[Remote] Manager, Category Leadership at J.M. Smucker

Irvine, California, United States

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Bachelor’s Degree
6+ years in Consumer-Packaged Goods (CPG) industry
5+ years in Category Management/Leadership function
Convenience Store experience preferred
Proven ability to build strong relationships with customers and retailers
Experience analyzing retail sales and scan data
Skilled in interpreting shopper and consumer data and insights to inform strategy
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and storytelling capabilities
Cross-functional collaboration experience
Experience in planogram strategy and oversight
Strong organizational, written, and verbal communication skills
Proficient in IRI or Nielsen
Proficient in Excel and PowerPoint
Ability to translate insights into actionable strategies
Strategic mindset with experience in building and executing effective plans
Business and financial acumen
Ability to travel up to 35%

Lead development of Category Growth Drivers, strategies, and compelling category stories
Champion 4P Guiding Principles across planning and execution
Provide thought leadership, elevating JM Smucker’s voice and category influence
Drive a category first approach in customer and internal engagements
Leverage insights and analytics to drive fact-based strategic selling and retail activation
Identify opportunities and risks to inform category and JMS strategy
Cross-functional collaboration (e.g., brand planning, innovation, portfolio optimization)
Engage in insight workstreams and provide business analytics to support decision-making
Lead omni-channel activation and ensure integration across category deliverables
Define tool and data needs to enhance category insight visibility
Active participation and/or lead in retailer calls
Serve as the category lead and expert in customer interactions
Provide strategic category guidance in internal and external meetings
Share retailer and field insights with marketing and cross-functional partners
Collaborate with sales and field teams to develop growth-driving solutions for the category and JMS
Develop and deliver category-specific and retailer-oriented insights and materials
Participate in insight workstreams and provide business analytics to support decision-making