Category Insights Manager – Albertson’s

Kenvue•Jersey City, NJ

1d•Remote

About The Position

At Kenvue, we realize the extraordinary power of everyday care. Built on over a century of heritage and rooted in science, we’re the house of iconic brands - including NEUTROGENA®, AVEENO®, TYLENOL®, LISTERINE®, JOHNSON’S® and BAND-AID® that you already know and love. Science is our passion; care is our talent. Our global team is ~ 22,000 brilliant people with a workplace culture where every voice matters, and every contribution is appreciated. We are passionate about insights, innovation and committed to delivering the best products to our customers. With expertise and empathy, being a Kenvuer means having the power to impact millions of people every day. We put people first, care fiercely, earn trust with science and solve with courage – and have brilliant opportunities waiting for you! Join us in shaping our future–and yours. For more information, click here. The Category Insights Manager role is responsible for driving category strategies that result in market leading category growth and joint value creation. This individual will be responsible for translating these into category growth driving planogram executions. This person will serve as the primary category resource for multiple stakeholders at the customer including (but not limited to) Category Managers/Buyers and planograms Development. This person should be an expert in analytics, assortment discipline, business processes, and key shopper/ category systems such as POS, Syndicated Data, JDA Space Planning Software. This person should be able to operate a high level fast paced, complex, and changing business environment.

Requirements

Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree is required.
Minimum of five (5) years in customer insights, category insights/management, consumer or relevant business experience is required.
Must have the ability to understand and interpret shopper and category insights research and a strong understanding of syndicated data (Circana or Nielsen).
Working knowledge of how to build and manipulate customer planograms by utilizing planogram software (JDA/Blue Yonder, Apollo).
Knowledge of computer technology, analytical software programs, MS Office Suite and database management, including development of queries and assessment of data to draw accurate conclusions is required.
Ability to independently devise work scheduling for others and to organize and complete assigned work is required.
Strong presentation skills and ability to tailor skills and presentation style to a variety of key decision makers is required.
Ability to understand, interpret and communicate complex information across multiple levels is required.
Ability to develop and oversee the execution of project plans and to implement, execute and draw conclusions from a variety of customer, shopper and category studies is required
Experience with space planning software is required.
Role will require up to 50% domestic travel.

Responsibilities

Serve as Category Captain/Advisor on specified categories – Self Care categories.
Provide unbiased strategic and tactical insights and recommendations to the customer buyers on Distribution, Shelving, Merchandising, Pricing, and Promotional opportunities to improve category performance.
Provide superior support to the customer during planogram reset process.
Uncover business opportunities with deep-dive analytics using a variety of resources including, but not limited to: Syndicated Data, Marketplace & HH Panel Assessments, and Ad/Promotion Review.
Work with internal Shopper/Category partners on research opportunities: provide voice-of-customer, facilitate research projects, and activate findings to be customer-specific.
Work with Customer Development Manager and internal partners on Category Strategy Development including growth plans for focus Segments/Brands, Regional/Demographic Opportunities, and Assortment Gaps.
Work with Customer Development Manager and internal business partners on Category Strategy development including growth plans for focus Segments/Brands, Regional/Demographic Opportunities, and Assortment Gaps.
Influence and execute the planograms activation with merchandising improvements, efficient assortment, and planogram versioning solutions.
Proactively integrate customer-specific insights into category management process.
Conducts store visits to monitor merchandising status by taking photos and providing presence improvement suggestions.
Develop, leverage, and share best-practices to enhance the entire category management team.