is a leading manufacturer of fiber cement home siding and exterior design solutions. We are seeking a skilled Category Manager to join our Central Construction Engineering team.Job Summary:The Category Manager will be responsible for driving the best outcome for James Hardie, balancing cost,...

  • Category Management Expert

    3 days ago

    Chicago, Illinois, United States AIP Connect Full time

    About the RoleAIP Connect is seeking a highly skilled Category Manager to join our growing team. As a Category Manager, you will play a critical role in driving category performance and making data-driven assortment recommendations that align with consumer trends and business objectives.Key ResponsibilitiesLead the ongoing analysis of category trends and...

  • Category Manager

    2 weeks ago

    Chicago, Illinois, United States AbbVie Full time

    Job OverviewAt AbbVie, we're committed to delivering innovative medicines and solutions that address serious health issues. As a Category Manager, you'll play a critical role in leading our sourcing initiatives, driving strategic partnerships, and ensuring the highest quality products for our customers.Key Responsibilities• Develop and execute sourcing...

Senior Category Manager

3 months ago

Chicago, Illinois, United States BEL Full time

Bel, makers of iconic brands including Babybel, The Laughing Cow, Boursin, Kaukauna, Merkts, Price's and GoGo Squeez, is a growing global company that values your contributions, strives to create a sense of belonging for everyone and offers career growth and development opportunities, as well as competitive total compensation and meaningful well-being benefits from day one. For All, For Good, our company signature, reflects Bel's commitment to sustainability and healthier and responsible food for all. Bel Brands USA has been named Chicago's "101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For" for 10 years in a row. The company has headquartes in Chicago for our Bel Cheese business and in New York City for GoGo Squeez. Bel operates five manufacturing plants in Little Chute, WI, Leitchfield, KY, and Brookings, SD, Nampa, ID, and Traverse City, MI.

Job Summary

As a key member of the Category team for our cheese business, the Senior Category Manager contributes to growing company sales by developing category growth insights that influence our customers to action. For each customer responsibility, the position is the subject matter expert on category trends, shopper behavior, and retailer strategy. Through data analysis and development of relevant insights (both qualitative and quantitative), the Senior Category Manager translates these insights into business-building recommendations for both portfolio and category growth at a specific customer.

In addition to the customer-facing responsibilities, the role supports our Brand teams with assortment strategy, develops our national assortment and shelving guidance, and innovation category sell stories.

Essential duties and responsibilities

  • Build and deliver customer category reviews with actionable recommendations on distribution and shelving to meet the retailer and Bel Brands' growth objectives
  • Develop and commercialize national assortment & shelving guidance, category 101s, and new item sell stories
  • Provide compelling category-focused insights to drive breadth, depth, and quality of Bel Brands USA distribution at customers
  • Conduct in-depth assortment analysis and provide recommendations to Sales and Sales Strategy
  • Lead category-focused research projects and communicate findings cross functionally to influence business decisions and drive company growth
  • Scorecard and metric category performance and drivers, identify opportunities and insights to provide solutions to seize opportunities as well as take corrective action
  • Expert on leveraging syndicated databases (IRI, Nielsen, Customer Specific gateways, etc.) to create actionable insights and to provide expertise to Sales Teams
  • Develop tools and templates to simplify the analysis process for Sales and Sales Strategy
  • Passion and experience for continuously refining tools and capabilities to bring forth the most relevant insights and ensure team is at the forefront of insight capabilities
  • Ability to think creatively and adapt to external and internal changes
  • Ad-Hoc business reporting as needed to answer time sensitive questions

Qualifications and Competencies

  • Bachelor's degree required
  • Minimum 3-6 years in Category Management in Consumer-Packaged Goods
  • Demonstrated success in leading category customer engagements with major Food or Mass retailers
  • Demonstrated success building relationships and working with cross-functional teams to drive business results
  • Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office applications. Advanced Excel skills required (pivot tables, V-lookups, charts) to mine and simplify data. Strong PowerPoint fundamentals to bring data and insights to life in a visual way.
  • Proven analytical skills & ability to successfully integrate different streams of information into winning propositions
  • Understand tools and techniques to merchandise and market at retail
  • Strong verbal, written communication, and presentation skills
  • Ability to work in an entrepreneurial, fast-paced, and dynamic environment
  • Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple projects against deadlines
  • Willingness to travel
  • Strong planning and project management skills
  • Ability to leverage creative thinking and presentation skills

Performance Expectations:

Confidentiality, quality, accuracy, timeliness, reliability, and thoroughness of work performed; ability to gain the trust and respect of management, coworkers; maintain the integrity of confidential business and product information; ability to communicate effectively and develop good working relationships with other employees is essential to accomplish goals and objectives of the Sales Department.

Working Conditions:

Work is performed largely in a field environment. Hours of work will generally be during regular business hours with at least 40 hours a week. At times there will be some variation in work hours due to, special projects, deadlines and other concerns and the Customer Category Development Manager must be willing to put in the extra time & efforts to manage expectations. Up to 15% business travel is required.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Bel Brands is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, disability status or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Bel Brands also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. It is also Bel Brand's policy to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws respecting consideration of unemployment status in making hiring decisions.

Bel Brands is committed to recruiting, hiring and promoting people with disabilities and veterans. If you need an accommodation or assistance in using the website, please call

If you think that this job is for you, please click now on the button "Apply".