Jack Link's Protein Snacks

Senior Category Manager

Jack Link's Protein Snacks

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: Minnesota • United States

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Salary

💰 $125,000 - $150,000 per year

Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Spearhead customer-focused growth initiatives utilizing a data-driven strategy including market trend analysis, category performance evaluation, assortment optimization, and planogram development.
  • Collaborate closely with key stakeholders across multiple departments including sales and marketing to ensure that our category strategies align with business goals, customer needs, and market trends.
  • Build comprehensive knowledge of the products, attributes, strategies, tactics, and competitive trends in the marketplace for the Meat Snacks category both in store and online.
  • Oversee development and execution of in store and online assortment/merchandising optimization, new product introductions, and pricing/promotional planning/evaluation.
  • Develop, optimize and maintain planograms for shopability, space to sales, and capacity utilizing JDA Space Planning and other applicable tools and research.
  • Develop and communicate complex information and implications both verbally in interactions with senior customer leaders and in written presentations utilizing “storytelling techniques” to communicate a clear, compelling, and cohesive shopper story.
  • Utilize experience in analytics, insights, and storytelling to convey actionable insights.
  • Lead, coach, engage and professionally develop team members with a focus on developing functional, interpersonal, and leadership skills.
  • Keep abreast of developments and best practices in Category Management, pursue the knowledge needed to improve departmental capabilities and professional agility.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Management, Data Analytics or related field or equivalent
  • 5+ years of category management experience (Category Captain experience preferred)
  • Advanced experience with Modular Planning, Development via JDA Space Planning
  • Advanced experience Excel and PowerPoint
  • Power BI experience preferred
  • Experience with industry resources (e.g., Circana or NielsenIQ, 8451, Mintel, Kantar, etc.)
  • Demonstrated ability to build indispensable, collaborative partnerships with retail customers and internal business partners across functional teams.
  • Strong story telling experience converting data into insights.
  • Excellent leadership, creative problem solving, and project management skills.
  • Exceptional communication skills – verbal, written & presentation.
  • Strong planning/organizing skills; the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
  • Working knowledge of retail merchandising and in store execution tactics.
Benefits
  • medical, dental and vision benefits
  • life and disability insurance
  • 401k participation
  • paid holidays
  • paid time off
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard Skills & Tools
category managementdata analyticsmodular planningplanogram developmentassortment optimizationpricing planningpromotional planningExcelPowerPointPower BI
Soft Skills
leadershipcreative problem solvingproject managementcommunicationstorytellingcollaborationplanningorganizinginterpersonal skillscoaching
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in BusinessBachelor’s degree in MarketingBachelor’s degree in ManagementBachelor’s degree in Data Analytics