Category Management Analyst, ADUSA/East

Job Description:

The Category Management Analyst is responsible for supporting our Mars Snacking business across a variety of Northeast retailers, with a primary focus on Wakefern. The position will focus on the Mars Snacking business including Chocolate Candy, Non-Chocolate Candy, Gum, Mints, Snacks and Seasonal. This role is expected to create POGs, support stakeholders with reporting, and contribute to fact and insight-based recommendations that drive growth for the category within the business. Utilizing a full understanding of products, assortment, placement, and shelving, this role is the primary POG and reporting support person for East Grocery. This role will work closely with internal and external partners.

What are we looking for?

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree

• 2+ years of experience in Sales or Category Management, within CPG and/or retail

• 1 year of business analytics experience

• Experience working with syndicated data software (i.e., 1010, IRI or Nielsen)

• Experience working in Assortment Planning or Space Management Software (i.e. Apollo, Intercept, etc)

• Strong problem-solving, communication and collaboration skills

• Solid written, verbal, and presentation skills

• Ability to travel up to 30% of the time, with driving proximity to North/Central New Jersey

Preferred Qualifications:

• Advanced degree

• 3+ years of experience in Sales or Category Management

• 2+ year of business analytics experience

• Previous experience with Crackers and Salty Snacks

• Experience in partnering with large strategic retail customers

• Advanced data mining experience including shopper loyalty card and household panel data

What will be your key responsibilities?

• Own POG creation specific to Crackers, On-The-Go Cookies and Crackers, and Warehouse Salty Snacks; validation of POGs in Confection.
• Influence by identifying opportunities and working cross-functionally with our retailer partners, sales partners, and Category Management team.

• Track post reset performance and make recommendations based on insights.

• Manage reporting across East Grocery to provide visibility to key stakeholders in a timely fashion; lead training for new users as needed.

• Leverage insights and resources through the utilization of a broad range of data sources, market research findings, tools, analyses, and technology to continually bring new ideas to selected retailers and Mars; incorporate in all category solutions for selected retailers.

• Provide ad hoc support to business partners to assist them in customer meetings, through table and PowerPoint slide creation.

What can you expect from Mars?

• Work with diverse and talented Associates, all guided by the Five Principles.
  Join a purpose driven company, where we’re striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.
• A strong focus on learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.
• An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.

The base pay range for this position at commencement of employment is between the range listed below, however, base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including but not limited to job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position will include variable pay, medical and dental benefits, participation in 401k plan, and paid time off benefits. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an applicant receives an offer of employment.

The pay range shown is applicable to all US locations listed within the job posting:USD 71,200.00 - USD 97,900.00

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