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Team Lead, Category Leadership, Grocery West & Acosta
Team Lead, Category Leadership, Grocery West & AcostaNew Jersey Staffing • Merchantville, NJ, US
Team Lead, Category Leadership, Grocery West & Acosta

Team Lead, Category Leadership, Grocery West & Acosta

New Jersey Staffing • Merchantville, NJ, US
1 day ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Campbells Category Leadership Position

Since 1869, we've connected people through food they love. We're proud to be stewards of amazing brands that people trust. Our portfolio includes the iconic Campbells brand, as well as Cape Cod, Chunky, Goldfish, Kettle Brand, Lance, Late July, Pacific Foods, Pepperidge Farm, Prego, Pace, Raos Homemade, Snack Factory, Snyders of Hanover, Swanson, and V8. Here, you will make a difference every day. You will be supported to build a rewarding career with opportunities to grow, innovate and inspire. Make history with us.

Why Campbells...

  • Benefits begin on day one and include medical, dental, short and long-term disability, AD&D, and life insurance (for individual, families, and domestic partners).
  • Employees are eligible for our matching 401(k) plan and can enroll on the first day of employment with immediate vesting.
  • Campbells offers unlimited sick time along with paid time off and holiday pay.
  • If in WHQ - free access to the fitness center. Access to on-site day care (operated by Bright Horizons) and company store.
  • Giving back to the communities where our employees work and live is very important to Campbells. Our Campbells Cares program matches employee donations and / or volunteer activity up to $1,500 annually.
  • Campbells has a variety of Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) to support employees.

How you will make history here...

The primary responsibility of this position is to advance our Category Leadership with Kroger and Albertsons, while also leading our Acosta category management partnership. Youll drive growth and improved performance for exciting brands like Raos, Prego, and Pace. This role will lead customer penetration and development across multiple departments, functions, and levels at multiple customers by providing customer and retailer insights and support, category development, and category diagnostics. Youll lead the team in using point-of-sale, loyalty, and shopper data to create a clear direction for the category to align customer and Campbells strategies and tactics. The role is also responsible for the goal setting and development of multiple direct reports to continue to elevate the skills and talent of the team. The individual works collaboratively with Shopper Marketing, Customer Business Managers, and our World Headquarter Category Management, Sales Planning, and Strategy teams to achieve Campbells and customer objectives.

What you will do...

  • Leads team in developing category strategy and assists customer with integrated category strategy development across multiple customers.
  • Leads direct & broker team in providing strategic and tactical recommendations on the Distribution, Shelving, Merchandising, and Pricing (DSMP) goals to improve overall category performance.
  • Responsible for overseeing teams development of customer specific presentation of relevant consumer insights, competitive responses, and new item / category selling strategies.
  • Provides input into joint business planning cycle based on knowledge of category and shopper trends, competitive issues, etc.
  • Develops strong working relationships with category buyers, leadership of varying levels, cross functional departments across multiple customers, as well as with broker team.
  • Develops 3 direct reports to manage category specific customer calls - e.g. Category Reviews, Business Updates, New Item Presentations, and Planogram work that ultimately result in category, Campbells, and retailer growth.
  • Works with cross-functional groups including the customer, customer team, and World HQ resources.
  • Requires leadership and influencing skills, professionalism, executive presence, and prioritization skills.
  • Requires people management and team development skills.
  • Who you will work with...

    Key members of the Meals & Bev organization.

    What you bring to the table... (must have)

  • Bachelors Degree, MBA preferred
  • 12+ years CPG industry experience, including 5+ years Category Management or Insights experience
  • Category, loyalty, consumer, and shopper knowledge (Kantar, Mintel, etc.)
  • Experience pulling and interpreting IRI and / or Nielsen data (Panel and Scan)
  • Experience pulling and interpreting customer shopper card data (e.g. 84.51, Shopper 360, etc)
  • JDA experience
  • It would be great if you have...

  • Excellent analytical skills and attention to detail
  • Strategic thinking
  • Ability to build strong relationships internally and with customer
  • Problem solving, presentation, and influencing skills
  • Communication and interpersonal skills
  • Preference for role to be Cincinnati based or HQ based in Camden, NJ. Hybrid - 3 days in office. Potentially open to other geographies. Approximately 25% travel is required to the customer & team meetings.

    Compensation and Benefits :

    The target base salary range for this full-time, salaried position is between $139,900-$201,100. Individual base pay depends on work location and additional factors such as experience, job-related skills, and relevant education or training. Total pay may include other forms of compensation. In addition, we offer competitive health, dental, 401k and wellness benefits beginning on the first day of employment. Please ask your Talent Acquisition Partner for more information about our total rewards package.

    The company is committed to providing equal opportunity for employees and qualified applicants in all aspects of the employment relationship, including consideration for employment, without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, marital status, protected veteran status, disability, age, religion, or any other classification protected by law.

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