Manager, Category Management (Kroger & Albertsons Accounts)

At Nestlé Health Science, we believe that nutrition, science, and wellness must merge, not collide. Here, we embrace the intrinsic connections of these three pillars, harnessing their collective strength to empower healthier lives. Our broad product portfolio includes renowned brands like Garden of Life®, Nature's Bounty®, Vital Proteins®, Orgain®, Nuun®, BOOST®, Carnation Breakfast Essentials®, Peptamen®, Compleat Organic Blends®, and more. We also have extensive pharmaceutical expertise, offering innovative medicines that aim to prevent, manage, and treat gastrointestinal and metabolic-related diseases.

At Nestlé Health Science, we bring our best for better lives. Our people are challenged to bring fresh, diverse views and make bold moves to empower healthier lives through nutrition. We know brilliant ideas can come from anyone, anywhere. Here we embrace the entrepreneurial spirit and collaborate with teams that champion focused and forward thinking. We are committed to fostering professional growth and celebrating the achievements of our people along the way. We offer dynamic career paths, robust development, opportunities to learn from talented colleagues around the globe, and benefits that support physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing. 

Join us to innovate for impact and reimagine the future of health and nutrition for patients and consumers. 
 

Job Description: 

The Manager of Category Management will be responsible for playing a valuable role in building a strong partnership with the company's B2C Key Retailers including Kroger and Albertsons (National Accounts), by developing and implementing analytics and insights to deliver against company, category, and customer priorities.  This position is responsible for leading the development and sharing of Category Management foundations and directives throughout the organization for the Adult and Sports Nutrition category including the following brands: Boost, Orgain, Garden of Life and Nuun. While this role is an individual contributor role that works remotely with some travel, applicants must live within: Cincinnati, Ohio or the states of Kentucky, Indiana, Texas or Arizona. 

Responsibilities: 

•    Establish clear Category Management strategies for the company and retailers based on Industry Trends & Consumer Insights by leveraging various data sources to construct dynamic presentations in order to communicate strategies and achieve objectives.
•    Serve as an expert in translating internal knowledge into action to identify opportunities for assigned retailers. 
•    Collaborate with the account teams and cross functional teams to develop solutions to business issues. 
•    Establish and deliver best-in-class merchandising recommendations, leveraging tools such as JDA and Rich Mix.
•    Influence the customer by identifying opportunities and providing potential solutions that align with retailer and company objectives.
•    Assist with any research, and lead projects, to deliver category solutions benefitting both the customer and the company.
•    Develop category reviews, line reviews, promotion analysis, mew item trackers, etc. 
•    Leverage data tools to provide reporting and insights which will further develop company and retailer objectives.
•    Develop analyses and insights that will help with business issues including: SKU rationalization, item defense, new item sell in, category reviews, new item tracking, consumer behavior, etc.
•    Incorporate advanced consumer data (Macro Level Insights Market Research, Consumer Decision Tree, Household Panel data, customer consumer data (84.51, rich mix, JDA) into analyses as relevant.
•    Partner with key internal teams such as strategy and sales to leverage insights to develop business at assigned retailers.

Requirements: 

•    High School Diploma or GED required; Bachelor’s degree preferred. 
•    5+ years of Category Management experience within the Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) required. 
•    Demonstrated fluency in MS Office (Word/Excel/Outlook/PowerPoint) required. 
•    Strong analytical, data synthesis, data visualization and reporting skills required. 
•    Must have excellent communication (oral and written), organizational, follow-up and stakeholder management skills (including the ability to develop and maintain strong, cross-functional stakeholder relationships). 
•    Willing and able to work under pressure to meet tight deadlines with minimal supervision. 
•    Ability to multi-task and prioritize tasks based on the needs of the team and the business. 
•    Must have strong presentation skills and the ability to influence key decision makers. 
•    Ability to lead multiple Retailers within a region, including Kroger and Albertsons required.