The Category Management Manager is the subject matter expert surrounding category assortment, shelf management, assortment analyses, opportunity gaps, SWOT Analysis, Industry/Macro Trends and much more that create value to both BBU and the customer. Effective performance requires thorough understanding and consistent use of syndicated data sources such as IRI/Nielsen, Spectra, and planogram software (JDA/Apollo).

Key Job Responsibilities:

• Category management expert and advisor for leadership functions. Influences decisions makers by reviewing and analyzing shelf space opportunities, current business trends and category performance within the market and industry.
• Responsible for leading implementation of Space Management Projects for all assigned categories at assigned retailers.
• Achieve Distribution goals within assigned retailers.
• Leverage JDA to deliver new item placement and display recommendations.
• Build planograms in JDA to demonstrate category objectives to retailers.
• Proactively identify and lead category management initiatives that drive category growth while increasing BBU’s sales/share and profits. This should include shopper and category insights to drive optimization of product assortment, product placement, incremental merchandising, and pricing and promotional strategies to improve overall category performance.
• Build and maintain long-term relationships with retailers through objective insight development and presentation.
• Leverage insights and recommend action plans for the retailer sales team by developing persuasive fact-based customer sales presentations.
• Maintain frequent and fluid communication within and among cross functional teams up to Senior Director Level regarding projects, insights, and/or opportunities.
• Work across BBU business units, brand teams, sales teams and retailer decision makers in a complex environment to assure seamless execution.
• Establish consistent cadence for communicating with internal stakeholders.
• Ability to go granular with the work and respective projects.
• Build and maintain reporting as well as clearly communicate the findings.

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Position Requirements:

Key Behavioral Competencies:

• Ability to establish and maintain trusted professional relationships. (Internal/External)

• Understands and can speak the language of category management.

• Ability to achieve specific objectives/outcomes and set/meet key initiatives.

• Ability to effectively construct and implement programs and to deliver projected results.

• Ability to collaborate and align cross-functionally within business unit and corporate.

Education and Work History:

Bachelor's Degree in Sales, Marketing or Business-related field preferred. A combination of education, training and experience that results in demonstrated competency to perform the work may be substituted.

• 5 plus years of CPG experience preferred in related sales/analytical responsibility. A combination of education, training and experience that results in demonstrated competency to perform the work may be substituted.

• 3 years of experience with JDA space planning software.

• Preferred experience in Customer Management or Category Management.

• Experience using of PC-based applications (MS Windows and MS Office) with emphasis in ADVANCED Excel or related analytical tools proficiency is required.

• 5% travel

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.