Category Manager - Family DollarDollar Tree

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Category Manager Family Dollar/Dollar Tree

Norfolk/Chesapeake VA

The Category Manager is responsible for managing category leadership solutions for Family Dollar & Dollar Tree. The position will focus on the Mars/Wrigley Confectionery business including Chocolate Candy NonChocolate Candy Gum Mints Snacks and Seasonal. This role is expected to provide fact and insightbased solutions that drive growth for the category within the confectionery business. Utilizing shopper insight opportunity identification and full understanding of products assortment pricing placement shelving promotion and merchandising this role is the primary insight provider for our confectionery businesses across the marketplace. This role will work closely with internal and external partners.

What are we looking for

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree

• 35years of experience in Sales or Category Management

• 1 year of business analyticsexperience

• Experience in CPG and/or retail

• Experience working with syndicated data software (i.e. 1010 IRI or Nielsen)

• Experience working in Assortment Planning or Space Management Software (i.e. Apollo Intercept etc)

• Experience with promotional / non promotional strategy development

• Experience working with Microsoft Office (Excel and PowerPoint)

• Strong problem solving communication and collaboration skills

• Solid written verbal and presentation skills

• Ability to travel up to 30

Preferred Qualifications:

• 5years of experience in Sales or Category Management

• 2year of business analyticsexperience

• Experience in project development and partnering with large strategic retail customers

• Shopper Insights knowledge

• Advanced data mining experience including shopper loyalty card and household panel data

• Advanced degree

What would be your key responsibilities

• Create and plan category leadership solutions that deliver profitable sales growth for Family Dollar & Dollar Tree across all business segments. These solutions should include shopper and category insights across: products/ assortment placement shelving merchandising pricing and promotions.

• Where appropriate manage and deliver against the responsibilities of the Category Captaincy/Advisory process in partnership with Family Dollar & Dollar Tree.

• Influence Family Dollar & Dollar Tree by identifying specific opportunities assist with any research and lead projects to deliver category leadership solutions benefitting both retailers and MWC.

• Influence Annual Account Business Planning at Family Dollar & Dollar Tree through full partnering with sales team by providing actionable category insights and solutions that support category leadership objectives for customer company and category

• Identify specific research opportunities (shopper consumer etc. to bring new learning to category leadership solutions.

• Execute all agreed to category leadership solutions with Family Dollar & Dollar Tree to include success measures and detailed follow through

• Evaluate/ monitor all customer category leadership solutions turn analysis into recommended action and continually improve to be more effective and efficient for category.

• Leverage insights and resources through the utilization of a broad range of data sources market research findings tools analyses and technology to continually bring new shopper ideas to selected retailers and Mars/Wrigley; incorporate in all category solutions for selected retailers.

What can you expect from Mars

• Work with over 140000 diverse and talented Associates all guided by The Five Principles.

• Join a purpose driven company where we are striving to build the world we want tomorrow today.

• Bestinclass learning and development support from day one including access to our inhouse Mars University.

• An industry competitive salary and benefits package including company bonus.

• This role includes a company vehicle.

Mars does not sponsor employment visas for this role.

This position is not eligible for relocation benefits.

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Thebase pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be between the below range however base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors including but not limited to market location jobrelated knowledge skills andexperience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements if eligible including variable pay & general allowances (depending on the positionand employees work schedule). Subject to the terms and conditions of the applicablepolicies andplans then in effect and depending on the position offered and the employees work schedule (i.e. parttime schedule) eligible employees are automatically enrolled in a 401(k) plan as well as participate in Companysponsored medical dental vision and basic life insurance plans for the employee and the employees eligible dependents and may be eligible to take up to 18 weeks of paid parental will also receivethe following paidtime off (which may be prorated based on start date and the employees work schedule):120 hours of vacation per year paid sick time for eligible Associates of 100 pay continuation for a maximum of 40 hours per calendar yearand 12 paid holidays throughout the calendar year that include both fixed and flexible holidays.