Category Manager Canada

Summary:
**Category Manager - Canada**

At our Company, we grow People, Brands, and Businesses We are seeking a dynamic Category Manager who will be responsible for deriving business insights and actionable recommendations for their assigned client base through the analysis and integration of sales tracking and consumer/shopper data sources.

**What we offer**:

- Full-Time Benefits (Health, Dental, Disability, Life, Lifeworks Program)
- PerkSpot Discounts on Travel, Movies, Cell Phones and more
- Training and Career Development
- Generous Paid Time-Off

**Responsibilities**:

- Support Client’s shopper insights managers who are leading custom market research projects, working to synthesize insights and establishing compelling means of disseminating findings to relevant teams throughout the Client’s organization.
- Ad-hoc data pulls and queries from Client’s proprietary syndicated data tracking tool-to inform category stories and strategies at customers, monitor shopper responses to customer tactics, answer customer specific questions, track the success of innovation launches, fill Nielsen data gaps to broaden understanding of the retail landscape.
- Development of “Basic Training” reports as directed by each Client manager (e.g. succinct decks to inform the organization on relevant topics of broad interest such as shopper groups, retailer activity, etc.).
- Work with other relevant databases, as appropriate -shopper loyalty card data, syndicated data, specialized databases (e.g. Amazon database for the online position).

**Qualifications**:

- BA/BS Degree in Marketing/Social Sciences or equivalent work experience required; Advanced degree preferred but not required
- Minimum of 2+ years of increasing market research experience with a proficiency in project management
- Technical experience with consumer panels and/or shopper loyalty card databases is beneficial
- Prior experience with “retailer” orientation and/or field sales team a strong plus
- Strong written communications and compelling presentation skill

The Company is one of North America’s leading sales and marketing agencies specializing in outsourced sales, merchandising, category management and marketing services to manufacturers, suppliers, and producers of food products and consumer packaged goods. The Company services a variety of trade channels including grocery, mass merchandise, specialty, convenience, drug, dollar, club, hardware, consumer electronics and home centers. We bridge the gap between manufacturers and retailers, providing consumers access to the best products available in the marketplace today.

**Responsibilities**:
The Company is one of North America’s leading sales and marketing agencies specializing in outsourced sales, merchandising, category management and marketing services to manufacturers, suppliers and producers of food products and consumer packaged goods. The Company services a variety of trade channels including grocery, mass merchandise, specialty, convenience, drug, dollar, club, hardware, consumer electronics and home centers. We bridge the gap between manufacturers and retailers, providing consumers access to the best products available in the marketplace today.

**Position Summary**:
The Category Manager is responsible for deriving business insights and actionable recommendations for their assigned client base through the analysis and integration of sales tracking and consumer/shopper data sources.

**Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities**:
**Presentation Development**
- Finalize all data and organize sales story for presentation to Clients, Customers and/or Customer Development Manager by developing business insights that are actionable

**Project/Client Management and Support**
- Proactively develop business growth opportunities from data analysis and present these to the Company sales team and business partners Maintain project schedule by monitoring project progress, coordinating activities, and resolving problems Manage and maintain ongoing relationship for category management activities. Develop Category Management relationships at customers that establish Company Category Management Team as the go-to resource for Category Management insights and business process Best Practices.

**Data Analysis/Interpretation/Application**
- Determine and quantify primary business opportunities and key drivers by analyzing data and provide recommendations for business improvement/growth Support key business opportunities by recommending solutions based on applicable data Define major business opportunities by prioritizing information to support the goals of our Clients, Customers, and Company
- Data Collection Provide information for Clients, Customers, and Business Development Managers through the use of syndicated or customer-specific data sources Meet specific needs of requesting party by determining appropriate data selection and custom assortment

**Presentation Delivery**
- For assigned cl