Category Manager

Overview: Join Reynolds Consumer Products…and Drive Your Career across a world of opportunities! We currently have an opportunity for a Category Manager to join our Sales team. This is a remote position. Responsibilities: The Category Manager drives category growth and customer business performance through fact-based insights, category management strategies, and cross-functional collaboration. The position partners with internal sales teams and external retail customers to develop category recommendations, optimize assortment and shelf space, and strengthen selling initiatives across omnichannel retail environments. The role translates category performance, shopper behavior, competitive activity, and market trends into actionable recommendations that support customer objectives and business growth. Through analytical expertise, customer partnership, and sales team development, the Category Manager influences category strategy and retail execution while operating independently across multiple priorities and customer relationships. You Will Have the Opportunity to Make Great Things Happen! Category Strategy and Business Partnership Advance category management initiatives by collaborating with internal and external partners to align strategic and tactical selling plans across multiple organizational levels. Serve as the category and competitive subject matter expert for internal headquarters business groups, providing fact-based selling support to sales management. Establish strong working relationships with retailer category managers by providing objective, category-focused analytical support. Apply shopper insights to category and brand sales presentations, providing thought leadership and a vision for overall category growth. Analytics and Insights Prepare and present fact-based category insights for multiple retail partners across omnichannel markets. Analyze category performance, shopper insights, category fundamentals, and macroeconomic trends using point-of-sale, syndicated, custom, panel, loyalty, and retailer data. Monitor category performance through weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting tailored to retailer category management and internal customer needs, addressing additional business questions ae required. Assortment Optimization and Sales Enablement Partner with retailer category managers to develop optimal assortments and planograms through space management capabilities. Coach and train sales partners at all levels on category management, consumer dynamics, syndicated data, market structure, shopper insights, opportunity gaps, competitive landscapes, and shelf-space optimization. You Will Love It Here If… You listen, learn, and evolve You thrive in a fast-paced environment You put safety first, always You are passionate about collaboration, teamwork, and achieving shared goals You believe in treating all people with respect, operating ethically, and growing a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace You are committed to improving our impact on local communities and creating positive experiences Qualifications: Education/Experience Required Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, or a related field; or an equivalent combination of education and relevant work experience to successfully perform the essential functions of the position. 6+ years of experience in category management, category development, or shopper insights within the broader consumer packaged goods industry. Ability to travel overnight periodically, as needed, approximately 20–30% of the time. Preferred Master's degree in Business Administration or another advanced degree. Experience supporting Dollar General, Kroger, Albertsons, or other key grocery customers. Experience supporting grocery channel customers. Experience analyzing complex datasets and developing actionable business recommendations. Experience building strong relationships with customers and retail partners. Experience with category management processe…

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