Category Development Manager

2 weeks ago

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States The Judge Group Full time
Job Title: Category Development Manager

We are seeking a highly skilled Category Development Manager to join our team. As a Category Development Manager, you will be responsible for providing expert category knowledge on performance, innovation, market insights, trends, and shopper and consumer insights.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Provides expert category knowledge on performance, innovation, market insights, trends, and shopper and consumer insights.
  • Creates on-going reporting (weekly/monthly/quarterly) to track and interpret performance while drawing insights that lead to actionable category development recommendations.
  • Works closely and builds a trusted partnership with Kroger Category Team Members to provide objective recommendations and become category expert.
  • Supports the analytics and development of Kroger Planogram recommendations based on the Kroger Planogram Schedule, while adhering to tight timelines.
  • Identifies Regional Development opportunities to strengthen Kroger's performance in key markets.
  • Presents recommendations to Kroger that optimize category performance.
  • Identifies assortment opportunities, shelf (or table) allocations, and adjacency recommendations of planograms.
  • Provide postmortems and tracking of programs or merchandising tests, including seasonal programs that lead to future recommendations.
  • Works closely with the 84.51 Team to identify the analytical best practices, while maximizing utility and advanced analytic reporting capabilities.
  • Respects the confidentiality of Kroger Vendor Advisor-ship and competitive data.

Requirements:

  • Demonstrated ability in sales analytics, category management to formulate recommendations.
  • Minimum 5 years CPG experience.
  • Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities.
  • Significant Experience in Using the 84.51 Platform (Stratum) to support Kroger growth strategies.
  • A high-level expert in all Microsoft Office Suite tools, particularly Excel and PowerPoint.
  • Strong proficiency to pull data within Market 6, Circana(IRI), and Numerator.
  • Proven expertise in building user-friendly tools and reports that help bring data to life.
  • Ability to distill vast amounts of data into the critical business insights.
  • Superb communication skills across all levels of the organizations.
  • An incredible attention to detail, especially as it relates to data accuracy.
  • Previous experience in presenting complex analytics to a senior level audience.
  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment with flexibility and tolerance of change.
  • Education – Bachelor's Degree Required.
  • Up to 15% Travel within USA.

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