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Newell Brands · 4 days ago

Senior Category Manager - Amazon

Seattle, WA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$140K/yr - $172K/yr

7+ years exp

Newell Brands is a leading consumer products company with a portfolio of iconic brands. The Senior Category Manager will provide category expertise, analyze data sources, and recommend strategies to drive profitable category growth while collaborating with various teams to enhance sales and market share.

ConsumerConsumer GoodsFashionHardwareManufacturing

Responsibilities

Act as the subject matter expert for the channel and customer by providing thought leadership guidance to internal constituents and external customer decision makers

Serve as the expert on the use of retail e-commerce / syndicated data to assist sales, digital marketing and business segment leads into making well informed decisions from actionable insights

Generate weekly, monthly, and ad hoc reporting to provide insights, identify opportunities and deliver solutions that drive profitable category growth

Understand business drivers to influence joint business plan activities

Leverage learnings from cross functional counterparts (e.g., Category Development, Consumer Insight, Sales Planning, etc.) to deliver impactful recommendations to the sales team

Influence the marquee event planning process with shopper insights and data to make recommendations on optimal selection, deals and merchandising

Form perspective on multi-channel purchasing behaviors (e.g path to purchase, browse nodes, search keywords)

Monitor channel shifting and the associated trends reflected in the marketplace

Develop presentations and present to key stakeholders (e.g., business reviews, innovation reviews, shopper insights, etc.)

Qualification

E-Commerce AnalyticsCategory ManagementRetail Data AnalysisPower BIShopper InsightsDigital Shelf ManagementProject ManagementCommunication SkillsStrategic ThinkingOrganizational Skills

Required

Bachelor's Degree (emphasis in business/marketing or related field)

7+ years of experience working with a leading consumer goods company (Digital Category Management, E-Commerce Analytics, Shopper Insights or related position)

5+ years' experience in category management supporting General Merchandise

Demonstrated knowledge of category management philosophies, tools and processes and proven record of success

Ability to build strong sustainable working relationships with cross-functional stakeholders within Newell (Sales, Marketing and Insights)

Strategic thinking, self-starter with ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously with aggressive deadlines

Advanced analytical skills and computer software proficiency (e.g., Power BI, Co-Pilot, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, SharePoint, etc.)

Strong familiarity with retail e-commerce / syndicated data metrics and software (e.g Digital Shelf Management Tools, Commerce IQ, NPD, IRI, Nielsen, Numerator)

Prior experience analyzing retailer data and presenting key findings and recommendations to senior level executives – Amazon Vendor Central experience required

Proven ability to analyze and identify insights from a combination of data sources

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Strong project management, follow-up, organizational, communication and presentation skills