Job Information
Post Holdings Inc. Sr. Category Manager in Bentonville, Arkansas
Brand: Post Consumer Brands
Categories: Sales
Locations: Bentonville, Arkansas
Position Type: Regular Full-Time
Remote Eligible: No
Req ID: 23427
Job Description
Business Unit Overview
Headquartered in Lakeville, Minn., Post Consumer Brands, a business unit of Post Holdings, Inc., is dedicated to providing people and their pets with delicious food choices for every taste and budget. The company’s portfolio includes beloved brands such as Honey Bunches of Oats®, PEBBLES®, Grape-Nuts® and Malt-O-Meal® cereal, and Peter Pan® peanut butter, as well as Rachael Ray® Nutrish®, Kibbles ‘n Bits® and 9Lives® dog and cat food. As a company committed to high standards of quality and to our values, we are driven by one idea: To make lives better by making delicious food accessible for all. For more information about our brands, visit www.postconsumerbrands.com and follow us on LinkedIn for the latest news. Brand Post Consumer Brands recently acquired several iconic pet food brands, venturing into a new market while remaining true to our purpose to provide delicious and accessible food that our consumers love. We’re always searching the center store for the next exciting product to add to our portfolio, and right now, we’re growing and need passionate, driven individuals with diverse perspectives to help us reach greater heights. That’s where you come in. Join a team where your voice is not only heard but valued. Make a real impact on brands enjoyed by millions of people and their pets. At Post Consumer Brands, we take pride in our longstanding legacy of making one of every five breakfast cereals families eat daily. Today, we’re just as focused on our future as we expand our grocery business with different shelf-stable foods, including snacks and peanut butter. We are committed to providing accessible and delicious food for families, and we’re always searching the center store for the next exciting product to add to our portfolio. As we soar to new heights, we need creative, determined individuals from all walks of life to join our team, where your unique perspective and ideas are acknowledged and valued. Be a part of a company that empowers you to make a difference that’s evident on grocery store shelves and families’ tables across North America. Location Description The Post Consumer Brands sales office in Bentonville is in the heart of the Natural State, Arkansas. Bentonville is also home to the Walmart home office, which this sales team primarily serves. In addition to managing the relationship with Post's largest customer, the small, dedicated team also participates in several charitable and volunteer events throughout the year. The team prides itself on winning together and working hard to meet goals, while celebrating wins. Responsibilities The Senior Customer Category Manager plays a key role in building a strong partnership with retailers by providing strategic, consultative category guidance and executional tactics that deliver market leading growth for both retailers and Post Consumer Brands. This individual will conduct best-in-class shopper and category analysis using multiple syndicated and custom data sources to generate actionable and specific recommendations across product, pricing, promotion, and placement. Customizing strategy and executing aligned efforts by using effective communication and influence that drives category growth while meeting retailers’ goals is a priority for this position. Candidate should leverage critical thinking and problem-solving skills to recognize and anticipate issues and opportunities by elevating analyses beyond reporting and translate insight into retail action. Responsibilities and Accountabilities: Deliver fully integrated consumer, shopper, category and marketplace insights and trends to guide strategic choices and tactical executions, to drive market leading growth for the short and long term. Conduct robust customized retailer analysis using national research, category management capabilities, analytical tools, and data visualization to identify and communicate business opportunities or challenges. Translate Category Story into tailored Customer Playbooks, customized as appropriate to meet retailers' needs. Own implementation of perfect shelf initiative at covered retailers, working with Category Development to understand overall strategy as needed. Coordinate inputs from Sales and the Commercial, Strategy and Execution teams to support Category Management outputs such as Customer Playbooks and prepare for key customer meetings where resets and line reviews are discussed. Qualifications EXPERIENCE: 5+ years CPG business experience in category management, sales, business analytics and/or shopper insights. Exceptional communication skills that include verbal, written, presentation and follow-through. Highly skilled in data analytics and presentation building. Strength in leveraging facts and insights to build compelling stories with actionable recommendations. Superior drive for results with demonstrated ability to build collaborative and create influential partnerships with the customer and internal business partners. Strong expertise with syndicated data (IRI/Nielsen) and Shopper Insights portals is preferred.
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