Category Leadership Manager

The Kraft Heinz Company

Category Leadership Manager at Kraft Heinz identifying category opportunities and optimizing SKU performance. Leveraging insights and analytics to drive action with customers and support business decisions.

Posted 6/26/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $104,200 - $130,200 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Draw key insights and business recommendations on distribution, assortment, and eCommerce using customer gateway POS, shopper card, and supply chain data
Leverage Kraft Heinz research and insights to advance shopper understanding and aisle initiatives
Develop and integrate consumer, shopper, and retailer insights to support targeted plans, recommendations, and business decisions
Use available insight resources to identify and prioritize consumer and shopper needs and opportunities
Integrate data into impactful customer-specific selling stories that support category business-building initiatives
Partner with internal and external teams on assortment-related opportunities and execution needs
Lead space initiatives across aisle and store for assigned categories and customers
Apply best-practice category management processes and Kraft Heinz shelving principles and standards
Partner with Sales to support the development of insight-based new item presentations
Apply the full suite of tools to address business issues and improve category execution
Host collaboration sessions with internal stakeholders to align on strategy for assigned customer and category

Requirements

What you’ll need

Minimum 5+ years of consumer packaged goods experience
Strong analytical and problem-solving capability
Strong visual storytelling capabilities
Strong knowledge of POS, panel, shopper card, and supply chain data, along with space management principles
Good project management skills
Proven written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
Ability to build strong relationships both internally and externally and to work cross-functionally in a fast-paced environment.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Coverage for employees (and their eligible dependents) through affordable access to healthcare
Protection and saving for the future, we offer plans tailored to meet you and your family’s needs
Paid Time Off
Company Holidays
Leave of Absence
Flexible Work Arrangements
Recognition
Training
Employee Assistance Program
Wellbeing Programs
Family Support Programs
401k
Life Insurance
Accidental Death & Dismemberment
Disability

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Hard Skills & Tools

data analysiscategory managementspace managementvisual storytellingproject managementconsumer insightsshopper insightsretailer insightsbusiness recommendationseCommerce

Soft Skills

analytical skillsproblem-solvingcommunication skillsinterpersonal skillsrelationship buildingcross-functional collaborationstrategic alignmentleadershipteam collaborationadaptability