Category Manager Jobs

1,237 jobs found — updated daily

Sr Manager, Category Strategy

Campbell's•Camden, NJ
•Hybrid
Match Resume

About The Position

The Senior Manager, Category & Shopper Strategy leads strategic initiatives for our portfolio across all channels, with a focus on distribution and shelving specific to a category. The position is the subject matter expert on shopper behavior, category trends and key retailer strategy through syndicated data analysis and development of relevant insights, both qualitative and quantitative. The Senior Manager, Category & Shopper Strategy is responsible for the effective communication of distribution and shelving principles that are in sync with merchandising and pricing priorities supporting the Annual Operating Plan. This includes support for gold standard aisle flow, planogram recommendations and future forward aisle vision. Additionally, the role is responsible for publishing and presenting selling materials for existing and new items with sufficient lead time to support opportunity identification, gain category leadership at strategic customers, and to drive key sales strategies forward through the field Sales teams. This role is also a participant in customer-facing meetings to support strategic vision, new item sell-in, and joint business planning. A crucial part of the role is to develop strong working partnerships cross-functionally with Marketing, Consumer & Shopper Insights, Sales Strategy, and Innovation.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's Degree required
  • 8+ years CPG experience required
  • Category Management
  • Analytics & Reporting
  • Customer Sales / Customer Management
  • Shopper Insights
  • Category Strategy
  • Experience leveraging Syndicated Data (IRI, Nielsen, Numerator, etc.)
  • Space Management Software (JDA, Apollo, etc)
  • Communication
  • Storytelling & Presentation Skills
  • Strong Data & Analytics
  • Process management
  • Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Powerpoint

Nice To Haves

  • Works with many cross-functional groups or teams at the customer team and Headquarter level (e.g. Consumer & Shopper Insights Team, Brand Teams, Field Sales and Category Management, Go-to-Market/Sales Strategy, and Innovation)
  • Understands the unique characteristics and challenges of various retail channels and their implications and opportunities for relevant categories
  • Synthesizes multiple data sources to develop clear strategic initiatives and compelling selling stories
  • Comfortable presenting often in small and large settings.

Responsibilities

  • Interacts regularly with senior Sales, Marketing, and Consumer & Shopper Insights teams to develop strategic recommendations based on data analysis and insights
  • Responsible for generating category, shopper, and consumer insights-based selling materials: Product and Assortment Prioritization based on category contribution and strategic brand initiatives to drive in market performance of existing portfolio
  • Support price/pack architecture, channel strategy, and commercialization priorities
  • New Item Sell-In to drive Speed to Shelf
  • Aisle Flow and Planogram Recommendations
  • Provides senior-level briefings on category trends, key research findings and provides guidance on potential strategies to action insights
  • Responsible for developing effective business strategies for various channels of trade with Clear Distribution and Shelving targets by working closely with Field Category Management
  • Provides training and guidance to field-based team members to ensure quality of execution with customers and customer teams
  • Develops communication strategy to implement key research insights into business plans at the customer level
  • Creates direction for joint business planning development and for the category management function based on insights
  • Supports field peers, as needed, in preparation for key meetings with priority customers
  • Engages with key customers to gain and share insights

Benefits

  • medical
  • dental
  • short and long-term disability
  • AD&D
  • life insurance (for individual, families, and domestic partners)
  • matching 401(k) plan
  • unlimited sick time
  • paid time off
  • holiday pay
  • free access to the fitness center (if in WHQ)
  • on-site day care (operated by Bright Horizons)
  • company store
  • Campbell’s Cares program matches employee donations and/or volunteer activity up to $1,500 annually
  • variety of Employee Resource Groups (ERGs)

Stand Out From the Crowd

Upload your resume and get instant feedback on how well it matches this job.

Upload and Match Resume

What This Job Offers

Job Type

Full-time

Career Level

Manager

Job Search Resources

Career Resources

Category Manager Career GuideSkills, salary, and career path
Category Manager Resume ExamplesSamples and writing tips
Category Manager Cover Letter ExamplesTemplates and best practices

Build a Resume for Category Manager

The resume builder that gets results.

  • Get clear feedback so you look as qualified as you are
  • Align your resume with the job to get further in the process, faster
  • Take the guesswork out of resume writing
Explore the resume builder

Explore Related Job Searches

ManagerEngineerAnalystRnDirectorCoo

Tools

Templates & Examples

Resources

Comparisons

Company

Over 4 Million Users
Free AI tools and resources to help you land your next job, faster
© 2026 Teal Labs, Inc
Privacy PolicyTerms of Service