Sr. Customer Category Manager Kroger

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Tyson Foods

Sr. Customer Category Manager (Kroger)

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United States

Successful applicants for this position must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of employment. Vaccine verification will be required by October 1, 2021 for Corporate based team members and by November 1, 2021 for Plant and Warehousing based team members.

Los solicitantes seleccionados para este puesto deben estar completamente vacunados contra el COVID-19 como condición de empleo. La verificación de la vacuna se requerirá para el 1 de octubre de 2021 para los compañeros de equipo con base en la sede (corporativa) de la empresa y para el 1 de noviembre de 2021 para los compañeros de equipo en las plantas y almacenes.

Job Details:

Cincinnati, OH (preferred location)

This position will manage a team of 3 Kroger Customer Category Managers and be actively involved with advising Kroger on all category and shopper centric opportunities to drive sales volume, distribution and advancing customer relations. Core responsibilities include providing managerial expertise, project leadership and actionable insights and recommendations that drive category and brand growth. This position will also lead Tyson’s engagement with the local Kroger data organizations.

The ideal candidate will apply expert knowledge of category shopper insights into strategy-focused and actionable long-term sales initiatives that deliver Tyson and retailer objectives. Identify and quantify opportunities and strategies for macro-space assortment, aisle optimization and or department reinvention, category adjacencies, promotion optimization, and pricing. This role works closely with Sales Team and Executive Leadership and actively develops and participates in Top-to-Tops, Category Business Plans, Customer Category Reviews and Business Reviews with the support of CCMs and various team members. Provides management skills assessment and on the job development to direct reports.

Requirements

Demonstrated Skills: Leadership, Out of the box thinking, Strategic Customer Experience, Storytelling, Sense of urgency and prioritization, Packaged and Fresh category experience

Requirements Education: BA degree in related field preferred or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Experience: 7 plus years of experience in Category Management, Sales, and or Consumer Insights. Food industry experience a plus.

Special Skills: Strong experience managing diverse people skillsets and comprehensive proactive project management; strong ability to leverage creative thinking; advanced analytics and insights capabilities utilizing retailer data sources syndicated data and internal proprietary data. Excellent presentation verbal and written communication skills. Advanced skills in PowerPoint Excel.

Travel: Approximately 25%

Supervisory Responsibility: Manage a team of 3

Work Shift:

1ST SHIFT (United States of America)

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Tyson is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, national origin, color, religion, age, genetics, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status.

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Successful applicants for this position must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of employment. Vaccine verification will be required by October 1, 2021 for Corporate based team members and by November 1, 2021 for Plant and Warehousing based team members.

The vaccines against COVID-19 are free for new hires and are accompanied by a cash incentive for eligible non-corporate based hires. Readily available at select sites.

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We strive to be a talent magnet to establish a reputation for being a talent rich organization where team members can grow their career while growing the business.

We are a high performing organization where team members are rewarded (Pay, Benefits and Recognition) for their contributions, and given the opportunity to support and/or volunteer with programs that help Tyson make a lasting social impact in the communities where we live and work.

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Company info

Tyson Foods, Inc.
Website : https://www.tysonfoods.com/