Key skills
CommunicationCritical Thinking
About this role
Role Overview
- Developing and cultivating business relationships with Publix, Target & HEB
- Employ critical thinking and problem-solving skills to recognize issues and opportunities
- Leverage data from multiple sources to create impactful selling stories
- Develop content for retailer/channel specific presentations
- Create customer centric planogram & assortment recommendations
- Focus on continuing to improve tools, templates, and processes
- Provide ongoing trend analysis to seize value-creating opportunities
- Contribute to the customer planning cycle by providing knowledge of category and shopper trends
- Conduct post promotion analysis to improve the ROI and effectiveness of trade promotions
- Develop strong working relationships with retailers’ Category Management team
- Provide necessary summaries and important trend updates to key internal stakeholders
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree required
- 3+ years of consumer packaged goods category management experience
- High level of proficiency in working directly with headquarter level customers
- Strong cross-functional exposure / experience
- Highly customer focused with the ability to build and maintain strong relationships
- Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills
- Ability to work in an entrepreneurial, fast-paced and dynamic environment
- Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple projects against deadlines
- Proficient with reporting systems including Nielsen and Circana, as well as planogram software including Blue Yonder/JDA
- Proficient in Microsoft Office
- Knowledgeable of market and industry trends, competitors, and leading customer strategies
- Willingness to travel
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Disability insurance
- Health savings account
- Flexible spending accounts
- Tuition reimbursement
- 401k match of 100% on up to 5% of eligible pay
- Fertility and childcare assistance
- 12 weeks of parental leave at full pay after six months of continuous employment
- Wellness resources including employee assistance program and fitness discounts
- 120 hours of paid time off
- 11 holidays
- Paid volunteer time off