Sr Category Manager

JOB DESCRIPTION SUMMARY

The Senior Category Manager will spearhead customer-focused growth initiatives utilizing a data-driven strategy that includes market trend analysis category performance evaluation assortment optimization and planogram development. This position reports to the Director of Category Management and is responsible for the leadership of a Category Management team.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Collaborate closely with key stakeholders across multiple departments including sales and marketing to ensure that our category strategies align with business goals customer needs and market trends.
• Build comprehensive knowledge of the products attributes strategies tactics and competitive trends in the marketplace for the Meat Snacks category both in store and online.
• Oversee development and execution of in store and online assortment/merchandising optimization new product introductions and pricing/promotional planning/evaluation.
• Develop optimize and maintain planograms for shopability space to sales and capacity utilizing JDA Space Planning and other applicable tools and research.
• Develop and communicate complex information and implications both verbally in interactions with senior customer leaders and in written presentations utilizing storytelling techniques to communicate a clear compelling and cohesive shopper story.
• Utilize experience in analytics insights and storytelling to convey actionable insights.
• Lead coach engage and professionally develop team members with a focus on developing functional interpersonal and leadership skills.
• Keeps abreast of developments and best practices in Category Management pursue the knowledge needed to improve departmental capabilities and professional agility.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an Team Member to be successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job the Team Member is regularly required to sit use hands and fingers handle or feel and talk or hear. The Team Member is occasionally required to stand walk and reach with hands and arms. The Team Member must occasionally lift and/or more up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those a Team Member encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The work environment is a plant/office setting with varying degrees of temperatures and noise levels. Exposure to manufacturing equipment movement and wet/slippery floors. However the vast amount of work is conducted in a climate-controlled office. Travel may be required.

Qualifications :

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Bachelors degree in Business Marketing Management Data Analytics or related field or equivalent
• 5 years of category management experience (Category Captain experience preferred)
• Advanced experience with Modular Planning Development via JDA Space Planning
• Advanced experience Excel and PowerPoint. Power BI experience preferred.
• Experience with industry resources (e.g. Circana or NielsenIQ 8451 Mintel Kantar etc.)
• Demonstrated ability to build indispensable collaborative partnerships with retail customers and internal business partners across functional teams.
• Strong story telling experience converting data into insights.
• Excellent leadership creative problem solving and project management skills.
• Exceptional communication skills verbal written & presentation.
• Strong planning/organizing skills; the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Working knowledge of retail merchandising and in store execution tactics.

Additional Information :

The salary range for this role is $125000 $150000(Annually).  Actual salaries will vary based on several factors including but not limited to external market data internal equity location and candidate skill set and experience. Base pay is just one component of Jack Links Total Rewards package for Team Members. Other rewards may include annual incentive and program-specific awards. Jack Links provides a variety of benefits to eligible Team Members including medical dental and vision benefits life and disability insurance 401k participation paid holidays and paid time off.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER:
Jack Links provides equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age color national origin citizenship status physical or mental disability race religion creed gender sex sexual orientation gender identity and/or expression genetic information marital status status with regard to public assistance veteran status or any other characteristic that is protected by federal state or local law.

E-VERIFY:
Jack Links is participant in the federal E-Verify program to confirm the identity and employment authorization of all newly hired employees.  For information about the E-Verify program please visit:  your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Remote Work :

Yes

Employment Type :

Full-time