Manager, Category Development
About The Position
The Manager, Category Development delivers actionable insights and develops fact-based, customer-facing analysis and deliverables for The Wonderful Company’s brands. The role partners with Sales and Marketing to provide strategic guidance to grow the company’s premium food and beverage portfolio. It uses data to identify opportunities, improve ways of working, and make actionable recommendations. The Category Development team’s mission is to drive profitable growth by understanding the company’s categories, customers, and consumers better than competitors. The position analyzes categories, brands, competition, channels, and accounts; develops insights and recommendations for key initiatives and selling stories; and presents findings to sales managers, retail buyers, and internal cross-functional partners. It also builds partnerships with brand, trade, and sales personnel across the company’s business units. This position is based in the West Los Angeles, California office, with a hybrid schedule requiring in-office work Monday through Wednesday and allowing remote work Thursday and Friday. It reports to the Sr. Director, Category Development. The listed pay range is $110,000–$120,000 and may include a discretionary bonus; final compensation depends on skills and experience.
Requirements
- Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills, including the ability to integrate multiple data sets to identify opportunities and make recommendations.
- Ability to multitask in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment while remaining focused on the end goal.
- Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
- Ability to leverage AI tools appropriately to advance the team’s work.
- Ability to clearly and succinctly explain data and resulting insights to internal and external stakeholders.
- Proven success in highlighting key insights or opportunities visually or in PowerPoint format.
- A natural mindset for analytics.
- Curiosity about market trends, shopper behavior, and related business processes.
Responsibilities
- Use data to develop insights and recommendations for key initiatives, including selling stories.
- Analyze and provide thought leadership on categories, brands, competition, assigned channels, and accounts.
- Present actionable insights to sales managers, retail buyers, and internal cross-functional partners.
- Establish partnerships with brand, trade, and sales personnel across The Wonderful Company business units.
- Use data to identify opportunities, improve ways of working, and make actionable recommendations.
Benefits
- Medical coverage, comprehensive vision and dental plans, and 401(k) with match eligibility.
- 24/7 online physician consultations.
- Virtual mental health resources and life coaching.
- Employee community groups.
- Cash rewards for healthy habits and fitness reimbursements.
- On-demand fitness video library.
- Career progression and internal mobility opportunities.
- Learning and development resources, including people-manager and leadership training, webinars, and eLearning courses.
- Company-wide mentorship program.
- Continuous improvement training.
- Company-provided funds for employees to allocate to up to three charities of their choice.
- Opportunity to participate in group community service projects.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
No Education Listed
