Category Manager - Multi Channel, Personal Health (Stamford, CT)

Philips•Stamford, CT

3d•$110,000 - $174,720•Onsite

About The Position

Provides category management and sales analytics expertise across the Philips Personal Health portfolio for teams working with omnichannel Canadian retailers as well as Target and Costco in the USA. This role involves collaborating with sales team colleagues and customer partners to monitor omnichannel consumer and sales trends for key categories within Philips Personal Health: Oral Health Care, Grooming & Beauty and Mother & Child Care. The Category Manager will provide guidance for assortment, pricing, promotion and shelf layout, and construct planograms. They will enrich analyses by leveraging insights from proprietary retailer data resources and build working relationships with sales account managers across multiple retailers and channels. The role also involves establishing rapport across Philips functional teams to build winning sales stories, leveraging AI resources for efficiency, and serving as an analytic thought leader. The individual will build credibility in presentations and work in the Stamford, CT office with approximately 10% travel.

Requirements

5+ years of experience working with retailers, CPG manufacturers and/or consultants in category management, merchandising and data management and insights.
Strong familiarity with syndicated data resources (Nielsen, Circana, etc.) and data hierarchies and the ability to navigate the nuances associated with using these tools.
Demonstrated ability to understand retailer specific sales tools as well as shopper and panel data and to generate insights.
A bachelor’s degree or equivalent.
Comfortable navigating between a diverse group of retailers, categories and data sources to solve problems and create winning selling stories.
Must be able to successfully perform the following minimum Physical, Cognitive and Environmental job requirements with or without accommodation for this position.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with sales team colleagues and customer partners to monitor omnichannel consumer and sales trends for the key categories within Philips Personal Health: Oral Health Care, Grooming & Beauty and Mother & Child Care.
Provide guidance for assortment, pricing, promotion and shelf layout and construct planograms for illustration purposes as needs require.
Enrich analyses by leveraging insights from proprietary retailer data resources as opportunities arise.
Create working relationships with sales account managers across multiple retailers and channels.
Establish rapport across Philips functional teams to build winning sales stories to drive the business.
Leverage AI resources and processes where applicable to maximize efficiency.
Serve as an analytic thought leader for Philips and help to train colleagues to use data and tools to continuously improve business performance.
Build credibility in virtual and in-person presentations to colleagues and customers.