What are the responsibilities and job description for the Field Category Manager, Albertsons position at Ferrero?
Job Location : Boise
Company description
Ferrero is a family-owned company with a truly progressive and global outlook and iconic brands such as Nutella®, Tic Tac®, Ferrero Rocher®, Raffaello®, Kinder Bueno® and Kinder Surprise®. As the love for our brands continues to grow, so too does our global reach. Represented in more than 50 countries, with products sold in more than 170, the Ferrero Group is loved by generations around the world. The secret to our global success? 40,000 dedicated employees who celebrate care and quality to craft a business, careers and brands we are proud of. Join us, and you could be one of them.
About the Role :
With innovation and exciting expansion plans in place, there has never been a better time to join the Ferrero Group and be extraordinary with us!
The Field Category Manager-Albertsons role is a full-time remote position based in Boise, Idaho, the headquarters of Albertsons. This role reports to the Director of Field Category Management and supports the day-to-day category activities for the Albertsons Sales Team. The role is primarily responsible for developing data driven, objective selling stories that deliver sales and margin goals within our categories for both Ferrero and the retailer.
Main Responsibilities :
- Partner with Sales Director and assigned broker and internal partners to develop data driven, objective category recommendations that meet or exceed Ferrero key performance indicators (“KPIs”) and deliver Category growth for the retailer.
- Provide strategic and tactical recommendations to retailer and Sales Director on distribution, shelving, merchandising, and pricing (“DSMPs”).
- Build relationships within retailer to become or strengthen strategic and trusted partner status.
- Monitor and analyze category, competition and consumer market data to proactively identify business opportunities and develop actionable category insights.
- Participate in and develop content for retailer annual line reviews and joint business planning sessions to enhance category growth within the Confections, Spreads and Cookie Categories.
- Leverage all syndicated data resources, shopper insights platforms and research in support of the sales initiatives that ensure linkage with the category management plan.
- Be the subject matter expert on key data tools (E.G. assortment, IRI, retailer loyalty data, etc.).
- Drive support for new product innovation launches through commercial planning process.
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Who we are looking for :
How to be successful in the role and at Ferrero :
Consumers, quality and care are at the heart of everything we do. So, to be successful at Ferrero, you’ll need to be just as consumer and product centric as we are - dedicated to crafting brilliant results for consumers around the world.
Diversity Statement
Ferrero is committed to building a diverse and inclusive culture in which all employees feel welcomed and appreciated and have the same opportunities. We believe all of our people are equally talented in their own way. In nurturing the curiosity and natural abilities of our employees, we provide them, generation after generation, the means to succeed personally and professionally, enabling them to craft their journey at Ferrero. The diversity of our talents is what makes our work environment multicultural, innovative and highly rewarding.
Ferrero U.S.A. provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics.
