Category Manager

Job Description

Job Description

ABOUT US AT KINDER'S :

What's it like to work at Kinder's? Well, there's a lot of snacking and geeking out over what we all cooked over the weekend. But beyond that, there's also plenty of hard work. Because we don't just like flavor, we're obsessed with it.

With over 100 products sold nationwide, we're now a top-five brand in multiple flavor categories at Costco, Walmart, Whole Foods, and more. But we're not your typical CPG company. Privately held and founder-led, we like to think of ourselves as a pirate ship in a sea of cruise ships. Our crew is adventurous and fearless. We chart our own course and chase big ideas to make food unforgettable.

As we expand globally and approach $1 billion in revenue, we need other smart-and-scrappy, flavor-obsessed people to come aboard. If you're looking for a place where you can see the real impact of your work, this is it. Every day, you'll be part of a journey to add flavor to millions of meals and lives.

How you will have an impact at Kinder's : The Category Manager will lead sales analytics across key customer accounts and provide actionable insights to drive brand and category growth. They will work closely with the Sales team to develop strategies around assortment, marketing, customer presentations, and more. The ideal candidate will have very strong analytic skills and can craft effective stories with data. If you are passionate about driving growth through actionable insights, we want to hear from you!

This role is available in Walnut Creek, CA or Bentonville, AR.

Key Responsibilities of this Role

• Lead analytics for Kinder's rapidly growing business. Advance internal reporting process to communicate Kinder's opportunities with cross-functional partners. Collaborate with Sales, Marketing, and Brand to develop seasonal and regional strategy to maximize Kinder's sales and category impact across customers.
• Uncover insights, trends, shopper behaviors and competitive activity to guide tactics and strategy.
• Utilize variety of data sources to answer key business questions.
• Build comprehensive presentations with strong data visualization. Share insights, findings, and recommendations across Kinder's organization, and externally in buyer meetings.
• Track and report sales performance of Kinder's key initiatives, such as innovation launches or in-store marketing programs.
• Lead promotional effectiveness and marketing ROI analysis to optimize strategies and drive incremental sales. Collaborate with Customer Marketing, Sales, Finance, etc. to guide strategies.
• Lead advanced data analysis across categories and competition. Identify customer-specific insights to drive growth and strengthen partnership with our customers.
• High-visibility role in organization working directly with Kinder's leadership.

What You Bring to the Table

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Things About the Way We Work

Location & Travel

This position will be based in our new regional office in Bentonville, AR. We strongly believe in the power of culture and community and have a hybrid work structure with 4 days in the office on a weekly basis to encourage collaboration and personal connections that will allow us to better serve our customers and consumer and to have more fun. Fridays are flex days with employees having the opportunity to choose to be either in the office or to work from home based on what makes most sense for them.

Some travel will be required for this role on a periodic basis. Typically, this travel may include customer meetings or company events. Kinder's headquarters is located in Walnut Creek, CA.

The expected starting salary range for this role is $120,000- $135,000 per year. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range based on the location of the role. The amount a particular employee will earn within the salary range will be based on factors such as relevant education, qualifications, performance and business needs.