Senior Category Manager

Magic Spoon

Senior Category Manager leveraging data analytics to drive retail growth and new customer acquisition at Magic Spoon. Collaborating with various teams to deliver strategic priorities and actionable insights.

Posted 6/12/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Serve as the organization’s subject-matter expert on category dynamics, shopper insights, channel shifts, and competitive landscapes.
Own consumption data analysis to track, measure, and optimize marketing and trade activities and uncover macro trends and translate them into actionable strategies.
Architect and maintain the full insights ecosystem, ensuring tools, data sources, and analytics capabilities scale with business needs.
Develop retailer-specific growth opportunities through tactical recommendations that advance Magic Spoon’s strategic priorities, with outsized focus on top customers.
Support sales team through development of data backed selling materials, to elevate Magic Spoon’s positioning with key retail partners and drive distribution, shelf space, and merchandising wins.
Establish and deliver KPI frameworks and executive reporting tools to monitor category performance and inform strategic decision making.
Collaborate effectively with Sales, Marketing, Innovation, and Leadership to ensure each team has the insights, tools, and analytics support needed to drive their strategic priorities.
Build strong relationships and serve as the primary point of contact with external partners to ensure Magic Spoon leverages the full capabilities of each platform, while representing the Magic Spoon mission, culture, and values

Requirements

What you’ll need

8+ years of experience working in category management in consumer goods/food industry in the retail sector.
Excellent ability to utilize Spins, Nielsen, IRI/Circana data to sell through the retail channel.
Strong analytical skills coupled with the ability to make business decisions.
Knowledge of the natural and grocery retail landscape, CPG selling process and experience working with sales teams and brokers.
Ability to collaborate and work cross functionally, with all key stakeholders - from Sales/Retail Teams to C-Suite.
Strong oral, presentation, and written communication skills.
Desire to work in a fast paced, entrepreneurial environment.
First-class Google Sheets and Slides, Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint knowledge, written communication and interpersonal skills, eagerness to adopt AI tools/platforms

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive salary & equity
Bonus eligibility
100% covered Health, Vision, Dental insurance (50% covered for dependents)
401(k) with company match
Generous parental leave
Flexible vacation
Paid company holidays
Paid sick leave
Catered lunch in office
Dog friendly office
Unlimited cereal ✨ 🥣

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Hard Skills & Tools

data analysisKPI frameworkscategory managementbusiness decision makingretailer-specific growth strategiescompetitive analysisshopper insightsmarketing optimizationtrade activities analysisdata-backed selling

Soft Skills

analytical skillscollaborationcommunication skillspresentation skillsinterpersonal skillsrelationship buildingstrategic thinkingcross-functional teamworkadaptabilityentrepreneurial mindset