Senior Manager, Category Development

Dreaming big is in our DNA. Its who we are as a company. Its our culture. Its our heritage. And more than ever its our future. A future where were always looking forward. Always serving up new ways to meet lifes moments. A future where we keep dreaming bigger. We look for people with passion talent and curiosity and provide them with the teammates resources and opportunities to unleash their full potential. The power we create together when we combine your strengths with ours is unstoppable. Are you ready to join a team that dreams as big as you do

SALARY:

New York City: $125600-$149150 bonus and long-term incentive eligible

St. Louis MO: $104800 - $124450 bonus and long-term incentive eligible

COMPANY:

We are home to the nations most iconic beer and beyond beer brands including Michelob ULTRA Americas #1 top-selling beer as well as Busch Light Budweiser Bud Light Stella Artois Cutwater Spirits and industry-leading craft brands. From our longstanding efforts to support American farmers military veterans and first responders to emergency drinking water donations and responsible drinking programs we are guided by our commitment to the communities we call home and the 65000 hardworking Americans who bring our beer to life. We are powered by a team that shares our passion to create a future with more cheers. Are you ready to join a team that dreams as big as you do

ROLE SUMMARY:

The Category Development team is a fast-paced human-centric team within the AB Commercial organization. Our north star is optimizing the way the category shows up across channels to drive category growth. Our team draws from a diverse set of data including secondary sources like Circana Numerator as well as leading primary research to ensure we stay on top of this dynamic channel. You will work closely with the rest of the Category Development organization to integrate a category perspective into commercial strategy IGNITE and the Vault. We also collaborate and act as subject matter authorities with the Category Field organization as well as our Channel Sales teams to bring category mentorship and recommendations to our customers.

In this role you will have the opportunity to develop our category strategy conduct research and work with our commercial field teams to implement solutions with leading retailers and wholesalers. You will be responsible for partnering with our Commercial Sales leadership and our field teams to proactively find opportunities and gaps synthesize and analyze insights and data and work without constraints to identify new trends within the channel. Your ability to collaborate cross functionally and advocate for category growth will drive strategy execution and impact both internally and externally.

JOB RESPONSIBILTIES:

• Develop thought-leadership to be applied across the commercial and retail organizations

• Develop & cascade in partnership with the total Category Development team; our Retail Category Shelf Strategy Segment Stories Annual Forecast and Category Growth Narrative

• Partner with data suppliers to identify gaps and opportunities

• Opportunity to collaborate across channels depending on the project with exposure across Small Format Large Format & eCommerce/Marketplaces.

JOB QUALIFICATIONS:

• 4 Year bachelors degree preferred

• Must be in office 5 days a week

• Strategy Insights Marketing and/or Sales experience 5-8 years (at a mid to large CPG or consumer research/strategy agency desired) with Category or sales experience preferred

• Proactive Thinker can operate independently and find opportunities ideas and needs without clear day-to-day guidance

• Collaborator in a dynamic and fast paced environment able to form relationships & influence both internally (Commercial Category Sales Marketing) and externally (Customers) up to senior leadership levels

• Strong Presentation Skills has experience speaking publicly to and influencing leadership

• Curious Analytical Creative Strategic able to translate shopper behavior and attitudes into practical insights to have a concrete impact at retail

• Data Literacy Proficiency with Circana data and Numerator preferred

• Agile and Fast Learner able to synthesize data across different qual & quant sources (syndicated panel primary etc.) into easily digestible influential takeaways to tell a story & advise and guide strategy. Need to be able to quickly pick up new data tools and systems.

WHY ANHEUSER-BUSCH:

At Anheuser-Busch our purpose is to create a future with more cheers. For more than 165 years as a leading American manufacturer Anheuser-Busch has delivered a legacy of brewing great-tasting high-quality beers that have satisfied beer drinkers for generations. As the nations top brewer one of the fastest growing spirits companies and an insurgent force in energy drinks we drive economic prosperity nationwide through investments in our people facilities and communities. We are the only alcohol company that invests in the U.S. at this scale.

BENEFITS:

• Health benefits including Medical Dental Vision Wellness and Tax-Advantaged Savings and Spending Accounts

• Life Insurance and Disability Income Protection

• Generous Parental Leave and FMLA policies

• 401(k) Retirement Savings options with a company matching contribution

• Chance to work in a fast-paced environment among a company of owners

• Free Beer!