Category Space Manager

Job Title: Category Space Manager

Job Location: San Francisco CA / Sacramento CA

Job Type; Contract

SUMMARY:

The Category Space Manager will support our R6 team and must be located in the Sacramento/San Francisco Area. This position will work supporting regional retail customers focused on supporting the space process developing insightsbased opportunities and communicating strategic growth recommendations for our customers based on our IGNITE framework. Searching for an individual who takes ownership of their work is detailorientated achieves timelines and always pushes themselves to reach higher and accomplish more.

Job Responsibilities:

• Lead reset processes including drawing planograms
• Build strong relationships with retailers as a trusted Category advisor across all areas of the Beer business and Alcohol department
• Lead motivate and drive strong engagement with sales partners
• Effectively communicate manage and prioritize workload across multiple customers
• Track & measure retailer results against the aligned strategic goals and shelf objectives
• Effectively educate internal teammates and external customers on growth opportunities through clear and impactful communications
• Lead future industry growth in assigned areas of responsibility

Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree emphasis in business or marketingrelated fields
• Strong familiarity using space planning software (JDA Apollo or Spaceman)
• Proven ability to think strategically & take insight into action.
• A deep sense of accountability ownership and passion
• Project Management experience and strong communication skills with crossfunctions
• Demonstrated ability to synthesize & leverage multiple data points/insights (shopper consumer category product) to create retail strategies that unlock growth.
• Familiarity with syndicated data software and measures (Circana Nielsen demographic data panel data etc.) and digital category manager tools (i.e. Numerator)
• 2 years experience in category management is a plus
• Beer Wine & Spirits background in a sales or category capacity a plus

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