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APEC Water Systems · 23 hours ago

Category Manager

Rosemont, IL

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid, Senior Level

$118K/yr - $130K/yr

5+ years exp

APEC Water Systems is a growing portfolio of purpose-driven water filtration brands, and they are seeking a dynamic and analytical Category Manager to lead category and business management across a multi-branded consumer products portfolio. This role focuses on driving growth in water filtration and related categories, with a primary emphasis on eCommerce and collaboration across sales, marketing, and supply chain.

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Responsibilities

Category & Business Analytics

Conduct category and competitive analysis within water filtration and adjacent categories across Amazon and retail channels

Translate data into actionable insights to guide portfolio strategy, pricing, and promotional planning

Build dashboards, scorecards, and reports to track performance against KPIs, including share, sales, and profitability

Go-to-Market & Retail Readiness

Support Amazon account management through content, assortment, pricing, and promotional strategies

Collaborate with retail sales to ensure line reviews, promotional plans, and category presentations are backed by insights

Partner with marketing to align launches, packaging, and messaging to customer and channel needs

Insights & Strategy

Develop deep understanding of consumer behavior, product reviews, and purchase drivers within water filtration and related categories

Monitor competitor performance and pricing to inform agile decision-making

Provide thought leadership on where to invest for portfolio growth across channels

Qualification

Category managementBusiness analyticsAmazon Vendor CentralExcel proficiencyPower BIAnalytical mindsetCommercial acumenAgilityCollaborationOrganizational skillsStrategic thinkingProblem-solving