WK Kellogg Co · 3 days ago
Sr Manager, Category Management
Battle Creek, MI
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$143K/yr - $179K/yr
8+ years expWK Kellogg Co is dedicated to creating joy and connection through nutritious foods and social connectivity. The Sr. Manager, Category Management will support top Grocery Channel customers by leading a team, utilizing analytics to drive category strategies, and developing innovative solutions to enhance growth within the Cereal Category.
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Responsibilities
Business Analytics – Knowing your business is imperative to driving results. You will proactively identify business insights through robust analytics of the category, consumer, shopper, market, and customer information. Your analytical skills will serve you well as you develop compelling and profitable business-building recommendations
Customer Interaction – This position will involve a degree of customer interaction. You will develop your direct reports to provide objective category reviews that strive to achieve mutually beneficial sales and market share goals
Strategic Partnerships – You will partner with commercial strategy, sales leadership, and the customer to broaden the understanding of the shopper, consumer, and market to drive thought leadership and develop joint business plans and strategies
Project and People Management – You will lead, and support customer-specific initiatives designed to deliver category growth. You will develop and present insights and solutions around product and placement
Empower and Develop Talent – You will leverage the strengths of your direct report to overdeliver on customer expectations, all while fostering an inclusive, dynamic, and cross-functional experience that promotes team growth and education and contributes to a healthy and vibrant culture
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree or 8+ years of experience in a related field required
Experience in consumer-packaged goods focused on Category Management
High-level analytic and storytelling capability
Robust shopper and consumer insight experience and exposure
High proficiency in using syndicated data (i.e. Nielsen, Circana), loyalty card data, and shopper panel metrics
Strong leadership, decision-making capability, and a proven track record of success
Ability to penetrate senior leadership level at the retailer
Assimilating and interpreting data from multiple disparate data sources into concise action-oriented recommendations
Experience communicating complex and/or detailed information to multiple individuals/audiences with differing knowledge levels
Strong Excel, Power BI, and PowerPoint skills
Demonstrated strong people management skills
Benefits
Incentive Plan bonus eligibility
Health, dental and vision insurance
Savings and Investment Plan with Company match and contribution
Paid Time Off (includes paid sick time)
11 Paid Holidays
Employee Stock Purchase Program
Life Insurance, AD and D Insurance and STD/LTD
Tuition reimbursement, adoption assistance for eligible employees
Employee recognition program
Company
WK Kellogg Co
WK Kellogg Co is a leading food company in the U.S., Canada, and Caribbean.
Founded in 2023Battle Creek, Michigan, USA
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
unknown2025-07-10Acquired
2023-10-02IPO
Leadership Team
Dave McKinstray
Chief Financial Officer
Lisa Walter, CPA
Vice President, Corporate Controller, CAO
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