Category Development Lead Publix and HEB

About the Role

Key Responsibilities

• Provide category and shopper-centric analysis using multiple data points, including but not limited to syndicated data, retailer portals, & custom research.
• Proactively identify trends and opportunities to drive category and Henkel Consumer Brand growth.
• Lead Category reviews and development of assortment & POG analysis and recommendations.
• Analyze and evaluate new item performance and promotional trends across category.
• Track distribution and shelf space metrics for organizational reporting.
• Support line reviews, annual customer planning and monthly business reviews.
• Build strong customer relationships and drive category partnership opportunities.
• Partner with our internal cross functional teams to develop category strategies & stories across DSMP executions.
• Provide insights to inform and support development of channel/customer specific executions.
• Expand shared learning and category insights across team and broader organization for influence internally on strategic planning.

Requirements

• 5+ years of CPG experience, with 2+ years in Category Management and/or Shopper Insights role.
• B.S. or B.A. degree.
• Previous grocery retailer experience preferred.
• Ability to influence decision makers across all levels of internal and external organizations.
• Ability to proactively identify customer/category insights and translate them into a compelling retailer story and set of actionable recommendations.
• Strong analytical skills and experience leveraging consumer/shopper insights, as well as syndicated scan and panel data IRI/Circana required, Numerator strongly preferred.
• Strong proficiency in Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Experience leveraging Power BI platform a plus.
• Proficiency using Space Management applications a plus.
• Strong oral/written communication & project management skills.

Nice to Have

• Experience leveraging Power BI platform.
• Proficiency using Space Management applications.

Qualifications

• B.S. or B.A. degree.

Benefits & Perks

• Health Insurance: affordable plans for medical, dental, vision and wellbeing starting on day 1.
• Work-Life Balance: Paid time off including sick, vacation, holiday and volunteer time, flexible & hybrid work policies (depending on role), and vacation buy / sell program.
• Financial: 401k matching, employee share plan with voluntary investment and Henkel matching shares, annual performance bonus, service awards and student loan reimbursement.
• Family Support: 12-week gender neutral parental leave (up to 20 weeks for parents giving birth), fertility support, adoption & surrogacy reimbursement, discounted child and elderly care, and scholarships.
• Career Growth: diverse national and international growth opportunities, access to thousands of skills development courses, and tuition reimbursement.