Category Manager

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Job Description

Pepsi Bottling Ventures is seeking a Category Manager to join our team.

Who We Are

We are jointly owned by Suntory and PepsiCo. Suntory is a family-owned business founded in Japan more than 125 years ago that is known globally for their beverages and innovative spirit. PepsiCo has a 125-year plus legacy as a global leader in convenient foods and beverages. We represent Suntory’s non-alcoholic beverage industry in the United States and have an 80-year plus legacy of providing PepsiCo products to the Carolinas and beyond.

What We Do

We make, sell, and distribute PepsiCo and other beverages. We do business in five states and sell PepsiCo beverages to most of the market in our geographic regions. We also develop our own line of beverages, producing and distributing a growing product line nationally.

What Makes Us Unique

We bring you the beverages you love. We bring PepsiCo’s beloved beverages and more to you and our customers. As a part of Suntory, we believe in dreaming big and boldly pursuing our dreams, growing for good, and giving back to society. We innovate to create new beverages, like our Nature’s Twist refreshing lemonade line, and we continuously expand our beverage portfolio to bring you and our customers joy.

What We Look For In Leaders

Our leaders embrace a coaching leadership style. We look for leaders that empower all team members. Our leaders value integrity, teamwork, accountability, adaptability, and communication in all they do and expect from their teams.

Category Manager Overview

Responsible for meticulously studying and analyzing market trends and consumer behaviors within LRB product categories to optimize sales and profitability. Primary tasks involve gathering and analyzing data, tracking market performance, and assessing product assortment, pricing, and promotion strategies. By leveraging a data-driven approach, the Category Manager provides valuable insights to guide merchandising decisions, improve product placement, and enhance overall category performance, ensuring that PBV and its customers can meet the evolving demands and preferences of consumers while achieving financial objectives.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive market research.
• Collect and analyze data.
• Utilize market insights.
• Formulating and overseeing the strategic direction of product categories within PBV.
• Defining assortment, pricing, and promotional strategies, aligning them with the company's overall business objectives.
• Collaborate with sales teams on promotional campaigns.
• Analyze historical promotion data.
• Monitor and evaluate the performance of promotions.
• Forecast market share trends.
• Identify potential drivers of market share.
• Regularly review and update market share forecasts.
• Collaborate with customer merchandising teams.
• Develop planograms.
• Provide recommendations for in-store displays and fixtures.
• Other duties as assigned.
  
  

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and five to seven (5-7) years of related experience, or ten (10) years of related experience.
• Collaborate with customer merchandising teams.
• Develop planograms.
• Provide recommendations for in-store displays and fixtures.
• Category Management certification (CPCA, CPCM, or CPSA) preferred.
• Excellent database management skills.
• Strong analytical skills to decipher trends and insights from database.
• Ability to draw relevant conclusions and to convey findings to Sales team in a way that impacts presentations to PBV’s customers.
• Strong oral and written communication and presentation skills.
• Strong Microsoft Suite skillset.
• Ability to think creatively.
• Valid driver’s license. Some travel required.
• Able to meet PBV driving qualifications.
• Able to work hours necessary to complete assigned tasks.
  
  

Compensation And Benefits

• As part of your total compensation package, you will also receive the following benefits:
• Paid time off, including holidays, vacation days, personal days, parental leave, and bereavement leave
• 401(k) with a company match
• Medical, prescription, dental, and vision insurance options, as well as supplemental health plan options, including accident, critical illness, and hospitalization
• Saving and spending accounts
• Company-paid telemedicine services
• Free counseling and information services
• Wellness program
• Company-paid life insurance
• Company-paid disability coverage
• Adoption assistance
• Education assistance
• Legal service plan option
• Pay advance option
  

Unfortunately, we will be unable to offer visa sponsorships to candidates.

EOE M/F/D/V

Pepsi Bottling Ventures is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status. All employment decisions are based on valid job-related requirements. If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran and are unable or limited in your ability to use or access our website, you may request a reasonable accommodation to express interest in a specific opening. You can request reasonable accommodation by calling 1-800-662-8792 or via e-mail at rmssupport@pbvllc.com