Category Manager

Clarios • Milwaukee, WI

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About The Position

The Category Manager provides category management for assigned accounts, with a strong focus on analytical support, line reviews, trend analysis, and developing insights that improve customer performance. The role analyzes consumer, customer, industry, and sales data; develops recommendations and sales strategies; presents market and consumer research; and maintains accurate sales, item, pricing, and customer master data. The Category Manager also supports internal account teams with objective market-informed recommendations and manages multiple projects and reporting priorities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in marketing, business, market research, or a related field.
• Category Management Association Certified Professional Category Analyst and Category Manager certifications.
• At least 5 years of Category Management experience.
• Extremely detail-oriented.
• Proven ability to work with data from multiple sources, interpret it, and turn it into actionable insights.
• Experience in strategy development.
• Proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint.
• Willingness to travel 10–15%.

Nice To Haves

• Delta Bronze and Silver certification.
• Retail experience or background.

Responsibilities

• Conduct line reviews for assigned accounts, including assortment recommendations, segment trend performance, and strategies and tactics to drive sales.
• Analyze and interpret consumer, customer, industry, and sales data, turning findings into actionable insights.
• Recommend strategies and tactics to drive sales performance, identify gaps, or solve problems.
• Create and present market and consumer research to assigned accounts.
• Provide recommendations and guidance based on market analysis or sales data.
• Build the primary relationship with the customer.
• Accurately maintain databases containing sales and item attribute information.
• Accurately maintain and upload competitive price-shop files.
• Accurately maintain master data for key-account and non-key-account customers.
• Create and maintain standard operating procedures for tasks and projects.
• Complete ad hoc reporting and analysis as needed.
• Support internal account teams with unbiased recommendations informed by the market, industry, consumer, and customer.
• Manage multiple projects and reporting or analytics tasks, adjusting priorities according to opportunities and needs.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage starting on the date of hire.
• 401(k) savings plan with company matching.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Perks and discounts.
• Parental and caregiver leave programs.
• Paid time off.
• Flexible spending.
• Short- and long-term disability insurance.
• Basic life insurance.
• Business travel insurance.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Full-service cafeteria and workout facility at the headquarters location.

What This Job Offers

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