Sr. Category Leadership Manager, Kroger

Job Description

Here at Kraft Heinz The Category Leadership Team is an indispensable partner to our customers and sales organization. We are focused on transforming the future within our categories faster and better than anyone else. We do this by being shopper obsessed activating as a high performing culture. We lead and act with integrity for the category first. We are consultants with a growth mindset. We are brilliant at the basics and love KHC and our customers.

The Sr. Category Leadership Manager Kroger reports to the Kroger Director of Category Leadership. As a topfocus customer team this role will serve as a strategic category advisor to the Kroger buyers building a longterm strategy for growth. Additionally this role will facilitate prioritization of category leadership topics with the KHC Kroger sales team on the categories of focus on their desk. In addition this position supports the overall application of category management principles to business issues identifying category business opportunities and providing an assessment of the merchandising controllables including shelf assortment innovation and aisle strategy through a Kroger lens utilizing Kroger specific data applications. The position also coordinates information and category management related activities that are conducted in conjunction with the internal KHC Customer Business Development team.

The Sr. Category Leadership Advisor is a story telling expert highly skilled in the use of analytical tools combining disparate pieces of data and insights into a comprehensive story and can complete a category review process with very limited supervision. In addition the Sr. Category Leadership Advisor can represent and explain the process independently to Buyers and Customer senior management as needed.

Essential Functions & Responsibilities

Proactively Identify root causes of customer issues and opportunities and deliver compelling stories to drive action to address

Strategic leader and go to member of the team. Brilliant at the category fundamentals and pushing the rest of the team continually develop and learn new skills

Identify define and analyze alternative courses of action using analytical evaluative and or constructive thinking skills.

Establish team customer category priorities that are consistent with goals and objectives as defined by the customer and Kraft Heinz

Develop impactful customerspecific category development recommendations in support of key business building initiatives

Expert in using multiple inputs including syndicated data shopper card and household panel data that support compelling stories that spur business recommendations with a preferred expertise on the Kroger data systems of 84.51 On Demand and Circana.

Able to educate apply and advise on category management best practices

Category Leadership representative in strategic customer meetings and interaction e.g. JVP meetings

Expected Experience & Required Skills

Experience in CPG industry and experience preferred in Category Leadership/Management (3 years)

Demonstrated syndicated and panel data knowledge (Circana Numerator)

Expertise preferred in Kroger data systems of 84.51 On Demand and Circana

Applied project management and training experience with an emphasis on planning skills and the ability to execute with minimal direction

Strong industry and sales knowledge with an emphasis on category and space management

Strong written and oral communication and interpersonal skills

Experience in mentorship and people development skills

Work Environment & Schedule

This position is considered an inoffice role with hybrid flexibility (3 days in office 2 days from home if desired). Additionally this role requires ability to work a salaried exempt schedule to best execute against customer and internal expectations

Physical Requirements

Physical demands include but not limited to

Willingness to drive and/or travel as needed (up to 10% of time)

Operate a computer and view screens for 100% of work schedule

This job description is not designed to cover or contain all duties or responsibilities that are required of the role. Duties or responsibilities may change or be added with or without notice.

Our Total Rewards philosophy is to provide a meaningful and flexible spectrum of programs that equitably support our diverse workforce and their families and complement Kraft Heinz strategy and values.

New Hire Base Salary Range:

Bonus: This position is eligible for a performancebased bonus as provided by the plan terms and governing documents.

The compensation offered will take into account internal equity and may vary depending on the candidates geographic region jobrelated knowledge skills and experience among other factors

Benefits: Coverage for employees (and their eligible dependents) through affordable access to healthcare protection and savingfor the future we offer plans tailored to meet you and your familys needs. Coveragefor benefits will be in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plans and associated governing plan documents.

Wellbeing: We offer events resources and learning opportunities that inspire aphysical social emotional and financial wellbeing lifestyle for our employees and their families.

Youll be able to participate in a variety of benefits and wellbeing programs that may vary by role country region union status and other employment status factors for example:

• Physical Medical Prescription Drug Dental Vision Screenings/Assessments

• Social Paid Time Off Company Holidays Leave of Absence Flexible Work Arrangements Recognition Training

• Emotional Employee Assistance Program Wellbeing Programs Family Support Programs

• Financial 401kLife Accidental Death & Dismemberment Disability

Location(s)

Kraft Heinz is an Equal Opportunity Employer Underrepresented Ethnic Minority Groups/Women/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity and other protected classes.In order to ensure reasonable accommodation for protected individuals applicants that require accommodation in the job application process may contact for assistance.