Category Manager

🔥 14 hours ago

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $111k - $160.9k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

🛒 Procurement

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Reynolds Consumer Products

WebsiteLinkedInAll Job Openings

1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 2011

👥 B2C

🏭 Manufacturing

💰 $700M Post-IPO Debt - Reynolds Consumer Products on 2024-10

B2C • Manufacturing

Reynolds Consumer Products is a U. S. -based consumer goods company focused on household products and packaging, best known for brands such as Hefty (trash bags) and other home-maintenance products. The company develops, manufactures and markets disposable consumer products (trash bags, cleaning-related products in partnership/licensing arrangements) sold through national retailers, supported by brand marketing and product innovations such as scented and odor-control trash bags. Reynolds promotes its brands via integrated advertising campaigns and retail distribution across the country.

📋 Description

• Drive category growth and customer business performance through fact-based insights, category management strategies, and cross-functional collaboration • Partner with internal sales teams and external retail customers to develop category recommendations, optimize assortment and shelf space, and strengthen selling initiatives across omnichannel retail environments • Translate category performance, shopper behavior, competitive activity, and market trends into actionable recommendations supporting customer objectives and business growth • Advance category management initiatives by aligning strategic and tactical selling plans across multiple organizational levels • Serve as the category and competitive subject matter expert for internal headquarters business groups, providing fact-based selling support to sales management • Establish working relationships with retailer category managers by providing objective, category-focused analytical support • Apply shopper insights to category and brand sales presentations, providing thought leadership and a vision for overall category growth • Prepare and present fact-based category insights for multiple retail partners across omnichannel markets • Analyze category performance, shopper insights, category fundamentals, and macroeconomic trends using point-of-sale, syndicated, custom, panel, loyalty, and retailer data • Monitor category performance through weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting tailored to retailer category management and internal customer needs • Partner with retailer category managers to develop optimal assortments and planograms through space management capabilities • Coach and train sales partners at all levels on category management, consumer dynamics, syndicated data, market structure, shopper insights, opportunity gaps, competitive landscapes, and shelf-space optimization

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, or a related field; or an equivalent combination of education and relevant work experience to successfully perform the essential functions of the position • 6+ years of experience in category management, category development, or shopper insights within the broader consumer packaged goods industry • Ability to travel overnight periodically, as needed, approximately 20–30% of the time • Preferred: Master's degree in Business Administration or another advanced degree • Preferred: Experience supporting Dollar General, Kroger, Albertsons, or other key grocery customers • Preferred: Experience supporting grocery channel customers • Preferred: Experience analyzing complex datasets and developing actionable business recommendations • Preferred: Experience building strong relationships with customers and retail partners • Preferred: Experience with category management processes, data analysis, and shopper insights • Strong analytical, problem-solving, and storytelling capabilities, including the ability to gather, compile, and analyze data and translate findings into actionable insights • Knowledge of category management principles, consumer and shopper insights, syndicated data, retailer data, and space management practices • Strong written and verbal communication, presentation, and influencing skills, with the ability to communicate effectively at all organizational levels • Ability to manage multiple priorities and projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment • Strong project management and organizational skills, including the ability to manage projects from initiation through execution • Self-directed approach with the ability to manage multiple accountabilities and internal customer relationships • Ability to adapt to changing priorities and customer requests while maintaining business deadlines • Team-oriented approach with the ability to collaborate across functions and customer organizations

🏖️ Benefits

• Role is eligible for 14% annual incentive provided the business meets financial goals and the individual meets their performance goals, subject to plan administration guidelines • Remote position • Equal employment opportunities and legally protected applicant status