Job Description :

About the role: 

Our Grocery Category Development team is looking for a hard-working leader to join us as a Senior Category Manager to lead the Kroger team! The purpose of this role is to accelerate growth and elevate customer partnership by providing recommendations to Kroger through an insights-based approach.

Recommendations will be centered on category assessment, planogram assessment, assortment optimization, promotional planning and evaluation, shopper insights and loyalty card analytics and grounded in strategy and commercial viability.

Role Responsibilities:

Key Outputs/Results:

Demonstrates outstanding skill in critical thinking and communication, as well as a high level of data analysis, problem solving and analytical reasoning.Lead and mentor the Kroger Cat Dev Team to elevate capabilities, unlock performance and drive growthIdentify, commercialize, and effectively present standard methodology insights from industry trends, market landscape and consumer/shopper behavior that support category growthAbility to gather, synthesize, analyze, and present data from internal customer data, syndicated data, loyalty card data, and research to solve current business issues, define category and consumer trends, and identify business opportunities. This analysis will be translated into fact-based recommendations and customer presentations.Delivery of standard category management processes: shelf management, promotion planning/analysis, pricing analysis, and business development projects.Creation and maintenance of category scorecards with proactive recommendations on an ongoing basis.

Experience / skills required:

Experience/Skills:

Minimum 5-10 years proven experience required, preferably Category Management experience in Consumer Packaged Goods or Beverage CategoryStrong technical experience with advanced software skills relevant to Category Management function and the customer -  this includes syndicated data systems (IRI, Nielsen, Spectra), internal Kroger data systems (Market6, Unify, Advanced Analytics in IRI Gateway), space planning software (JDA/Apollo) and Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word) Experience leading a team with direct reports preferredPrevious customer interfacing roles requiredSkilled presentation skills to Senior Executives both internally and externallyHighly motivated self-starter who possesses strong project management, time management, and interpersonal skillsStrong interpersonal skills and ability to work across matrix organization both internally and at the customer.

Complexity of Role:

This role will report into the Director of Category Development for Grocery.The role requires a significant level of teamwork and the ability to build positive relationships with the buying teams and provide fact-based category recommendations to the customerHas a solid understanding of the business, financials, products/services, markets, and the needs of customer; become recognized as an expert in the Spirits categoryComplexity is high and flexibility is critical in a multifaceted fast-paced environment (centralized/decentralized customer, very SKU intensive category)Deep understanding of category management practices and ways of workingPosition is based out of Cincinnati, OH officePost Covid, role will be hybrid with 3 days in the office and 2 days at home.Ability to travel 15-20%

Flexible Working Statement: 

Flexibility is key to our success. Talk to us about what flexibility means to you so that you’re supported to manage your wellbeing and balance your priorities from day one.  

  

Diversity statement:

Our purpose is to celebrate life, every day, everywhere. And creating an inclusive culture, where everyone feels valued and that they can belong, is a crucial part of this. We embrace diversity in the broadest possible sense. This means that you’ll be welcomed and celebrated for who you are just by being you. You’ll be part of and help build and champion an inclusive culture that celebrates people of different gender, ethnicity, ability, age, sexual orientation, social class, educational backgrounds, experiences, mindsets, and more.

Our ambition is to create the best performing, most trusted and respected consumer products companies in the world. Join us and help transform our business as we take our brands to the next level and build new ones as part of shaping the next generation of celebrations for consumers around the world.

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Worker Type :

Regular

Primary Location:

Off Site Ohio

Additional Locations :

Job Posting Start Date :

2025-02-24

Salary Range:

Minimum Salary:

$96000

Maximum Salary:

$160000

At Diageo certain roles are eligible for additional rewards, including annual incentive payment and stock awards. US-based employees are eligible for healthcare benefits, retirement benefits , short-term and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance, wellness benefits and industry leading parental leave, among others.  (Benefits/perks listed may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Diageo and the country where you work.)  The salary range displayed is the salary range for the role’s primary location.