Team Lead, Category Leadership (National Grocery)

SC JOHNSON IS A FIFTH-GENERATION FAMILY COMPANY BUILT ON THE SPIRIT OF OUR PEOPLE. We have been leading with purpose for over 130 years, building iconic brands that win the hearts and minds of consumers – such as Raid®, Glade®, Ziploc® and more, in virtually every country around the world. Together, we are creating a better future – for the planet, for future generations and for every SCJ team member. Join our winning team of Wave Makers and Go Getters and help us write the next chapter in the SCJ story.

ABOUT THE ROLE

As the Category Leadership Team Lead, you shape the strategic growth agenda for National Grocery by turning mutual priorities into powerful, insight‑driven opportunities. You lead and develop a team of associate managers who bring your strategy to life through fact‑based recommendations, compelling category stories, and actionable solutions. You champion the needs of National Grocery across SCJ and collaborate closely with internal and external partners to drive alignment and unlock growth. In this role, you connect directly with customer category managers—and ideally their leaders—to build influence, elevate strategic partnership, and drive meaningful category outcomes.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop & execute growth agenda (& strategies to achieve growth) for National Grocery. This will be done through discovery sessions (identifying needs & priorities for each customer), setting the agenda for customer engagements throughout the year, identifying opportunities to drive growth & driving best in class category reviews & planogram resets

• Lead and develop a team of Category Leadership Associate Managers across all business units (Home Cleaning, Air Care, Pest Control, Home Storage) and help them understand their role & responsibility within the customer growth agendas

• Coach the team on developing fact-based insights and recommendations via storytelling that will guide the retailer’s category strategies & decisions

• Lead and/or play an active role in customer presentations. Through a deep understanding of the consumer/shopper and retailer priorities, translate growth opportunities to the overall customer category strategy

• Where appropriate, manage and deliver against the responsibilities of the Category Captaincy process in partnership with the customer

• Evaluate and monitor all customer category growth solutions, turn analysis into recommended actions, and continually work to improve effectiveness of the category for customers

• Be the voice of the customer for support, research needs, opportunities (shopper, consumer, etc.) & champion these internally with: Category & Shopper Insights COE, Omni Marketing, Brand, etc.

• Work closely with SCJ Sales team on key external & internal engagements: Joint Business Planning, Growth Summit Sessions, Growth Planning, etc. Providing category growth perspective & thought leadership

• Drive new Category Leadership capabilities within the team by ensuring the team gets training & understands use cases to apply capabilities. Share cases with the broader Category Leadership team

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE YOU’LL BRING

• Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years of commercial experience or advanced degree with 3+ years of commercial experience

• Qualified candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without current or future sponsorship

PREFERRED EXPERIENCES AND SKILLS

• 2+ years of people leadership experience

• 5+ years of experience in Category Management or Shopper Insights

• Strong analytical background and understanding of Category Management and Shopper Insights to drive category and SCJ growth

• Supports and guides National Grocery customers in their go-to-market strategies that incorporate shopper insights and market trends

• Identify next generation Category tools to best understand the retailer shopper and unlock category growth

• Experience in CPG and/or retail, with National Grocery experience as a benefit

• Experience working with syndicated data software (i.e., IRI or Nielsen), JDA and/or Apollo. Shelf IQ preferred

• Experience with advanced analytics around promotional / non promotional and pricing strategy

• Experience working with Microsoft Office programs specifically Excel and PowerPoint

• Experience with retailer specific data such as 84.51

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• Ability to travel up to 30%

• Full-time onsite role in SC Johnson office, Cincinnati, Ohio

• Remote work is available once per week for eligible employees