Director, Category Management

Acosta • Brea, FL

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

This position is open to #Hybrid, in the office 3 days a week . You will provide leadership and development to your business analytics/category management team to deliver best-in-class category, customer, and shopper insights focused on achieving objectives for our clients and customers. You will work closely with your manager and sales partners to drive results through advanced analytics and actionable recommendations.

Requirements

• Bachelors Degree
• 6 to 10 years of related work experience
• At least 2 years of Supervisor/Management experience
• Possess a solid working knowledge of the Retail & CPG industries, with a strength in the area responsible for managing data sources like Retailer POS, NielsenIQ, IRI/Circana , consumer insights tools, and concepts.
• Lead , coach, and practice solid project management and accountability skills, leading others in the optimal direction and execution against analytical deliverables .
• Lead others in the execution of projects and initiatives , clearly communicating goals/expectations, assigning tasks, and setting effective measures of results.
• Advanced skills in cross-functional teamwork, communication, presentation/storytelling , plan preparation, and delivering effective solutions.
• Break down larger problems into smaller components and potential resolutions .
• Customize and adapt communication and discussion to appeal to the specific interests, needs, and levels of the audience.
• Build and maintain effective relationships with stakeholders , gaining trust and respect, leading to optimal execution of results.
• Prioritize initiatives and resources based on the strategic priorities of the organization.
• Clearly define and communicate roles and responsibilities to others.
• Build strategic objectives with senior leadership, identifying areas of growth.

Nice To Haves

• Category Management certification, preferred

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and support for your team by leveraging business processes to ensure the efficient operation of the organization, while providing deliverables that support positive results for our client(s) and customer(s).
• Recruit, train, supervise, evaluate, and develop your associates to increase their knowledge, skills, and output quality while generating excitement for tools that facilitate everyday business management and opportunity analysis across the team(s) to support client(s) and/or customer(s) objectives.
• Foster associate engagement with regular team meetings to drive connectivity, discuss responsibilities, and encourage best practice sharing.
• Support and champion key organizational initiatives.
• Participate in task forces and other miscellaneous projects as requested by the leadership team.
• Manage revenue goals , identify new business opportunities, and close gaps.

What This Job Offers

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