Manager, Category Management

Grow with us as a Manager, Category Management working on our Grocery Category Management team. We are looking for top talent in Minneapolis, MN and Chicago, IL or surrounding areas. As a Manager, Category Management you will provide strategic leadership and play a critical role in optimizing your retailer’s category performance. Your analytic mindset will serve you well as you utilize next level insights to influence internally and externally.

You will also be responsible for proactively initiating Category Management activities, developing innovative solutions based on consumer insights and account knowledge to drive goals and objectives, and building the customer relationship through customer service and best in class insight delivery. This will be critical as you develop and drive forward looking omni channel strategies to unlock a clear understanding of conversion drivers and activation best practices beyond our aisle/categories.

At Kellogg we are passionate about our people, brands, business, and outstanding food. Are you ready to leave your footprint (Or as Tony would say paw print) with an industry leader? We value applicants from all industries looking to make an impact. Apply now to become a part of a best-in-class company that values equity, diversity, and inclusion.

Kellogg is progressing toward unleashing our full potential by the end of 2023. After this portfolio transformation journey is complete,
this role will support Kellanova
, a leading company in global snacking, international cereal and noodles, plant-based foods, and North America frozen breakfast. Learn more about our bold next steps at

HERE’S A TASTE OF WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING

• Unlock Insights Through Data & Analytics – Bring your intellectual curiosity by creating robust insights based on analytics of the retailer, occasion, category, consumer, and industry while clearly communicating solutions that are actionable and mutually beneficial. Your analytical skills will serve you well as you develop compelling and profitable business building recommendations.
• Customer Interaction – This position will involve customer interaction. As a trusted business consultant, you will provide objective category reviews that strive to achieve mutually beneficial sales and market share goals.
• Bring Occasion-Based Category Vision to Life – Finalizing exceptional execution plans will be key to your success as you see an initiative completed as planned. You and your team will conduct key customer calls and promote a customer-centered culture that strives to exceed customer needs, requirements, and expectations – ensuring the success of each initiative.
• Drive Growth Strategically through Joint Value Creation - Maintaining awareness of market trends and competitor strategies, you will adjust Kellogg's strategy accordingly. You will partner with the account teams to broaden the understanding of the shopper, consumer and retailer and help to close the sale.

YOUR RECIPE FOR SUCCESS

• High school diploma or GED required; BA/BS preferred.
• Significant industry experience in areas such as category management, shopper insights and/or sales.
• High proficiency using syndicated data (i.e. Nielsen, IRI), loyalty card data and shopper panel metrics and a space planning software. (JDA, Apollo or Spaceman). Ability to analyze, assimilate, and interpret data from multiple disparate data sources into concise action-oriented recommendations.
• Previous experience communicating complex and/or detailed information to multiple individuals/audiences with differing knowledge levels, both in writing and verbally.
• Experience negotiating and influencing large groups or high-level constituents or representatives of an organization.
• Ability to influence customers’ decision-making processes by clearly communicating solutions that are mutually beneficial to the category and Kellogg Company.
• Motor vehicle history with 2 or fewer moving violations and no DUI convictions within the last 36 months.

WHAT’S NEXT

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