Category Manager

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree required
• A minimum of 5 years of business experience in Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) with a focus on category management, business analytics and/or shopper insights
• Experience interacting with buyers and internal cross functional partners. Experience with Dollar General preferred.
• Exceptional communication skills - verbal, written & presentation and follow-through
• Strength in leveraging facts and insights to build compelling stories with actionable recommendations
• Superior drive for results with demonstrated ability to build indispensable, collaborative partnerships with the customer and internal business partners, across functional teams
• Capability to develop and influence strategies and tactics at both retailer and manufacturer, vertically and horizontally
• Extensive syndicated data knowledge with 1010, IRI, Nielsen, Numerator, and retailer-specific point of sale (POS), etc.
• Advanced proficiency in JDA Space Planning software
• Highly skilled in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Access, Word and PowerPoint)