Category Manager, Dollar General

The Coca-Cola Company•Nashville, TN

2d•Remote

About The Position

This role is responsible for delivering customer-focused, category-level analytics, emphasizing shelf leadership for Dollar General. This role supports the development of schematics and the overall strategy for space allocation and assortment.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree
2–5 years of related work experience
Analytical experience is essential
Intermediate proficiency in computer applications including Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint, as well as PowerBI and/or Tableau.
Ability to absorb training for both software and hardware development
Capacity to translate mathematical and numeric data into productive analyses
Must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis and must not require The Coca-Cola Company's sponsorship to continue to work legally in the United States.

Nice To Haves

Category Insights
Category Management
Category Strategy
Customer Insights
Data Analysis
Data-Driven Decision Making
Storytelling

Responsibilities

Develop schematics that adhere to the company’s merchandising standards, channel strategies, and align with customer objectives.
Manage projects that may encompass the entire beverage section, include assortment across multiple manufacturers, and require cleansing, downloading scan data, and conducting complex space-to-sales analyses.
Conduct ROI analyses to evaluate project value, communicate findings to project requesters, and prioritize high-value tasks.
Perform sales calls independently, without the support of Sales leads or additional Category Managers.
Lead customer conversations on the strategic placement of company products, confidently presenting recommended schematics, beverage performance, category growth opportunities, and availability points.
Provide analyses and interpretation of internal and external databases, including Nielsen syndicated tools and other ad hoc resources, to understand critical business trends and performance (past and future).
Identify emerging trends and develop hypotheses for performance interfaces, offering coherent solution recommendations.
Conduct ad-hoc analyses in response to identified business issues or needs.
Manage customer-specific projects by working with space managers, category managers, sales leads, and customers to determine project parameters.
Develop scorecards to track and measure projects, provide progress updates, analyze results, and conduct post-reset analyses.