Manager, Category Development

What you'll love about this job

• Fully Remote
• Ability to work with high visibility retailers
• Cross Functional Partnership

This is Energizer Holdings, Inc.

Energizer Holdings responsibly creates products to make lives easier and more enjoyable. To do this, we lean into our culture as an organization - we win together, while serving each other, with a willingness to act boldly, all while doing right. Our colleagues hail from all backgrounds, nationalities and walks of life, but our shared mission and purpose make us one team. Because we're a global organization, you will always have opportunities to learn, grow and develop in your career. We support flexible working arrangements wherever possible.

Position Summary

The Category Development Manager is responsible for developing strong customer relationships by providing category solutions based on business trends, industry trends and category management expertise. This role will also work on developing insightful and actionable reporting, analysis and selling story presentations based on key category trends. Finally, the CDM will lead the development and process of customer category line reviews and be the expert in the customer's category and key strategic leader to assist with the development of their strategies.

Responsibilities

• Category leader with customer to help develop category strategy based on insights and market trends

• Develops partnership relationships

• Presentation development

• Facilitation of planning process - internal and external

• Owns customer category line review process

• Represents category at broader cross-functional team meetings

• Interfaces with other departments (Sales, Sales Planning, Shopper Activation, Marketing, Finance)

• Leads planogram development

• Conducts competitive analysis that identifies competitor strategies, strengths and weaknesses

What we are looking for

• Minimum 3 to 4 years customer facing Sales and/or Category Management experience

• BA/BS, Marketing/Business Administration or equivalent experience

• Outstanding written & verbal communication skills

• Experienced in Microsoft Suite (Excel, Power Point, Access)

• Developing & delivering compelling selling stories / presentations

• Relationship building

Come join us!

Energizer is an equal opportunity employer, and we prohibit discrimination based on age, color, disability, marital or parental status, veteran status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other legally protected status in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.