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HARIBO of America, Inc. · 2 days ago

Category Manager

Rosemont, IL

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level

$118K/yr - $144K/yr

5+ years exp

HARIBO of America, Inc. is seeking a Category Manager to support their growth within assigned retailer accounts and channels. This role involves developing category growth strategies, delivering actionable insights, and participating in customer meetings to maximize competitive advantage.

Consumer Goods

Comp. & Benefits

Responsibilities

Lead the development of retailer-specific category growth strategies for assigned customers/retailers

Deliver actionable 4P insights – Product, Placement, Pricing, Promotion) that directly fuel selling efforts and joint business planning

Create customer-facing selling stories

Act as a thought leader in internal strategy discussions

Participate in sales meetings and HQ/headquarter calls with Sales team

Build scalable reporting tools and dashboards to drive data-based decision making

Qualification

Category ManagementSyndicated data toolsSales StrategyCustomer facing experienceAdvanced Excel skillsStrategic thinkingCommunication skills

Required

Bachelor's Degree

5+ years of experience in Category Management, Sales, Sales Strategy, or Commercial Insights roles within the CPG/Consumer Packaged Goods industry

Deep expertise in syndicated and shopper data tools such as IRI, Circana, NielsenIQ, Numerator, or other related syndicated data tools

3+ years of customer facing, headquarters calls experience supporting regional or national retailers (any channel)

This is a remote, field-based position that requires the ability to travel up to 40% of the time, nation-wide, including overnight stays

Preferred

This is a remote-field based position. The ideal candidate will live near a major airport due to the extended amount of nation-wide travel required for this role

Experience in multiple channels of trade (for example: Convenience, Dollar, Value, Mass, Club, Grocery, etc)

Prior experience in candy, confectionery, snacks, or related fast-moving consumer good