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Category Manager-Consumer Products
Job Location:
Job Location:
McHenry, IL - USA
Yearly Salary:
USD 100000 - 100000
Yearly Salary:
Posted:
4 September 2026 (16 hours ago)
Posted:
Application Deadline:
2 December 2026
Application Deadline:
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Vacancies:
Job Summary
Category Manager-Consumer Products
Medela LLC in McHenry IL
Hybrid: Three days in the office
Salary: starting at $100K plus bonus
Help Shape Medelas Future in Consumer Products
Were looking for a Category Manager who is passionate about consumer products and thrives at the intersection of analytics strategy and retail this role youll help shape the success of our consumer product portfolio by analyzing consumer behavior market trends retailer performance and competitive activity to uncover opportunities that drive profitable growth.
Working closely with Sales Marketing Product Management Finance and Supply Chain youll play a key role in developing category strategies supporting new product launches optimizing pricing and identifying the right retail channels to maximize product success.
If youre brilliant in translating consumer behavior enjoy solving business challenges with data and want your insights to influence real business decisions wed love to hear from you.
What Youll Do
As a Category Manager youll become a trusted business partner by delivering insights that will help shape the future of our consumer products.
As Our Category Manager Youll:
What Youll Bring as Our Category Manager Consumer Products
Were looking for someone who combines strong analytical skills with a passion for consumer products and retail strategies.
Qualifications
Why Join Us
Comprehensive benefits plan
401K with match
Money Purchase Plan
16-week Paid Parental Leave
Generous PTO package including 14 paid holidays
A great place to work!
This is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact on the growing consumer products business at Medela LLC. Your insights will help shape product launches influence pricing and retail strategy strengthen customer partnerships and drive category growth across multiple channels.
If youre brilliant in analyzing consumer behavior retail strategy and using data to influence the success of products consumers use every day wed love to hear from you.
At Medela we are guided by our mission to turn science into care to nurture health for generations in everything we do. Through advancing research observing natural behavior and listening to our customers we have become the healthcare choice for more than 6 million hospitals and homes worldwide and remain committed to supporting millions of moms families patients and healthcare professionals around the world by developing pioneering innovations for better outcomes.
As a global medical device company founded in 1961 Medela leads with research-based breast milk feeding and baby products alongside healthcare solutions for hospitals in maternity NICU wound and surgical care as well as clinical education.
If you are interested in this opportunity we are looking forward to receiving your application.
For this position we only consider direct applications and not recruiting firm referrals - thank you for your understanding.
This is not a job description.
As an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race religion color national origin ancestry citizenship sex protected veteran status age physical or mental disability medical condition HIV/AIDs status marital status domestic partner status sexual orientation gender identity (transgender status) weight height or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local law or ordinance.
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Medela LLC in McHenry IL
Hybrid: Three days in the office
Salary: starting at $100K plus bonus
Help Shape Medelas Future in Consumer Products
- Do you enjoy connecting the dots between consumer behavior retail performance and product strategy
- Are you energized by using data to influence product launches pricing strategies and retail growth
- Do you enjoy translating consumer and market insights into business decisions that make an impact
- Are you passionate about uncovering market trends solving business challenges and using data to influence strategic decisions
Were looking for a Category Manager who is passionate about consumer products and thrives at the intersection of analytics strategy and retail this role youll help shape the success of our consumer product portfolio by analyzing consumer behavior market trends retailer performance and competitive activity to uncover opportunities that drive profitable growth.
Working closely with Sales Marketing Product Management Finance and Supply Chain youll play a key role in developing category strategies supporting new product launches optimizing pricing and identifying the right retail channels to maximize product success.
If youre brilliant in translating consumer behavior enjoy solving business challenges with data and want your insights to influence real business decisions wed love to hear from you.
What Youll Do
As a Category Manager youll become a trusted business partner by delivering insights that will help shape the future of our consumer products.
