Category Management Associate Manager

PepsiCo • St. Louis Park, MN

12h

About The Position

We are PepsiCo
PepsiCo is a global food and beverage leader operating in more than 200 countries with a portfolio of 23 world‑famous, billion‑dollar brands. From Pepsi and Gatorade to Quaker and Lay’s, we make foods and beverages that play a meaningful role in everyday moments and across key retail occasions.
Innovation is a critical way we impact the market and the communities we serve. We believe there is value in products, people, and planet, and we strive to make a difference by creating solutions that leave a lasting, positive footprint.
Our culture is inspired by our employees — we are dynamic, collaborative, and driven by teams who bring new ideas forward every day. At PepsiCo, What Makes You Unique Makes Us Better.
Category Leadership
The North American Insights & Intelligence organization brings the best of our consumer and customer-oriented teams together under one roof for our entire PepsiCo portfolio. These teams include Shopper Analytics & Insights, Consumer Insights, Marketplace Insights, Category Leadership and Space. This approach allows us to build best-in-class capabilities, develop deep functional expertise and offer focused programs to drive growth with our customers. We’re proud to be named by our customers as the #1 CPG to work with for eight straight years, as measured by Kantar PowerRankings.
As an Associate Category Manager, you will deliver strategic insight in support of the PepsiCo Beverages Team while partnering with an enterprise customer. Specifically, this role will work to identify market trends, competitive threats, brand strategies and customer strategies in order to increase sales and market share.
Your primary responsibility is to lead, enhance, and grow the PepsiCo Beverage Insights relationship with key stakeholders (PepsiCo Sales leaders and Target Buyers) by being a thought leader and “go-to” resource for all category, shopper and consumer trends, and merchandising solutions. Use shopper specific granular analytics from multiple data sources across markets, shoppers, and consumers to make business-building recommendations for category growth.
Your secondary responsibilities include leveraging multiple data sources to gain a deep understanding of consumer and shopper behavior and interactions across products, geographies, cohorts, and occasions through syndicated data like Circana. This analysis will be used to drive the customer's learning agenda.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree required, MBA a plus
• 3+ years of Category Management / Insights within the consumer packages goods industry
• 3-5 years’ experience in analyzing and interpreting data
• Demonstrated analytical, critical thinking and thought leadership skills
• Strong PC skill set (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
• Experience with standard data resources and solutions (Circana/NielsenIQ, Panel, RSI)
• Strong communication and presentation skills, ability to interact confidently and effectively with team members, management and the customer
• Collaboration is essential in this role as the person will work very closely with account sales leads, cross-functional teams as well as the retailer directly
• Strong planning/organizing skills; the ability to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously
• Must be eligible to work in the United States

Responsibilities

• Utilize syndicated consumer and market data for the purpose of uncovering compelling insights for line reviews
• Leverage shopper and consumer insights in the development of category strategies and retailer relevant sell stories
• Integrate information from many sources and develop actionable insights and recommendations
• Provide expert analysis and insight to Sales Team members so they can effectively make optimal decisions in the marketplace, and share that learning across the broader organization
• Keep abreast of developments and best practices in category management. It is expected that you will pursue the knowledge needed to improve departmental capabilities and improve professional competence
• Participate in account strategic planning process
• Act as a strong, clear, objective, and inspiring voice of enterprise Customer Team

Benefits

• The expected compensation range for this position is between $93,500 - $156,450.
• Bonus based on performance and eligibility target payout is 15% of annual salary paid out annually.
• Paid time off subject to eligibility, including paid parental leave, vacation, sick, and bereavement.
• In addition to salary, PepsiCo offers a comprehensive benefits package to support our employees and their families, subject to elections and eligibility: Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, Health, and Dependent Care Reimbursement Accounts, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Insurance (Accident, Group Legal, Life), Defined Contribution Retirement Plan.

What This Job Offers

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