Associate Manager, Category Analysis – Convenience Retail 

Associate Manager, Category Analysis–Convenience Retail

Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) is looking for a highly motivated, analytically-mindedprofessional to join itsConvenience Category Management team. This role has high exposure to leadership at KDP.

The Associate Category Managerplays a strategic role in building a strong partnership with Convenience Retailers by providing strategic, consultative category guidance to deliver market leading growth for the Keurig Dr Pepper portfolio inclusive of the beverage and snacking categories. This individual will conduct high quality analysis and synthesize multiple data sources to generate insights and actionable recommendations, while leveraging effective communication & influencing skills to orchestrate action within the operational realities of the Convenience retail environment. 

What you will do: 

• Develop and cultivate business relationships with key retailercontacts that establish KDP as the indispensable partner for all category management needs 
• Deliver fully integrated consumer,shopper, category and marketplace insights and trends to guide key strategic choices and tactical executions, to drive market leading growth for the short and long term
• Conduct robust analysis usingresearch, category management capabilities, analyticaltools, and data visualization to identify and communicate business opportunities or challenges
• Penetrate and collaborate with multiple internal cross-functional teams and the customer to connect business opportunities and develop both strategic and tactical solutions 
• Plan and executeplanogram and assortment reviews with keyConvenience accountmerchant teams
• Provide category management reporting, trend analysis, customized reports, and special project work directly to the key Convenienceaccountmerchant teams
• Leverage critical thinking and problem solving skills to recognize and anticipate issues and opportunities by elevating analyses beyond reporting and translate insight into retail action
• Serve as the expert on all things category to cross-functional team members

• Benefits, subject to election and eligibility: Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, Paid Time Off (including paid parental leave, vacation, and sick time), 401k with company match, Tuition Reimbursement, and Mileage Reimbursement
• Annual bonus based on performance and eligibility

• Bachelor’s Degree required
• A minimum of 2years of business experience in Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) with a focus on category management Business analytics and/or shopper insights
• Experience interacting with buyers and internal cross functional partners.  Experience with the ConvenienceChannel is preferred.
• Exceptional communication skills – verbal, written & presentation and follow-through
• Strength in leveraging facts and insights to build compelling stories with actionable recommendations
• Superior drive for results with demonstrated ability to build indispensable, collaborative partnerships with the customer and internal business partners, across functional teams 
• Capability to develop and influence strategies and tactics at both retailer and manufacturer,vertically and horizontally
• Extensive syndicated data knowledge with 1010, RI, Nielsen,Numerator, and retailer-specific point of sale (POS), etc.
• Advanced proficiency in JDA Space Planning software  
• Highlyskilled in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Access, Word and PowerPoint)    

Keurig Dr Pepper (NASDAQ: KDP) is a leading beverage company in North America, with a portfolio of more than 125 owned, licensed and partners brands and powerful distribution capabilities to provide a beverage for every need, anytime, anywhere. We operate with a differentiated business model and world-class brand portfolio, powered by a talented and engaged team that is anchored in our values. We work with big, exciting beverage brands and the #1 single-serve coffee brewing system in North America at KDP, and we have fun doing it!

Together, we have built a leading beverage company in North America offering hot and cold beverages together at scale. Whatever your area of expertise, at KDP you can be a part of a team that’s proud of its brands, partnerships, innovation, and growth. Will you join us?

We strive to be an employer of choice, providing a culture and opportunities that empower our team of ~29,000 employees to grow and develop. We offer robust benefits to support your health and wellness as well as your personal and financial well-being. We also provide employee programs designed to enhance your professional growth and development, while ensuring you feel valued, inspired and appreciated at work.

Keurig Dr Pepper is an equal opportunity employer and recruits qualified applicants and advances in employment its employees without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability or association with a person with a disability, medical condition, genetic information, ethnic or national origin, marital status, veteran status, or any other status protected by law.