Category Manager, Fishcare at Mars, Incorporated in Chalfont, Pennsylvania

Job Description:

Category Manager

Nashville, TN / Phoenix, AZ / Philadelphia, PA (Open to Remote)

The Category Manager for Mars Fishcare is accountable for developing robust category strategies based on an unbiased category responsible lens rooted in Consumer/Shopper Insights and leverage category knowledge and analysis with team to drive category growth for the business.

What are we looking for?

• Bachelor's degree


• 3+ years of Category Management / CPG experience


• Strong working knowledge of JDA (Prospace, Space Planning)


• Advanced skills in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Access, Powerpoint, Word)


• Syndicated data experience (Nielsen / IRI)


• Loyalty Card data experience (e.g. EYC Shopper 360)


• Strong planning, project and time management skills to ensure adherence to aggressive timelines


• Ability to convey information using written and oral communication tools that compel merchant decision making and action

What would be your key responsibilities?

• Developing strategic alliances with key decision makers at specific retailers.


• Collaborating and leading the planogram process with customers to grow the category.


• Proactively identifying strategic category opportunities for our customers at both business planning timing and on an on-going basis.


• Developing and disseminating category management best practices to be utilized with other customers working with the Category Manager.


• Managing and developing expertise in external market and consumer data sources (Nielsen, Stackline and Shopper Insights) understanding the needs of the shopper and what their drivers are for success.


• Managing and developing expertise in customer specific POS data (developing reports collaborating with the customer); leveraging data to create and deploy actionable customer specific insights


• Provides Customer specific selling-stories in support of new product launches across all manufacturers (unbiased category facts) and act as advisor on customer's promotional calendar.


• Champion strategic and ad-hoc shelf management for the category to maximize category and customer's sales and profits.

What can you expect from Mars?

• Work with over 130,000 diverse and talented Associates, all guided by The Five Principles.


• Join a purpose driven company, where we are striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.


• Best-in-class 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.

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