Category Leadership Manager - Ahold Delhaize
About The Position
We are looking for a team member who brings strong expertise in key Kraft Heinz categories, customer dynamics, shopper insights, assortment strategy, and shelf optimization. The Category Leadership Manager (CLM) identifies category opportunities through insights, reporting, and presentations. This person applies knowledge of the customer, shopper, shelf, and current trends to create influential stories that drive action with the customer and internally. The CLM conducts assortment analysis and SKU optimization to support strong execution across assigned categories and customers.
Requirements
- Minimum 5+ years of consumer packaged goods experience
- Strong analytical and problem-solving capability
- Strong visual storytelling capabilities
- Strong knowledge of POS, panel, shopper card, and supply chain data, along with space management principles
- Good project management skills
- Proven written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
- Ability to build strong relationships both internally and externally and to work cross-functionally in a fast-paced environment
Responsibilities
- Draw key insights and business recommendations on distribution, assortment, and eCommerce using customer gateway POS, shopper card, and supply chain data
- Leverage Kraft Heinz research and insights to advance shopper understanding and aisle initiatives
- Develop and integrate consumer, shopper, and retailer insights to support targeted plans, recommendations, and business decisions
- Use available insight resources to identify and prioritize consumer and shopper needs and opportunities
- Integrate data into impactful customer-specific selling stories that support category business-building initiatives
- Partner with internal and external teams on assortment-related opportunities and execution needs
- Lead space initiatives across aisle and store for assigned categories and customers
- Apply best-practice category management processes and Kraft Heinz shelving principles and standards
- Partner with Sales to support the development of insight-based new item presentations
- Apply the full suite of tools to address business issues and improve category execution
- Host collaboration sessions with internal stakeholders to align on strategy for assigned customer and category
Benefits
- Coverage for employees (and their eligible dependents) through affordable access to healthcare, protection, and saving for the future, we offer plans tailored to meet you and your family’s needs.
- Events, resources, and learning opportunities that inspire a physical, social, emotional, and financial well-being lifestyle for our employees and their families.
- Medical, Prescription Drug, Dental, Vision, Screenings/Assessments
- Paid Time Off, Company Holidays, Leave of Absence, Flexible Work Arrangements, Recognition, Training
- Employee Assistance Program, Wellbeing Programs, Family Support Programs
- 401k, Life, Accidental Death & Dismemberment, Disability
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
