Customer Category Manager

Tyson Foods, Inc.•Springdale, AR

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Tyson Foods is looking for a Customer Category Manager to serve as the Category Advisor to Albertsons across our Refrigerated portfolio. This role leads category strategy and delivers data-driven insights, providing independent guidance to the customer to drive profitable growth for both the retailer and Tyson’s portfolio of top performing brands. Role will be based on-site at our corporate headquarters in Northwest Arkansas. This role will require travel to the customer and internal meetings.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Data Analytics or related field
5+ years in Category Management supporting complex grocery retailers
Experience with fast-moving CPG brands or grocery industry
Technical skills in Excel and PowerPoint.
Exceptional communication skills – verbal, written and presentation.
Willingness to travel 10-25% of the time for customer meetings and internal meetings (varies based on location relative to customer).

Nice To Haves

Previous experience as a Category Advisor or Category Captain
Previous experience working on Albertsons and with SymphonyAI data
Advanced technical skills to handle the complexities of Albertsons with national and divisional level requests
Strong storytelling skills – ability to tell the story with the data in a digestible way
Positive, proactive, agile and able to manage multiple projects simultaneously
Power BI and Power Query a plus.

Responsibilities

Serve as a trusted advisor to Albertsons partners for category management needs at the national and divisional level
Analyze category, shopper, and competitive data utilizing syndicated data (IRI/NielsenIQ) to identify growth opportunities and inform category strategies
Develop and deliver actionable insights that influence assortment, pricing, promotion, and shelving decisions leveraging SymphonyAI data
Translate complex data into clear, compelling recommendations for both internal teams and customer partners
Lead customer-facing presentations, line reviews, and business updates to drive alignment and growth initiatives with cross-functional partners
Provide ongoing reporting and scorecards to Albertsons partners and Tyson sales team members to monitor key goals (KPIs) and initiatives
Play a part in driving Tyson’s Category Management & Analytics team performance, development, and impact through socialization of best practices and perspective with team members in formal and informal forums.