Category Manager

Keurig Dr Pepper • Frisco, TX

60d • $96,800 - $125,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) is looking for a highly motivated, analytically minded professional to join its Convenience Store Channel supporting its 7-Eleven Business and Regional Convenience East Coast Customers. The Category Manager plays a valuable role in building a strong partnership by providing strategic, consultative category guidance to deliver market leading growth across KDP beverage categories. This individual will conduct high quality analysis and synthesize multiple data sources to generate insights and actionable recommendations, while leveraging effective communication & influencing skills to orchestrate action within key customer decision makers. This role is located Frisco, TX with up to 25% travel.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree required
• A minimum of 5 years of business experience in Consumer-Packaged Goods (CPG) with a focus on category management (mandatory), business analytics and/or shopper insights
• Background within Beverage Industry & 7-Eleven preferred.
• Exceptional communication skills – verbal, written & presentation and follow-through
• Strength in leveraging facts and insights to build compelling stories with actionable recommendations
• Superior drive for results with demonstrated ability to build indispensable, collaborative partnerships with the customer and internal business partners, across functional teams
• Capability to develop and influence strategies and tactics at both retailer and manufacturer, vertically and horizontally
• Extensive syndicated data knowledge with IRI, Nielsen, Infoscout retailer-specific point of sale (POS), etc.
• Advanced proficiency in JDA Space Planning software
• Highly skilled in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Access, Word, Co-Pilot, and PowerPoint)

Responsibilities

• Develop and cultivate business relationships with key contacts that establish KDP as the indispensable partner for all category management needs
• Deliver fully integrated consumer, shopper, category and marketplace insights and trends to guide strategic choices and tactical executions
• Conduct robust analysis using research, category management capabilities, analytical tools, and data visualization to identify and communicate business opportunities or challenges
• Collaborate with multiple internal cross-functional teams and the customer to connect business opportunities and develop both strategic and tactical solutions
• Plan and execute planogram and assortment reviews
• Provide category management reporting, trend analysis, customized reports, and special project work for the KDP cross functional team and for key customer stakeholders
• Leverage critical thinking and problem-solving skills to recognize and anticipate issues and opportunities by elevating analysis beyond reporting and translating insight into retail action
• Serve as the expert on all things category to cross-functional team members

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Disability
• Paid Time Off (including paid parental leave, vacation, and sick)
• 401k with company match
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Annual bonus based on performance and eligibility

What This Job Offers

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