Trilliant Food & Nutrition, LLC
Category Manager (Project Management)
Category Strategy Development: Develop and implement category plans that align with overall business objectives, focusing on market share growth and consumer needs.
Data Analysis and Reporting: Utilize data analytics tools to prepare weekly, monthly and ad hoc reports to present learnings to senior management and cross functional team members. Prepare meticulous customer deliverables for upcoming reviews, reset and joint business planning.
Market and Consumer Insights: Conduct comprehensive market analysis to identify trends, consumer insights, competitive activity, and growth opportunities. Utilize data to make informed decisions on product assortment, pricing, and promotions.
Retailer Collaboration: Build inseparable relationships with key retail partners. Build customer decks & present category strategies and insights to drive category growth for the company and our valued partners.
Price & Promotional Strategy: Monitor competitive pricing and recommend strategies needed to remain competitive in the market. Analyze the effectiveness of promotions and advise strategies based on performance.
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with internal teams to ensure alignment on category strategies and execution plans. Create a collaborative environment to achieve shared goals and be an exemplary thought leader.
Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Marketing, or a related field. Category management certification is required.
5+ years of experience in category management within the CPG industry. Past Category Captain experience is desired.
Strong analytical skills & creative thinking.
Proven ability to develop and execute category strategies that drive growth.
Excellent communication and presentation skills.
Proficiency in data analysis tools (e.g., Nielsen, Numerator & Stratum) and Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Power BI).
Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and meet deadlines.
Strong negotiation and relationship-building skills.
Strategic thinker with a customer-centric mindset. Self-motivated, results-driven, and have a relentless desire for knowledge and answers.
Hours, Location and Pay:
We offer a competitive base pay rate and comprehensive benefits package for full-time employees. The successful candidate for this role can work remotely, but travel to our Little Chute, WI manufacturing facility will be required based on business needs.
Physical and Mental Demands:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, hear, use hands to type data, use a personal computer and telephone. This employee may occasionally have to operate business machines and lift and/move up to 50 pounds.
Specific vision abilities required in this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Mental demands include multi-tasking, decision making, problem solving, comparing, copying, computing, compiling, analyzing, coordinating, and synthesizing data.
Potential for exposure to chemicals, heights, loud noises, mechanical equipment, wet environments, and other potential hazards exists.
Safety Statement:
At Trilliant and Horseshoe, safety is every employee's first responsibility. We expect all employees to adhere to all safety practices, have the moral courage to stop other individuals from performing unsafe acts, and immediately report unsafe conditions.
Disclosures:
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.
Responsible for following food safety/regulatory policies and procedures, executing responsibilities as identified in standard operating procedures, and reporting food safety/regulatory concerns to the Production or Quality Manager.
Trilliant Food & Nutrition and Horseshoe Beverage Company are Drug Free Workplaces. All applicants are subject to a drug screen and background check as a condition of employment.
Trilliant Food and Nutrition and Horseshoe Beverage participate in the E-Verify process.
EEO/AA including Vets and Disabled
If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by email at HR@trilliantfood.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.
Trilliant Food and Nutrition and Horseshoe Beverage are Equal Opportunity Employers.
The principles of the OECD and UN have been taken into consideration and used as guidance in our human rights practices and procedures.