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. Working with Sales and Marketing, the role provides strategic guidance to help grow the company’s premium food and beverage portfolio. The Manager uses data to identify opportunities and new ways of working, and to make actionable recommendations. This analytical, data-driven storyteller and cross-functional partner is a member of the Category Development team and reports to the Sr. Director, Category Development. The team’s mission is to drive profitable growth by understanding the company’s categories, customers, and consumers better than competitors. The position is based at the company’s West Los Angeles, California office and follows a hybrid schedule: in-office Monday through Wednesday, with the option to work remotely Thursday and Friday.
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, and the ability to appropriately leverage AI tools to advance the team’s work.
- Ability to clearly and succinctly explain data and resulting insights to internal and external stakeholders, including customers.
- Proven success in highlighting key insights or opportunities visually or in PowerPoint.
- 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, company 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’s business units.
Benefits
- Medical coverage
- Vision and dental plans
- 401(k) with match eligibility
- 24/7 online physician consultations
- Virtual mental health resources
- Life coaching
- Employee community groups
- Cash rewards for healthy habits and fitness reimbursements
- On-demand fitness videos
- Career progression and internal mobility opportunities
- Learning and development resources, including manager and leadership training, webinars, and eLearning courses
- Company-wide mentorship program
- Continuous improvement training
- Company-provided funds to allocate to up to three charities through Wonderful Giving
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
No Education Listed
