Category Manager - Regional Grocery

Sazerac Company•Dallas, IN

2d•$132,000 - $198,900•Remote

About The Position

This Category Manager – Regional Grocery role is built for someone who wants their insights to drive real decisions - not sit in reports. You’ll partner directly with Sales and regional grocery retailers to turn data into clear strategies that grow distribution, shelf presence, and category performance, while also supporting national account initiatives and strategic projects as needed. This is a highly visible, remote role (Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Dallas, Indiana) where you’ll own your work end-to-end and see it come to life in-store. If you’re comfortable working with imperfect data and turning it into action, this role puts you at the center of how we win in market.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Economics, or a related field
8+ years of experience in Category Management, Shopper Insights, or related roles within CPG or beverage
Proven ability to turn retail and shopper data into clear, customer-facing recommendations that drive results
Experience working with syndicated and shopper data (e.g., Nielsen, IRI/Circana) and tools like Excel or Power BI

Nice To Haves

Experience leading captaincies in large regional or national grocery retailers
Background in beverage, alcohol, or other DSD categories
Experience with advanced data tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau, SQL, Alteryx) or building scalable reporting solutions

Responsibilities

Own the full process - from pulling and analyzing raw, imperfect data to turning it into clear selling stories that drive decisions with retailers and Sales
Work directly with Sales and customers to ensure insights show up in conversations and translate to in-store execution
Identify and push the biggest growth opportunities across assortment, shelving, pricing, and promotions
Own and manage category captainships, serving as a trusted category advisor to retailer partners and delivering objective, category-first recommendations that drive growth
Responsible for Category Management support across Hy-Vee, Publix, SEG, Schnucks, Festival Foods, Food Lion, Giant Eagle, and ALDI
Build simple, high-impact tools and visuals that drive action-not just reporting
Stay close to the market and validate in-store to ensure strategies deliver real results