Associate Category Manager - Albertsons

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Associate Category Manager - Albertsons

What we do

At Kenvue, we realize the extraordinary power of everyday care. Built on over a century of heritage and rooted in science, we’re the house of iconic brands - including NEUTROGENA®, AVEENO®, TYLENOL®, LISTERINE®, JOHNSON’S® and BAND-AID® that you already know and love. Science is our passion; care is our talent.

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Our global team is ~ 22,000 brilliant people with a workplace culture where every voice matters, and every contribution is appreciated.  We are passionate about insights, innovation and committed to delivering the best products to our customers. With expertise and empathy, being a Kenvuer means having the power to impact millions of people every day. We put people first, care fiercely, earn trust with science and solve with courage – and have brilliant opportunities waiting for you! Join us in shaping our future–and yours. For more information, click here.

Role reports to:

Director Category Excellence FDC

Location:

North America, United States, New Jersey, Summit

Work Location:

Hybrid

What you will do

The Category Insights Manager role is responsible for driving category strategies that result in market leading category growth and joint value creation. This individual will be responsible for translating these into category growth driving planogram executions. This person will serve as the primary category resource for multiple stakeholders at the customer including (but not limited to) Category Managers/Buyers and planograms Development. This person should be an expert in analytics, assortment discipline, business processes, and key shopper/ category systems such as POS, Syndicated Data, JDA Space Planning Software. This person should be able to operate a high level fast paced, complex, and changing business environment.
 

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as Category Captain/Advisor on specified categories – Baby, Wound Care and Mouthwash categories
• Provide unbiased strategic and tactical insights and recommendations to the customer buyers on Distribution, Shelving, Merchandising, Pricing, and Promotional opportunities to improve category performance
• Provide superior support to the customer during planogram reset process
• Uncover business opportunities with deep-dive analytics using a variety of resources including, but not limited to: Syndicated Data, Marketplace & HH Panel Assessments, and Ad/Promotion Review
• Work with internal Shopper/Category partners on research opportunities: provide voice-of-customer, facilitate research projects, and activate findings to be customer-specific
• Work with Customer Development Manager and internal partners on Category Strategy Development including growth plans for focus Segments/Brands, Regional/Demographic Opportunities, and Assortment Gaps
• Influence and execute the planograms activation with merchandising improvements, efficient assortment, and planogram versioning solutions
• Proactively integrate customer-specific insights into category management process
• Conducts store visits to monitor merchandising status by taking photos and providing presence improvement suggestions
• Develop, leverage, and share best-practices to enhance the entire category management team

What we are looking for

Required Qualifications

• Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States
• Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree is required
• +3 years in customer insights, category insights/management, consumer or relevant business experience is required
• Willingness to work in a hybrid model, with the flexibility to be based in one of the following locations or easily commutable to: Summit, NJ (preferred); Buffalo Grove, IL; Cincinnati, OH; Cumberland, RI; Rogers, AR; or Minneapolis, MN
• Must have the ability to understand and interpret shopper and category insights research and a strong understanding of syndicated data (IRI or Nielsen- or any other)
• Knowledge of computer technology, analytical software programs, MS Office Suite and database management, including development of queries and assessment of data to draw accurate conclusions is required
• Ability to develop and oversee the execution of project plans and to implement, execute and draw conclusions from a variety of customer, shopper and category studies is required
• Ability to independently devise work schedules for others, organize and complete assigned tasks, and effectiv