Sr. Category Leadership Manager - Ahold Delhaize

The Sr. Category Leadership Manager – Ahold Delhaize will be responsible for facilitating strategic category leadership initiatives with the Ahold Delhaize customer. This position supports the overall application of category management principles to business issues by identifying category business opportunities and assessing merchandising controllables, including shelf, assortment, innovation, and aisle strategy. The role also coordinates information and category management–related activities conducted in conjunction with the Customer Business Development team and the sales team.

The Sr. Category Leadership Manager is a storytelling expert, highly skilled in the use of analytical tools, who combines disparate data and insights into a comprehensive, visually impactful story and can complete the category review process with very limited supervision. In addition, the Sr. Category Leadership Manager can independently represent and explain the process to customer Buyers, customer senior management, and internal stakeholders as needed.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Identify root causes of customer issues and opportunities and deliver compelling stories to drive action to address
• Steer the local CL team, managing CL Advisors to develop personally and professionally and partner with their assigned accounts
• Run the identification of category / customer business opportunities, develops concrete recommendations, and supports customer business teams in execution
• Establish team customer category priorities that are consistent with goals and objectives as defined by the customer and Kraft Heinz
• Develop impactful customer-specific category development recommendations in support of key business building initiatives
• Expert in using multiple inputs including syndicated data, shopper card and household panel data that support compelling stories that spur business recommendations
• Able to educate, apply, and advise on category management best practices
• Category Leadership representative in strategic customer meetings and interaction, e.g., JVP meetings

Qualifications:

• Strong syndicated, shopper, and panel data knowledge
• Strong visual storyelling capabilities
• Strong mentor and people development skills
• Strong industry / sales knowledge with emphasis on category and space management
• Solid organization, project management and planning skills with the ability to execute with minimal direction.
• Ability to work in a dynamic environment with frequent interaction outside of Kraft Heinz

Our Total Rewards philosophy is to provide a meaningful and flexible spectrum of programs that equitably support our diverse workforce and their families and complement Kraft Heinz’ strategy and values.

New Hire Base Salary Range:

Bonus: This position is eligible for a performance-based bonus as provided by the plan terms and governing documents.

The compensation offered will take into account internal equity and may vary depending on the candidate's geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors

Benefits: Coverage for employees (and their eligible dependents) through affordable access to healthcare, protection, and saving for the future, we offer plans tailored to meet you and your family’s needs. Coverage for benefits will be in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plans and associated governing plan documents.

Wellbeing: We offer events, resources, and learning opportunities that inspire a physical, social, emotional, and financial well-being lifestyle for our employees and their families.

You’ll be able to participate in a variety of benefits and wellbeing programs that may vary by role, country, region, union status, and other employment status factors, for example:

• Physical - Medical, Prescription Drug, Dental, Vision, Screenings/Assessments

• Social - Paid Time Off, Company Holidays, Leave of Absence, Flexible Work Arrangements, Recognition, Training

• Emotional – Employee Assistance Program , Wellbeing Programs, Family Support Programs

• Financial – 401k, Life, Accidental Death & Dismemberment, Disability

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Kraft Heinz is an Equal Opportunity Employer – Underrepresented Ethnic Minority Groups/Women/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity and other protected classes. In order to ensure reasonable accommodation for protected individuals, applicants that require accommodation in the job application process may contact [email protected] for assistance.