HQ Sr. Category Development Manager, Analytics and Capabilities

HQ Sr. Category Development Manager, Analytics and Capabilities

Job Description

You’re not the person who will settle for just any role. Neither are we. Because we’re out to create Better Care for a Better World, and that takes a certain kind of person and teams who care about making a difference. Here, you’ll bring your professional expertise, talent, and drive to building and managing our portfolio of iconic, ground-breaking brands.

The HQ Senior Category Development Manager, Analytics & Capabilities is responsible for elevating decision-making across Kimberly‑Clark by transforming complex data into clear, actionable insights and scalable capabilities. This role sits at the intersection of advanced analytics, category management strategy, and consultative partnership, requiring both strong technical proficiency and the ability to communicate effectively with diverse stakeholders.

This individual will gather, process, and interpret large, complex data sets, consult with internal partners to understand business needs, and design analytical tools, data files, and training that enable faster, more informed decisions. In addition, this role owns the ongoing management, enhancement, and adoption of the department’s analytical tools and capability development.

This position is based in Kimberly Clark’s Chicago Commercial Center, located in Fulton Market and is required to be in office two days per week.

In this role, you will:

• Lead measurement and reporting of category and business performance against key objectives, including distribution, market share, share of shelf, and digital metrics, translating results into clear, actionable insights.
• Analyze and extrapolate data from multiple sources (e.g., Nielsen/Circana, retailer data, SAP S/4HANA, digital and shopper data) to support predictive planning processes such as Annual Operating Plans, Strategic Business Planning, category forecasts, new item forecasts, price pack architecture, and assortment reviews.
• Process, synthesize, and simplify large, complex data sets into intuitive data files, dashboards, and visualizations that enable faster, more confident decision-making across the organization.
• Demonstrate advanced technical and analytical expertise, leveraging tools such as Excel, Power BI, and other analytics platforms to solve business problems and create scalable, repeatable solutions.
• Serve as a consultative partner to stakeholders by understanding business needs, thinking creatively, and independently solving analytical and reporting challenges with practical, high‑impact recommendations.
• Own and manage the department’s analytical tools and capabilities, including back‑end management, enhancements, data integrity, and maximizing value from third‑party partners such as our planogram imaging partner.
• Champion the adoption of advanced analytics and visualization capabilities within Category Management, embedding insights into everyday business practices and leading training and enablement efforts as needed.
• Drive shelving, assortment, and space optimization strategies through analytics‑based insights that improve shopper outcomes and business performance.
• Establish high standards, standard work, and best practices for category analytics and reporting, driving efficiencies and elevating the capabilities of Field Category teams and cross‑functional partners.
• Collaborate across the Shopper Engagement and key cross functional partners (Field Category, BU Sales, Sales, Shopper Insights, Digital Commerce, and Commercial Analytics) to identify growth opportunities, align strategies, and influence decisions at all levels of the organization through clear communication and storytelling.

About Us

Huggies®. Kleenex®. Cottonelle®. Scott®. Kotex®. Poise®. Depend®. Kimberly-Clark Professional®. You already know our legendary brands—and so does the rest of the world. In fact, millions of people use Kimberly-Clark products every day. We know these amazing Kimberly-Clark products wouldn’t exist without talented professionals, like you.

At Kimberly-Clark, you’ll be part of the best team committed to driving innovation, growth and impact. We’re founded on more than 150 years of market leadership, and we’re always looking for new and better ways to perform – so there’s your open door of opportunity. It’s all here for you at Kimberly-Clark.

Led by Purpose. Driven by You.

About You

You perform at the highest level possible, and you appreciate a performance culture fueled by authentic caring.  You want to be part of a company actively dedicated to sustainability, inclusion, wellbeing, and career development.

You love what you do, especially when the work you do makes a difference. At Kimberly-Clark, we’re constantly expl