Job Title:Assistant Category Strategy Manager - Foods
Location: Hoboken, NJ
Terms & Conditions: Full time, International assignment is not available for this role and relocation for local and international candidates is not provided
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Background & Purpose of the Job:
This position supports and drives growth for Unilever’s Foods categories and its trade customers. This person interfaces with several key organizational functions (Brand Teams, Field Category Management, Consumer & Shopper Insights, Sales, and Shopper Marketing) to design, facilitate and implement national Category Management Strategies, processes and tools for field sales and our retail customers. This role will support our Condiments and Cooking Aids + Mini Meals businesses.
Additionally:
- Identify and understand industry, category, shopper and consumer trends to proactively seek and recommend shopper-led solutions
- Convert category insights and strategy into strategic merchandising strategies with actionable recommendations for customers
- Integrate Category Management and Shopper Insights information into Customer Business Planning materials
- Development of Category Management strategies providing insights and retail solutions, specifically addressing assortment and shelving.
Who You Are & What You’ll Do:
- Serves as liaison between field category management and HQ brand teams to facilitate the field execution of category initiatives with major customers
- Consults closely with brand teams to secure alignment around retail environment realities prior to innovation launches
- Works with Shopper Insights and Consumer Insights Managers to integrate shopper research and understandings into category management initiatives/strategies
- Assists in training, distribution and execution of category management tools field teams
Challenges
- Multi-faceted business challenges that require interaction with various groups across organization
- Flexible mindset required to adapt to the nuances across retailers, channels and key stakeholders.
- Ability to establish strategic priorities within the business unit in an environment with multiple stakeholders competing for your time
- The ability to decompose a business situation and apply the appropriate category management tools to maximize business results
What You Will Need to Succeed:
- Minimum of BA/BS degree, MBA a plus
- Experience: 2-4 years consumer product goods industry experience with background in Sales, Consumer Insights or Category Management
- Foods experience a plus
Specialized Training:
- Syndicated data sources, i.e. IRI, Numerator, loyalty card data a plus
- Merchandising software, JDA Space Planning a plus
- Adept at analyzing and utilizing Consumer/Shopper Insights in Category Management sales stories and Category Management strategies
Competencies:
Problem Solving:
- Strong analytical/data interpretation capabilities a must
Solution-Based Selling:
- Creating compelling sales stories & strategies that impact the bottom line
- Objective analytical power – lead with a Category growth POV.
Strategic Influencing & Leadership
- Excellent oral/written and presentation skills; ability to tailor your communication style across a multitude of disciplines and leadership levels
- Ability to develop and maintain positive, professional relationships across a highly complex organization
- Energized by collaborating with cross-functional partners on new and creative ways to solve business problems
- Market orientation – an outward focus toward the customer/consumer to maximize business results
Pay: The pay range for this position is $69,360 to $104,040. Unilever takes into consideration a wide range of factors that are utilized in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, qualifications and education, and other business and organizational needs.
Bonus: This position is bonus eligible.
Long-Term Incentive (LTI): This position is LTI eligible.
Benefits: Unilever employees are eligible to participate in our benefits plan. Should the employee choose to participate, they can choose from a range of benefits to include, but is not limited to, health insurance (including prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage), retirement savings benefits, life insurance and disability benefits, parental leave, sick leave, paid vacation and holidays, as well as access to numerous voluntary benefits. Any coverages for health insurance and retirement benefits will be in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plans and associated governing plan documents
What We Can Offer You
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