As Our Category Manager Youll:
- Analyze consumer shopper customer market and channel data to identify emerging trends growth opportunities and competitive insights.
- Translate data into actionable recommendations that improve category performance and drive business growth.
- Support the development of retail channel strategies by evaluating customer opportunities shopper behavior and competitive dynamics.
- Help define go-to-market strategies for new consumer product launches including channel prioritization pricing recommendations and distribution opportunities.
- Analyze syndicated market data (Circana/IRI NielsenIQ GfK Numerator or similar) alongside internal business performance to identify opportunities for growth.
- Monitor category performance and changing consumer purchasing behaviors to provide actionable insights across the organization.
- Support pricing strategy through competitive analysis and market evaluation.
- Develop compelling customer presentations that communicate category insights consumer trends and growth opportunities.
- Research evolving consumer needs retail trends and competitive activity to identify new opportunities.
- Recommend assortment and distribution strategies that improve product availability and retail performance.
- Partner cross-functionally with Sales Marketing Product Management Finance and Supply Chain to support commercial initiatives and product launches.
- Build dashboards and reports that communicate category health and business performance.
- Support customer meetings with data-driven recommendations that strengthen retailer partnerships.
What Youll Bring as Our Category Manager Consumer Products
Were looking for someone who combines strong analytical skills with a passion for consumer products and retail strategies.
Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in Business Marketing Economics Finance or a related field.
- 4 years of experience in Category Management Category Strategy Shopper Insights Consumer Insights Product Marketing Commercial Excellence or a related commercial function.
- Experience working with consumer products in industries such as Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) Consumer Durables Juvenile Products Consumer Healthcare Housewares Consumer Electronics Sporting Goods or medical devices sold through retail channels.
- Experience using syndicated market data such as Circana (IRI) NielsenIQ GfK Numerator or similar.
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to transform data into actionable business recommendations.
- Experience supporting product launches pricing strategies assortment decisions and retail channel planning.
- Understanding of retail environments consumer purchasing behavior and category management principles.
- Advanced proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint; experience with Power BI or Tableau is preferred.
- Excellent presentation and communication skills with the ability to influence cross-functional teams.
- Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- A collaborative curious mindset with a passion for understanding consumers and growing brands.
Why Join Us
Comprehensive benefits plan
401K with match
Money Purchase Plan
16-week Paid Parental Leave
Generous PTO package including 14 paid holidays
A great place to work!
This is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact on the growing consumer products business at Medela LLC. Your insights will help shape product launches influence pricing and retail strategy strengthen customer partnerships and drive category growth across multiple channels.
If youre brilliant in analyzing consumer behavior retail strategy and using data to influence the success of products consumers use every day wed love to hear from you.
At Medela we are guided by our mission to turn science into care to nurture health for generations in everything we do. Through advancing research observing natural behavior and listening to our customers we have become the healthcare choice for more than 6 million hospitals and homes worldwide and remain committed to supporting millions of moms families patients and healthcare professionals around the world by developing pioneering innovations for better outcomes.
As a global medical device company founded in 1961 Medela leads with research-based breast milk feeding and baby products alongside healthcare solutions for hospitals in maternity NICU wound and surgical care as well as clinical education.
If you are interested in this opportunity we are looking forward to receiving your application.
For this position we only consider direct applications and not recruiting firm referrals - thank you for your understanding.
This is not a job description.
As an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race religion color national origin ancestry citizenship sex protected veteran status age physical or mental disability medical condition HIV/AIDs status marital status domestic partner status sexual orientation gender identity (transgender status) weight height or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local law or ordinance.
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Founded in 1901 MRA is a nonprofit employer association that serves more than 4000 employers covering more than one million employees.
As one of the largest employer associations in the nation MRA helps its member organizations thrive by offering the most comprehensive assortment of HR services information education and resources to help build successful workplaces and a powerful workforce.
We partner with these companies working directly with their HR department and leadership to hire their talent. We are a direct line to the company not an agency recruiter.
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Senior IC
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