Manager, Category Management

Ocean Spray Cranberries • Boston, MA

120d • $95,200 - $130,900 • Remote

About The Position

Ocean Spray is hiring for a(n) Manager, Category Management! We're a team of farmers, thinkers, creators, and doers. Whatever your title, whatever your role — it always comes back to this: we're a farmer-owned co-op where everyone rolls up their sleeves to get the job done. Three maverick farmers started it all — and we've been making our own way ever since. This position is flexible to work-from-home or in one of our offices (Boston or Cincinnati for an office, other locations for work-from-home). This position is part of the Category Management and Shopper Insights team within the sales division.

Requirements

• 4+ years Category Management experience, Food & Beverage preferred
• Expertise with IRI/Nielsen POS
• Highly proficient in Excel and PowerPoint
• Experience with retailer loyalty card data (i.e. Scintilla, 84.51, SymphonyAI)
• Space planning software experience
• Strong analytic skills with a high attention to detail
• Ability to multitask and prioritize multiple ongoing projects
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to sell an idea persuasively and collaborate with others
• Bachelor's degree required

Responsibilities

• Provide category management support to Ocean Spray's business for the Grocery channel including trend analysis, item ranking reporting, category review/reset process and shopper panel insights
• Create business reviews that incorporate retailer, market and category trends as well as consumer and shopper insights
• Leverage insights to create growth strategies for the category
• Create and present planogram recommendations for retailers
• Partner with Ocean Spray sales team developing insights and presentations for customers
• Utilize multiple data sources to develop comprehensive recommendations spanning product, placement, price, and promotion
• Uncover assortment opportunities through space to sales analyses

Benefits

• Complete insurance package on Day-1 that includes a plethora of health and wellness programs
• Health, Dental and Vision insurance
• Health savings account
• Flexible spending account
• Life and accident insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Telehealth services
• Fertility benefits
• Transgender benefits
• 1:1 health coaching and more
• 401(k) with up to 6% Company matching; additional potential discretionary match at year-end
• Short-Term Incentive/Performance bonuses
• Flexible scheduling options
• Vacation pay, up to three weeks of time (pro-rated for your first year of employment)
• Holiday pay for 12 holidays
• Career development and growth opportunities
• Tuition/Education assistance programs
• Access to LinkedIn Learning
• Scholarship programs for children of employees
• Parental leave
• Bright Horizons Family Solutions - Back-up care, tutoring, etc.
• Adoption assistance
• Bereavement leave
• Up to $300 fitness reimbursement
• Up to $300 massage reimbursement
• Employee appreciation events
• Employee discounts
• Charitable giving

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Support Activities for Agriculture and Forestry
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree