Category Manager

Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) is looking for a highly motivated, analytically minded professional to join its Center of Excellence (COE) Category Management team. Ahigh-profileindividual that isinspiredto make a difference.  Someone that isambitious to join KDP and make a material business contribution right away and continue to do more each and every day. This individual will help shape the future of our space analytics.

The Category Manager plays a valuable role by assisting in providing strategic, consultative category guidance to deliver market leading growth across Brands and Channels. This individual will conduct high quality analyses and synthesize multiple data sources to generate insights and actionable recommendations, while leveraging effective communication & influencing skills to orchestrate action within the HQ and Customer Facing teams.

What you will do:

• Manage space management toolkit, processes, and request

• Provideshelving recommendations/guidance based on market analysis or sales data

• Develop line review content with customer teams.

• Conduct POG recommendations based on segmentation trends, performance, and strategies to drive sales

• Ability to analyze and interpret consumer, customer, industry, and sales data into actionable insights

• Partner with Customer Facing Teams to build primary relationships with theCustomer

• Accurately maintainspace database(s) with Category Management Team

• Expert in creating/maintaining standard JDA shelf/display psa templates.

• Ad hoc reporting/analysis as needed

• Serve as Subject Matter Expert space management toolkit budget management

• Support internal account team with unbiased recommendations based on knowledge of the market, industry, consumer, and customer

• Multi-task between projects and reporting/analytics with ability to adjust priorities based on opportunities/needs

• Externally, establish KDP as the indispensable partner for all category management space analytic needs with our Customers. 

• Internally, serve as the category management partner to cross-functional teams

• Deliver fully integrated consumer driven category leadership based on marketplace insights and trends to guide strategic choices and tactical executions.

• Thrive and Drive in a highly matrixed, fast paced & evolving organization 

• Masterfully navigate stakeholders—up, across and down the organization

• Install and Improve space management tools & processes to enhance business effectiveness and efficiency

• Juggle multiple priorities and competing deadlines, while fueling the business by adding on great ideas to deliver business results 

• 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

What you must have:

• Bachelor’s Degree required

• +7years of business experience in Consumer-Packaged Goods (CPG) with a focus on Category Management (mandatory),Space Planning business analytics and/or Shopper Insights

• People Skills & Drive:

• Experience coaching & developing people – peers and new hire talent.

• Superior drive for results with demonstrated ability to build indispensable, collaborative partnerships with the customer and internal business partners

• Communication, Story Telling & Project Management: 

• Exceptional communication & story telling skills – verbal, written, presentation 

• Superior Project Management Skills with impeccable detail orientation & follow-through

• Category Management Skills:

• Capability to develop and influence strategies and tactics at both retailers and manufacturers, vertically and horizontally

• Proven ability to use insights to build shelving guidance & actionable recommendations

• Tools: 

• Extensive syndicated data knowledge with IRI and/or Nielsen

• Deep understanding of assortment optimization

• Proficient in JDA Space Planning software and Power Bi

• Highly skilled in Microsoft Office (Excel, Access, Word and PPT)

• Travel: upto 10%

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.