Category Development Manager (Contract)

Edgewell Personal Care Brands, LLC • Mississauga, ON

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About The Position

The incumbent leads the development and implementation of category plans and insights for internal cross-functional teams and external customers. This includes providing analytical support, insights, and actionable recommendations that support the achievement of both the retailer and EPC’s sales and profit objectives.

Requirements

• University Business degree with 9+ years of category management or market/consumer analytics experience, preferably in a CPG environment.
• Excellent computer skills, including spreadsheet, database and presentation software.
• Experience with Nielsen data (i.e. MarketTrack, Strategic Planner) and Plan-o-gram software.

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of Numerator, LDIA, Stackline, and/or other Retailer tools is an asset.
• Prior sales/trade/marketing experience in a CPG environment is an asset.
• Strong understanding of the role of insights, analytics and shopper marketing in Category Management.
• Experience with category management theory & analysis and solid understanding of financial analysis principles is strongly preferred.
• Experience with OMNI/eCommerce insights and trends is an asset.
• Strong, proactive collaborator comfortable interacting at all levels within the organization. A team player who thrives in a team-oriented environment.
• Solid project management and organizational skills to prioritize and multi-task.
• Highly developed analytical, story-telling and problem-solving skills.
• Self-starter, able to work independently on projects.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills at all levels both within and outside the organization.

Responsibilities

• Develop category consumption projections at key points in the annual and strategic planning processes and be the authority in front of customer on future category trends.
• Fully leverage a broad range of insights (shopper/consumer/economic/retailer) into the category management process.
• Fully leverage analytical strength in creating compelling fact-based solutions for customer and brand plans.
• Deliver thorough and well-supported analysis to the customer regarding assortment and merchandising recommendations.
• Champion the category vision and strategy process for EPC categories.
• Align category development effort and priorities with marketing and sales strategy and support the identification of market opportunities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior