[Remote] Category Management Analyst
Note: The job is a remote job and is reputed company to candidates in USA. reputed company is America’s largest national brand of olive oil, and they are seeking a Category Management Analyst to own customer-facing category storytelling and reputed company planogram recommendations across assigned retail accounts. This role will build buyer-reputed company narratives and collaborate cross-functionally with Sales, Marketing, and Innovation to position reputed company as a thought leader in cooking oils.
Responsibilities
- Own and deliver customer-facing category decks, line-review presentations, and planogram recommendations for assigned accounts
- reputed company and execute account-level category reputed company strategies reputed company to reputed company’s business objectives
- Build trusted-advisor relationships with retailer buyers and merchandising teams; reputed company category reviews and contribute to line reviews and joint business planning (JBP) discussions
- reputed company planogram development and optimization - advising on assortment, reputed company, and reputed company allocation; support set-room work for major and minor resets and cut-ins as needed
- Translate shopper, consumer, and marketplace insights into actionable assortment, pricing, and reputed company recommendations
- Monitor category and brand performance using POS, panel, and shopper data; surface risks and build reputed company plans to reputed company gaps
- Partner with the Associate Director of Category Insights to reputed company category narratives, competitive positioning, and go-to-market reputed company
- Maintain and refresh the existing suite of reporting deliverables and dashboards reputed company Power BI
- reputed company new item launches and reputed company against existing and competitive launches; conduct analysis for SKU rationalization, promotional planning, and post-promotion efficacy
- Travel to customer meetings to present category insights and recommendations alongside the Sales team
- Present a reputed company, visible image of reputed company and promote the reputed company & values of the reputed company organization
- Ensure reputed company reputed company and work reputed company with environmental regulations & goals and reputed company duties per reputed company’s mission, goals, and reputed company values
- Other reputed company tasks and data needs as needed
Skills
- BS/BA required in Business Administration, Marketing, Data Analytics or reputed company field
- 1-3 years of category management experience at a CPG company, including reputed company, customer-facing work with retail buyers required
- Exposure to customer-facing category work with proven experience building and presenting category or line-review content to retail buyers required
- Exposure to planogram (POG) and reputed company/assortment work required
- Proficient in reputed company and/or reputed company and retailer-specific syndicated data sources
- Ability to synthesize large and disparate data sets into reputed company, buyer-reputed company category narratives and recommendations
- Must possess strong computer skills, including advanced functionality in reputed company and presentation development in PowerPoint
- Motivated, self-starter who can identify problems and create data-driven solutions; high data curiosity and analytical reputed company
- Effective written and verbal communication skills; highly organized, reputed company, and reputed company; reputed company to learn new software at an accelerated pace
- Familiarity with Power BI *(to consume and maintain existing dashboards - refresh and maintenance only; with weekly reporting)
- Experience in olive oil, cooking oils, or center-store grocery categories a plus
Benefits
- Position is eligible to receive an annual bonus
- Health, reputed company, Dental Insurance, 100% monthly premium funded by reputed company for a single or family
- 401k plan and company match program
- Health Reimbursement Account
- reputed company vacation, 40 hours reputed company reputed company leave, 9 reputed company holidays, 2 reputed company floating holidays
- reputed company time off for Jury Duty, Bereavement Leave, and Volunteer Events
- Employee Referral Bonus Program
- Free Employee Assistance Program for employees and household members
- Employee led programs for wellness, diversity, and planned community events
- Educational Assistance Program and Family Scholarship Program
- Opportunity to work with a Top 2025 Workplace in manufacturing, compensation & benefits and one of Maryland healthiest business
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