Associate Manager BU Category Marketing

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The Associate Category Manager role is a product management position focused on supporting the growth and profitability of product categories in foodservice. Primary responsibility is to assist in executing the product category strategies to achieve the objectives of the company’s annual operating plan AOP. This role will support all category-related activities including forecasting pricing P L management product assortment management correspondence with Sales development of marketing initiatives and management of cross-functional project teams. Candidates should be comfortable working with project teams that include Sales, Finance, R&D, Packaging, QA, Graphics, Innovation, and Supply Chain.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Assist in executing tactics in support of the short- and long-term strategies that drive category volume and profit growth. Support delivery of category financial commitments via P L management with an understanding of the input raw material markets and category pricing decisions. Support sales and operations volume forecasts on a monthly cycle consensus. Will assist in monitoring product availability and service levels and pro-actively communicate relevant issues with Sales. Engage with IPL team to evaluate and understand any inventory capacity and or quality issues at the plant and product level. Support in optimizing product assortments and discontinue inefficient items. Support product change projects including value quality improvement initiatives and line extension product launches. Work with the Sales organization on category strategy selling propositions and works closely with Sales and Channel Marketing to evaluate potential sales opportunities including RFP s and product matches. Work closely with Channel Marketing and Marketing Agencies on category selling tools development and execution of promotional initiatives and sales communications. Monitor industry trends market share competitive activity and competitive product cuttings. Includes some degree of travel: plant visits customer visits sales meetings conferences and trade events

Qualifications:

Education: Bachelor’s degree in a business or marketing related discipline required; MBA preferred.

Experience: 3 plus years of experience in category marketing and or related field.

Special Skills: Knowledge of foodservice and or CPG industry Strong financial acumen Analytical and problem-solving skills. Resourcefulness and initiative are two professional traits that are necessary to being successful in this position along with attention to detail strong work ethic,

Communication Skills: Strong written and verbal communication including presentation skills.

Computer Skills: Proficient in Excel Word and PowerPoint.

Travel: 5 or more

Supervisory: None

Work Shift:

1ST SHIFT (United States of America)

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