CATEGORY MANAGER II

McCormick • Cockeysville, MD

123d

About The Position

We are looking to hire a Category Manager II immediately in a remote capacity. This position will be supporting the Publix and Kroger Bag 1 (S&E and Recipe Mix) teams. This position reports to a Category Director. This Category Manager II is a critical role in the Sales organization, supporting the development of account strategy, particularly in areas of assortment, shelving, pricing and promotion.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Sales, Marketing or other related field
• 6+ years of experience in Sales, Finance, Marketing or Business Management
• 4+ years of experience customer/sales experience, including 2+ years in Category Management
• Strong knowledge of syndicated POS and panel data (Circana, Nielsen, etc.)
• Familiarity with pricing, promotion and assortment optimization software and experience working with customer-specific data systems (84.51, Symphony RetailAI, dunnhumby, etc.)
• Strong analytic skills and demonstrated ability to translate insights into actionable business recommendations that deliver positive results
• Excellent verbal and written presentation skills, with the ability to analyze and understand the data and then effectively communicate those insights to both internal and external audiences
• Ability to react quickly, prioritize projects and complete tasks in a timely manner to meet deadlines
• Ability to work in cross-functional teams, self-motivated and team oriented
• Understanding of Field Sales and Retailer process in business analytics as well as distribution obstacles is a benefit
• Creative problem solving in the dynamic environment as it relates to retail execution

Responsibilities

• Understanding industry, consumer and category trends and translating those insights into actionable strategic business recommendations to achieve both McCormick and customer goals and objectives
• Providing proactive analysis and shopper insight driven recommendations against all key business drivers, and leading presentations related to category business reviews, assortment & space optimization, promotion & pricing effectiveness, and trade efficiency
• Leveraging all the analytic tools available to identify customer opportunities
• Developing collaborative partnerships with key strategic customers so that McCormick is viewed as the category leader in providing flavor solutions and category recommendations for the categories in which we compete
• One direct report, and will be responsible for developing analyst on the team

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Career growth opportunities
• Flexibility and Support for Diverse Life Stages and Choices
• Wellbeing programs including Physical, Mental and Financial wellness
• Tuition assistance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Food Manufacturing
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree