Category Development Manager

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Employment Type: Regular

Location: BENTONVILLE,AR

Have you ever enjoyed Arnold®, Brownberry® or Oroweat® bread? A Thomas’® English muffin or bagel? Or perhaps snacked on a Sara Lee®, Entenmann’s® or Marinela® cake or donut? If the answer is yes, then you know Bimbo Bakeries USA!
More than 20,000 associates in bakeries, sales centers, offices and on sales routes work to ensure our consumers have the freshest products at every meal. In addition to competitive pay and benefits, we provide a safe and inclusive work environment that appreciates diversity, promotes development and allows our associates to be their authentic selves.

Description:

Position can be remote.

BASIC PURPOSE/SCOPE
The Category Manager is responsible for proactively delivering strategic insight in support of Bimbo Bakeries sales team. You will gain a complete and detailed understanding of defined categories through utilization of syndicated data and customer specific data sources. Daily responsibilities included but are not limited to identifying market trends, missed sales opportunities, competitive threats, consumer segmentation and alignment, various pricing metrics, superior modular processes, while collaborating with key stakeholders internally and externally.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Utilizes category leadership skills and processes to create actionable and relevant insights that can be applied to retailer specific category strategies and tactics
• Be able to sell and influence internal and external stakeholders
• Shelving principles and guidelines
• Assortment & space recommendations inclusive of product, layouts, space to sales, and cluster optimization for optimal sales effectiveness
• Modular/Planogram strategic inception, creation, execution and results tracking
• Sales analytics within account and ROM with actionable recommendations
• Partners with shopper marketing to provide actionable insights to drive category growth
• Collaborate with sales providing actionable insights and recommendations
• Advanced analytical reporting of panel and pos measures in IRI: Exclusivity, Cross-Purchase, Loyalty
• Provides insights into pricing initiatives, price gap and market prices at lowest levels
• Understands and leverages opportunities within demographic measures to capture and retain customers in defined categories.

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Position Requirements:

BACKGROUND EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s Degree preferred. A combination of education, training and experience that results in demonstrated competency to perform the work may be substituted.
• 5 years of related sales/analytical responsibility.
• Experience in Customer Management or Category Management a must.
• Experience using of PC-based applications (MS Windows and MS Office) with emphasis in ADVANCED Excel proficiency is required.
• Proficient in operating Retail Link
• Experience in Power BI required
• Advanced JDA planogram creation
• Demonstrated ability in analyzing data, formulating recommendations, developing presentations and presenting action plans to customers to achieve desired business results.
• Demonstrated strengths in analysis and interpersonal skills, including the ability to communicate with enthusiasm and impact decisions
• Ability to work in a fast paced, team orientated environment.
• Must have a sense of urgency and work on tight timelines
• Strong research skills interpretation - experience in making sense of a wide range of complex data sets and creating actionable findings.
• Strong leadership and communication skills; both written and verbal.
• Strong report writing, presentation and delivery, and verbal communication skills.

Ability to work independently and take charge of projects.

The physical and mental demands described in each job posting are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of each job. Reasonable accommodations may be requested to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of each job.

Bimbo Bakeries USA is an equal opportunity employer with a policy that provides equal employment opportunity for applicants and employees regardless of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran status, any other classification protected by law.