Senior Manager Category Insights HQ
Company: Del Monte Foods
Location: Charlotte
Posted on: April 20, 2024
Job Description:
Company and Position Information:Del Monte Foods, Inc. (DMFI) is
a multi-national food company headquartered in Walnut Creek, CA,
with a powerful portfolio of brands, including iconic Del Monte,
Contadina and College Inn. Our premium-quality meal ingredients,
snacks and beverages can be found in six out of ten U.S.
households.At Del Monte Foods, we believe in supporting one
another. In helping our people shape their own careers - in letting
them grow outward, upward and across disciplines. We are tending to
the greater good, providing accessible, nourishing, great-tasting
food for all. We are Del Monte Foods - Growers of Good.The salary
range for this role is:$114,725.52 -
$206,420.24Responsibilities:The Senior Manager Category Insights
Headquarters is responsible for driving strategic initiatives
through comprehensive category and product analysis for DMFI.This
person provides category management deliverables to the field
Category Insights team, with an emphasis on actionable category and
shopper insights that drive the business for our customers and Del
Monte. The Senior Manager Category Insights HQ is DMFI's go-to
category management expert, providing in-depth category, consumer,
and shopper expertise to the commercial organization. Key
responsibilities include working with BU managers providing a
retail customer lens to new and existing products and categories,
creating selling stories for new and existing brands, leading
DMFI's shelving and space management agenda, and providing category
information and materials to educate and inform the commercial team
on our category and brand performance.This leader is an essential
member of the commercial team in charting a path for
commercializing DMFI's brands and the categories in which we
operate. He/She is highly collaborative, works successfully with
cross functional team members, is solution-oriented and decisive,
acts with urgency, and is particularly strong in storytelling and
data visualization. This leader also has proven strengths in
strategic thinking, communication, project planning, and in leading
others and gaining enrollment.Key Responsibilities Include:
- Category Analysis: Conduct in-depth analysis of market trends,
consumer buying behavior, and competitive landscapes within DMFI's
categories
- Insights Generation: Utilize data analytics to generate
actionable insights to inform product development, marketing
strategies, and overall business decisions
- Sales Support: Create stories that enable the successful
selling of new and existing items across all retail channels
- Strategic Planning: Contribute to the development of long-term
category strategies by providing data-driven recommendations and
identifying growth opportunities. Lead all space and shelving
strategies for DMFI categories
- Market intelligence: Inform and educate the commercial team on
category and brand performance during key promotional windows and
events to aid in DMFI's planning and selling efforts
- Shopper Insights: Identifies insights from consumer and/or
shopper behavior and translates their implications into retailer
action that grows sales
- Education: Actively engages in educating others (up, down,
across and outside organization) by sharing best practices and
insights so that our successes are broadly repeated
- Manages, coaches, and develops direct reports; responsible for
challenging direct reports to provide support to sales and category
insights partners customers to uncover growth opportunities and
make recommendations to business issues
- Other duties as assignedDel Monte Foods Leadership Behaviors:As
leaders we:Ground Our Teams
- Connect our teams to a clear strategy.
- Provide the support our teams need for success.
- Hold ourselves and our teams accountable.Create the Climate
- Solve problems together with our teams.
- Enable smart risk taking.
- Empower our teams to make decisions and take action.Nurture the
Good
- Are intentional about building trust.
- Lead with empathy.
- Grow and develop our teams.Qualifications:
- College degree preferred
- 7+ years of industry or relevant experience
- Certification through the Category Management Association is a
plus (CPSA, CPCM, CPSA)
- Advanced computer proficiency in Retailer POS, Syndicated and
Panel data, Microsoft Excel, Circana and/or Nielsen IRI, and
proficiency in Power Point as well as other Microsoft Office
applications
- Experience in utilizing shopper card data systems such as EYC,
Stratum, Dunnhumby, and others
- Excellent analytical, interpretive, and problem-solving
skills
- Excellent data visualization and storytelling capabilities
- Working knowledge of space management software
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills as well as
strong interpersonal skills
- Strong problem-solving orientation with the ability to act
quickly, think creatively, and support key stakeholders
- Strong leader capable of building trust and capabilities in
direct reports through fair and balanced feedback
- Creative thinker with ability to communicate and present
ideasWE OFFER:
- Competitive salary.
- Comprehensive benefits package including Medical, Dental,
Vision, and 401(k).Please be advised that your application is not
complete until you fill out, sign, and submit an Application for
Employment for a specific position for which Del Monte Foods, Inc.
is actively recruiting. Your application must reflect that you
possess the required qualifications for the position.No sponsorship
is available for this position.No agencies or 3rd party
vendors.
Keywords: Del Monte Foods, Charlotte , Senior Manager Category Insights HQ, Executive , Charlotte, North Carolina
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