Commodity Management & Sourcing Professional
RTX
Category Manager I
McCormick & Company
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • Maryland • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $87,910 - $153,870 per year
Job Level
Mid-LevelSenior
Tech Stack
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About the role
- Works directly with Albertsons to deliver assortment and shelving recommendations to achieve customer category growth objectives
- Conducts robust analyses leveraging research, analytic tools and category management capabilities to identify and communicate business challenges and opportunities to Albertsons key stakeholders and work collaboratively to address
- Provides category management reporting and supports special project work for the team including schematic support and pricing & promotion tactics
- Collaborates with internal cross functional teams and the customer to develop strategic and tactical category solutions
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Sales, Marketing or related field
- 4+ years of CPG experience, with a minimum 2 years in Category Management
- Ability to react quickly, operate independently, and complete tasks in a timely manner to meet deadlines
- Must be self-motivated, organized and attentive to detail
- Must possess knowledge of the Category Management process, syndicated POS and panel data (IRI, Nielsen, etc.) as well as familiarity with pricing, promotion and assortment optimization software and experience working with customer-specific data systems (SymphonyAI, 84.51, dunnhumby, etc.)
- Strong analytic skills and demonstrated ability to translate insights into actionable business recommendations that deliver positive results
- Excellent verbal and written presentation skills, with the ability to analyze and understand the data and then effectively communicate those insights to both internal and external audiences
Benefits
- Competitive compensation
- Career growth opportunities
- Flexibility and Support for Diverse Life Stages and Choices
- Wellbeing programs including Physical, Mental and Financial wellness
- Tuition assistance
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
Category ManagementAnalytic ToolsSyndicated POS DataPanel DataPricing OptimizationPromotion OptimizationAssortment OptimizationData AnalysisBusiness RecommendationsCustomer-Specific Data Systems
Soft skills
Self-MotivatedOrganizedAttention to DetailAnalytic SkillsVerbal CommunicationWritten CommunicationCollaborationIndependenceTimelinessStrategic Thinking
