Category Manager
About The Position
Keurig Dr Pepper is seeking an analytically minded Category Manager to join its West Business Unit Category Management team. The role provides strategic, consultative category guidance to support growth across the KDP portfolio. The Category Manager analyzes and synthesizes multiple data sources to develop insights and actionable recommendations, using strong communication and influencing skills to drive action with customer-facing teams. The role builds business relationships with the Commercialization team, delivers consumer-driven category leadership informed by marketplace insights and trends, and collaborates with internal cross-functional and customer-facing teams to develop strategic and tactical solutions. It also supports reporting, trend analysis, customized reports, and special projects, and serves as the category expert for cross-functional colleagues.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree.
- At least 5 years of business experience in Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG), with a mandatory focus on category management, business analytics, and/or shopper insights.
- Extensive knowledge of syndicated data, including IRI and/or Nielsen.
- Proficiency with JDA Space Planning software and Tableau.
- Exceptional verbal, written, and presentation communication skills, with strong follow-through.
- Ability to use facts and insights to develop category shelving guidance and actionable recommendations.
- Demonstrated drive for results and ability to build collaborative partnerships with customers and internal business partners across functional teams.
- Ability to develop and influence strategies and tactics at both retailer and manufacturer levels, vertically and horizontally.
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel, Access, Word, and PowerPoint.
Responsibilities
- Develop and cultivate business relationships with the Commercialization team, establishing KDP as a key partner for category management needs.
- Deliver consumer-driven category leadership based on marketplace insights and trends to guide strategic choices and tactical execution.
- Conduct analysis using research, category management capabilities, analytical tools, and data visualization to identify and communicate business opportunities and challenges.
- Collaborate with internal cross-functional and customer-facing teams to develop strategic and tactical solutions to business opportunities.
- Provide category management reporting, trend analysis, customized reports, and special project support for cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
- Apply critical thinking and problem-solving to anticipate issues and opportunities, elevate analyses beyond reporting, and translate insights into retail action.
- Serve as the category expert for cross-functional team members.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision benefits, subject to eligibility and applicable collective bargaining agreements.
- Paid time off.
- 401(k) program with employer match.
- Child and elder care benefits.
- Adoption benefits.
- Paid parental leave.
- Fertility benefits.
- Employee Resource Groups.
- Breastmilk shipping services.
- Dependent scholarship program.
- Tuition reimbursement.
- Education assistance.
- Employee Assistance Program.
- Personalized wellness platform.
- Mileage reimbursement.
- Annual performance-based bonus, subject to eligibility.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
