Category Manager jobs in Pennsylvania
Category Manager develops the overall strategy for a product category and researches new product options in the category to drive sales and achieve targets. Leads a team that provides category insights and proposals by analyzing marketing and customer data and monitoring relevant market conditions. Being a Category Manager works closely with sales team to determine optimal pricing through analysis of sales trends, competitors, buying habits and planograms of products to promote sales opportunities. Provides effective promotional materials. Additionally, Category Manager may develop special arrangements with vendors to enhance product promotions. Requires a bachelor's degree of marketing. Typically reports to a head of a unit/department. The Category Manager typically manages through subordinate managers and professionals in larger groups of moderate complexity. Provides input to strategic decisions that affect the functional area of responsibility. May give input into developing the budget. Capable of resolving escalated issues arising from operations and requiring coordination with other departments. To be a Category Manager typically requires 3+ years of managerial experience. (Copyright 2024 Salary.com)
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Category Manager
- Clemens Food Group
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Hatfield, PA
FULL_TIME
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The Category Management team is responsible for developing and optimizing product categories across the retail, foodservice, business to business, and national account channels. The company has capabilities across all major pork categories, and looks to profitably balance branded and private label offerings. This role offers a great opportunity to focus on insight-based decision making, and leading cross-functional teams in building long-term growth for the organization.
Strategic Planning and Innovation- Provide category and shopper insights to develop actionable recommendations
- Develop & lead ideas from where to play identification, through concept development, business case and go-to-market strategy.
- Deliver quality ideas into funnel, building out a strategic and profitable pipeline of ideas and understanding of the split between renovation vs new platform products development.
- Lead in the development of category objectives by channel and brand strategy. Make recommendations and gain alignment
- Work closely with sales team to determine optimal pricing through analysis of sales trends, competitors, buying habits and planograms of products to promote sales opportunities.
- Provide input to strategic decisions that affect the functional area of responsibility.
- Represent the customer perspective throughout new product development (Stage/Gate Process) on both core renovation and platform development.
- Lead cross functional team on making capacity and investment recommendations
- Lead cross functional team to optimize product portfolio, and deliver new products to market and rationalize current assortments
- Find new ways of doing things better every day and be an entrepreneurial innovation ambassador to the organization capable of integrating activities across key functional partners
- Conduct customer-specific analysis across items to identify key issues and opportunities to the plan and make recommendations for improvement, based on findings. This includes quality and product development improvements, innovation and renovation.
- Lead in the development and delivery of category training for Sales team.
- Interact with customers and consumers to engage in category reviews and ideation, both branded and PL.
- Develops market and competitive analysis leveraging syndicated and propriety data managing CFG understanding of Competitive Landscape.
- Lead in communication of portfolio changes to stakeholders to ensure integration into all supporting materials i.e. sell sheets, decks, store front.
- Lead project development into Proof of Concept through Commercialization and collaborate with the Marketing team to hand off for Launch.
- Partner with cross-functional team including brand marketing, finance, and sales to develop go to market trade strategies and supporting customer trade investments.
- Support customer teams on key meetings & presentations as pertains to innovation and sampling; communicate with cross-functional leadership teams on innovation details & initiatives.
- Optimize report communication process and S&OP development
- Analyze comparison product cuttings to approve new or updated products
- Evaluate and communicate to stakeholders the progress against plan and recommend corrective action as needed
- Manage results by category- both top line sales and bottom line contribution margin
- Effectively engage and build relationships across the matrix organization and senior leaders as well as with external partners
- Participate in corporate Initiatives outside of normal daily responsibilities as required
- Participate in organizational development activities, including training, engagement, and DE&I sessions
- 9 Days Ago
Category Manager
- Pinnacle Technical Resources
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Allentown, PA
FULL_TIME
- Position: Category Manager Location: Allentown, PA (or) Providence, RI (or) Louisville, KY (Hybrid Schedule: onsite 3 days a week) Duration: 12 Months Contract Job Summary The purpose of this job is t...
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Category Manager
- Integrated Resources, Inc ( IRI )
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Allentown, PA
CONTRACTOR
- Job Description: This role needs to sit in Allentown, PA, Providence, RI, Louisville, KY. The role requires onsite 3 days a week.Job Summary The purpose of this job is to manage the supply chain for o...
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Category Manager
- Pinnacle Group, Inc.
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Allentown, PA
CONTRACTOR
- Position: Category ManagerLocation: Allentown, PA (or) Providence, RI (or) Louisville, KY (Hybrid Schedule: onsite 3 days a week)Duration: 12 Months ContractJob SummaryThe purpose of this job is to ma...
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Category Manager
- TALENT Software Services
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Allentown, PA
FULL_TIME
- This role needs to sit in Allentown, PA , Providence, RI, Louisville, KY. The role requires onsite 3 days a week.Job Summary The purpose of this job is to manage the supply chain for operations servic...
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Category Manager
- GT Services LLC
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Lansdale, PA
FULL_TIME
- At Greene, Tweed, you'll find the cutting-edge technology, world-class polymer expertise and endless advancement opportunities you'd expect from a multi-national industry leader. You'll find them all ...
- 16 Days Ago
Category Manager jobs at Popular Companies
Category Manager
- Shamrock Foods Company
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Phoenix, AZ
- The Category Manager drives category performance through detailed analysis of product assortment, pricing change analysi...
- 6/11/2024 12:00:00 AM
Category Manager
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Saint Louis, MO
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Category Manager
- Lifetime Brands
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Seattle, WA
- Job Description Lifetime Brands, IncSeattle division is located in the heart of the Belltown neighborhood, with views of...
- 6/11/2024 12:00:00 AM
Category Manager
- Johnson Controls International
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Milwaukee, WI
- What you will do As a Global Category Manager you will be working closely with cross-functional teams to develop and lea...
- 6/9/2024 12:00:00 AM
Category Manager
- Nestlé Purina
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St. Louis, MO
- We’re a leader in the pet care industry, which means we’re not only ahead in volume, profit and market share, but our as...
- 6/8/2024 12:00:00 AM
Category Manager
- Heinen's Grocery Store
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Cleveland, OH
- Company Overview: Founded in 1929, Heinen’s is a premier grocery store chain noted for its quality products and outstand...
- 6/8/2024 12:00:00 AM
Category Manager
- Hiring Now!
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Byron Center, MI
- If you are currently employed at Smithfield, please log into Workday and submit your application through the Jobs Hub. A...
- 6/8/2024 12:00:00 AM
Category Manager
- StraussGroup - Executive Search Consultants
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- THE POSITION The Global Sourcing Manager leads the Strategic Sourcing efforts for the Nicholasville, KY, manufacturing p...
- 6/7/2024 12:00:00 AM
About Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania (/ˌpɛnsɪlˈveɪniə/ (listen) PEN-sil-VAY-nee-ə), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state located in the northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The Appalachian Mountains run through its middle. The Commonwealth is bordered by Delaware to the southeast, Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, Lake Erie and the Canadian province of Ontario to the northwest, New York to the north, and New Jersey to the east.
Pennsylvania is the 33rd-largest state by area, and the 6th-most populous state according to the most recent of...
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Income Estimation for Category Manager jobs
$116,783 to $152,871
Most Popular Cities in Pennsylvania for Category Manager Jobs
What does a Category Manager do?
Category Manager in Davenport, IA
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Category Manager in Muskegon, MI
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Category Manager in Shreveport, LA
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