Associate Category Leadership Manager

Conagra Brands•Boise, ID

1d•$82,000 - $120,000•Remote

About The Position

This is a remote position with flexibility on location from Chicago, IL to the West Coast. Reporting to a Director of Category Leadership, the Associate Category Leadership Manager leads category growth platform development for Winco, Raley’s, Save Mart, and wholesalers including URM and AFS. The role delivers insights, reporting, and category strategies to support sales objectives and drive growth across key customer segments.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required.
At least 3 years of Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG)-related experience in sales or analytical roles.
Experience with data integration and interpretation to generate actionable insights.
Experience building a holistic sales story using multiple data sources, including syndicated, loyalty, consumer, and industry trends.
Understanding of syndicated panel data fundamentals.
Experience working directly with customers to grow category sales.
Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including spreadsheet development, lookup functions, and pivot tables.
Knowledge of customer loyalty card data.
Working knowledge of retail merchandising and in-store execution tactics.

Nice To Haves

Experience with tools such as Nielsen or Circana and space management systems such as Blue Yonder/JDA.

Responsibilities

Deliver category analysis and business impact insights to the sales team, identifying opportunities to enhance customer, category, and company goals.
Customize corporate category programs and plans to guide category growth and execution at the customer level.
Develop and deliver category insights to support collaborative business solutions with internal partners and customers.
Achieve established shelving and merchandising objectives through data-driven recommendations.
Support category reviews by strengthening or confirming the organization’s position as a lead vendor in priority categories.
Partner with internal teams and retailer contacts to develop and implement category growth plans.
Educate the sales team on new item programs and provide category rationale to support distribution and shelving proposals.
Ensure consistent execution of category programs and plans across assigned channels.
Lead monthly reporting.