Live Category Manager - Sneakers
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Senior (5 to 8 years), Expert & Leadership (9+ years)
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Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
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Food and Beverage, Consumer Packaged GoodsIndustries
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree
- 6+ years in Consumer-Packaged Goods (CPG) industry
- 3+ years Shopper Insights or Category Management experience
- Strong storytelling with data skills
- Strong communication skills (verbal and written)
- Strong technical skills in Excel, PowerPoint, Circana or AC Nielsen (POS and Panel)
- Strong computer and analytic skills
- Proficient in leveraging Syndicated and Panel Data
Responsibilities
- Develop Category Leadership Growth Driver Strategies, Initiatives and Content at a national level
- Develop Category Leadership Plans / Growth Driver category roadmaps of compelling category strategies that drive the category’s future growth potential
- Lead / Develop 4P Guiding Principles
- Provide national level thought leadership, maintain Category Knowledge Estate
- Collaborate and influence across the commercial organization (Marketing, Insights, Growth, R&D, Field Category, Sales)
- Build Category selling stories at a national level to be seamlessly executed at the customer level by working directly with field category on a regular basis (requires high level of cross functional collaboration and storytelling with data skills)
- Identify, build and execute shopper learning plans in concert with JMS Shopper Insights team
- Develop Shopper centric insights analytics on a national scale
- Leverage available data and insight resources to identify and create new insights and category opportunities
- Collaborate with Marketing, Sales & Category Leadership teams to translate and disseminate JM Smucker Thought Leadership with key customers
- Provide category consultation at internal and external meetings to provide context, direction, and guidance regarding potential actions
- Feed back retailer and commercial team learnings to JM Smucker & business areas
- Provide project support and resolve category issues, as needed
- Identify requirements for category management tool development and data support systems
Skills
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Questions & Answers
Common questions about this position
What is the work arrangement for this role?
The position is hybrid, requiring onsite presence a minimum of 9 days a month primarily during core weeks as determined by the Company, and possibly more as business needs require. The location is Orrville, OH (close proximity to Cleveland/Akron).
What are the minimum qualifications for this position?
Candidates need a Bachelor’s degree, 6+ years in the Consumer-Packaged Goods (CPG) industry, and 3+ years in Shopper Insights or Category Management experience.
What skills are essential for success in this role?
Strong storytelling with data skills and strong communication skills (verbal and written) are required.
What is the company culture like at J.M. Smucker?
The culture is bold, kind, strives to do the right thing, plays to win, and believes in a strong community that thrives together, rooted in Basic Beliefs while supporting employees' physical, emotional, and financial needs.
What makes a strong candidate for the Manager, Category Leadership role?
A strong candidate will have 6+ years in CPG, 3+ years in Shopper Insights or Category Management, plus strong storytelling with data and communication skills to lead cross-functional collaboration.
J.M. Smucker
About J.M. Smucker
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