The Category Management Manager will be responsible for the creation and dissemination of strategic customer-specific category plans designed to grow category and company sales by focusing on the areas of category assessment, product rationalization, promotion analyses and shelving analyses, among others. This individual will work closely with BBU’s Key Customer, Sales and Marketing Teams by presenting strategic information encompassing (but not limited to) category, consumer, shopper, customer, market and product. The CDM will also be responsible for helping to develop the broader organization’s skills and capabilities through best practice sharing and training.
This person must be a self-starter, team player, an out of the box thinker who can work well amongst cross functional groups and be able to take ownership in leading and managing projects. This individual must have the ability to analyze, multi-task, prioritize, communicate and work well under pressure as well as be competitive and possess a strong sense of accountability. The Category Development Manager must have strong analytical skills; be comfortable with data analysis, retrieval, and manipulation; be able to apply data effectively and explain an issue(s); have strong computer and organizational skills; have good presentation skills, and work well with both internal and external customers.
PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES:
Bachelor's Degree in Marketing or Business-related field preferred. A combination of education, training and experience that results in demonstrated competency to perform the work may be substituted.
Physical Demands:
The physical and mental demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be requested to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Bimbo Bakeries USA is an equal opportunity employer with a policy that provides equal employment opportunity for applicants and employees regardless of race, color, religion, disability, gender, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, or any other classification protected by law. This policy applies to all aspects of employment, including recruitment, hiring, promotion, compensation, reassignment, layoff, discharge, education, training and all other working conditions. To further the principle of equal employment opportunity, Bimbo Bakeries USA has developed affirmative action plans for minorities and women, qualified individuals with disabilities, and Vietnam-era and special disabled veterans and other protected veterans.