Category Manager

Position Title: Category Manager

Position Type: Regular - Full-Time

Requisition ID:42180

In every role McCainers are ambitious curious and passionate about creating exceptional work experiences together. With a customer-first mindset we make doing business with McCain easy.

About the role.

The Category Manager is a key member of McCains North America Go-To-Market (GTM) team and serves as a trusted category partner for internal and external customers. This role blends strategic thinking with strong execution transforming data and market insights into compelling category stories and actionable business recommendations. The Category Manager plays a critical role in shaping channel and customer strategies that drive positive category outcomes strengthen customer partnerships and deliver disproportionate growth for McCain. This role will focus on strategies for the US Market.

What youll be doing.

• Provide category leadership and insight to inform McCains annual operating plan commercial strategy and channel plans across North America
• Develop and adapt standard category reporting to proactively identify opportunities support QBRs and inform portfolio innovation and gap analysis from a GTM lens
• Partner closely with GTM channel leaders and cross-functional customer teams to shape the category components of Joint Business Plans and Customer Growth Plans
• Translate channel strategies into customer-specific executional plans that support listings distribution assortment pricing promotions space and layout decisions
• Own the development implementation and tracking of category execution plans that enhance customer engagement and fuel sustainable commercial growth
• Collaborate with channel leads culinary and sales analytics teams to deliver differentiated category solutions that grow the business and the category
• Monitor and evaluate sales execution performance at the category channel and North America levels to support target setting and planning
• Deliver value-added commercial insights and analysis to support management decision-making and in-market execution
• Ensure adherence to commercial controls processes and governance to enable consistent and coordinated sales execution
• Share category performance results insights and action plans with channel managers channel leads and sales partners

What youll need to be successful.

• University degree required
• Minimum of 5 years of progressive commercial experience with the US Market
• Experience working within a global organization; food industry experience strongly preferred
• Strong commercial acumen including data analysis planning forecasting and performance tracking
• Proven ability to translate data and insights into clear compelling business recommendations
• Demonstrated ability to influence across all levels of a matrix organization
• Entrepreneurial mindset with a hands-on problem-solving approach
• Strong storytelling communication and presentation skills
• High level of resilience adaptability and comfort navigating ambiguity
• Performance-driven with a strong sense of urgency and accountability
• Alignment with McCains values leadership principles and culture of humility

About the team.

This role sits within the North America Go-To-Market team and works cross-functionally with Sales Marketing Culinary Analytics and Channel Leadership. The Category Manager operates in a highly collaborative matrixed environment and plays a central role in connecting category strategy to customer execution across multiple channels.

About McCain.

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Leadership principles.

At McCain our leadership principlesguidehow we engage with customers collaborate as a team and achieve success. We focus on understanding customer needs driving innovation empowering people and taking ownership to clear obstacles and deliver results.

The McCain experience.

We are McCain. This statement is a testament to our collective strength and our individual value. Your contributions play a vital role in our success. Our winning culture is rooted in authenticity and trust empowering us to bring out the best in one another. Hereyoullfind opportunities to learn grow and thrive. Join us and experience whywerebetter together.

Our purpose is grounded in building meaningful believers in the power of working together in personit helps us stay connected collaborate more effectively and grow as a team. At the same time we recognize the importance of flexibility. Most office-based roles follow a hybrid model with theoptionto work remotely two days a week. There may be exceptions depending on the role and location so we encourage you to speak with your recruiter for more details.

Compensation Package:$81600.00 -$108900.00 . USD annually Bonus eligibility

The above reflects the target compensation range for the position at the time of posting. Hiring compensation will be determined based on experience skill set education and training and other organizational needs. This posting is for an existing vacancy.

Benefits: At McCain were on a mission to create a winning culture that puts employee safety and well-being at the heart of what we do every day. We understand and appreciate that each persons needs are unique and ensure our benefits & well-being programs reflect that. Employees are eligible for the following benefits: health coverage (medical dental vision prescription drug) retirement savings benefits and leave support including medical family and bereavement. Well-being programsinclude vacation and holidays company-supported volunteering time and mental health resources. Coverages are aligned with applicable law and can vary by work level location and nature of the role. Additional benefit detail available during the application process.

Your well-being matters to us and were here to provide you with the necessary resourcesto support you in being your best self at work and at home.

McCain Foods is an equal opportunity employer. As a global family-owned company we strive to be the employer of choice in the diverse communities around the world in which we live and work. We recognize that inclusion drives our creativity resilience and success and makes our business stronger. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard torace religion color national origin sex age veteran status disability or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

McCain is an accessible employer. If you require an accommodation throughout the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials or accessible meeting rooms) please let us know and we will work with you to find appropriate solutions.

Your privacy is important to us. By submitting personal data or information to us you agree this will be handled in accordance with McCains Global Privacy Policyand Global Employee Privacy Policy as applicable. McCain leverages AI in the hiring process though all final decisions are made by humans. You can understand our approach to AI and how your personal information isbeing handled here.

Job Family:Sales
Location(s): CA - Canada : Ontario : Toronto

Company: McCain Foods USA Inc.