CAS Team Manager - Kroger

CAS Team Manager For Kroger

The CAS Team Manager for Kroger serves as the category strategy leader and primary advisor to both Kroger and internal Clorox teams. This role is responsible for setting the vision for category growth, translating analytics and shopper insights into actionable strategies, and elevating Clorox's position as a trusted category partner. This leader drives thought leadership across multiple categories (e.g., Food, Charcoal, Homecare, Trash), ensuring recommendations are shopper-first, insight-led, and aligned to Kroger's priorities. The role also leads and develops a small team while influencing cross-functional partners and senior customer stakeholders.

In this role, you will:

• Set and lead the overall CAS strategy for Kroger, aligned to Joint Business Planning priorities and long-term category growth objectives
• Serve as the thought leader, connecting category analytics and shopper insights into clear, actionable strategies
• Lead, coach, and develop team members to deliver high-quality analysis, insights, and strategic output
• Own and elevate category strategy development, ensuring recommendations are shopper-first and insight-led
• Partner cross-functionally with Sales, Business Units, Shopper Insights, and Category Leadership to align priorities and influence decisions
• Lead customer-facing engagements including line reviews, assortment strategy, shelf optimization, and growth initiatives
• Build and maintain senior-level relationships with Kroger merchants and category leaders
• Identify and scale best practices across tools, processes, and storytelling within CAS
• Deliver best-in-class analytics including category assessments, post-promo analysis, market diagnostics, and KPI/scorecard development
• Maintain a strong shopper-first mindset while balancing category growth, retailer priorities, and brand performance

What we look for:

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of CPG, Sales, Category Management, Customer Analytics, or related experience.
• Experience working with national retailers; Kroger experience preferred.
• Strong leadership, analytical, communication, and influencing skills.
• Demonstrated success leading teams and managing complex business initiatives

Skills

• Strategic thinking: Ability to connect data to long-term category growth strategies
• Storytelling with data: Turns insights into clear, compelling, action-oriented narratives
• Leadership & team development: Builds capability and holds team accountable for outcomes
• Influence & communication: Confident with senior stakeholders internally and with Kroger
• Customer mindset: Deep understanding of retailer priorities, especially Kroger KPIs (share, growth)
• Analytical excellence: Strong problem solving using syndicated data and internal tools
• Cross-functional leadership: Aligns multiple teams toward a common outcome

Workplace type:

Hybrid 3 days Office / 2 days HO

Our values-based culture connects to our purpose and empowers people to be their best, professionally and personally. We serve a diverse consumer base which is why we believe teams that reflect our consumers bring fresh perspectives, drive innovation, and help us stay attuned to the world around us. That's why we foster an inclusive culture where every person can feel respected, valued, and fully able to participate, and ultimately able to thrive.

At Clorox, we champion people to be well and thrive, starting with our own people. To help make this possible, we offer comprehensive, competitive benefits that prioritize all aspects of wellbeing and provide flexibility for our teammates' unique needs. This includes robust health plans, a market-leading 401(k) program with a company match, flexible time off benefits (including half-day summer Fridays depending on location), inclusive fertility/adoption benefits, and more.

We are committed to fair and equitable pay and are transparent with current and future teammates about our full salary ranges. We use broad salary ranges that reflect the competitive market for similar jobs, provide sufficient opportunity for growth as you gain experience and expand responsibilities, while also allowing for differentiation based on performance. Based on the breadth of our ranges, most new hires will start at Clorox in the first half of the applicable range. Your starting pay will depend on job-related factors, including relevant skills, knowledge, experience and location. The applicable salary range for every role in the U.S. is based on your work location and is aligned to one of three zones according to the cost of labor in your area.

Zone A: $131,200 - $258,500

Zone B: $120,300 - $237,000

Zone C: $109,400 - $215,500

All ranges are subject to change in the future. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your location during the hiring process.

This job is also eligible for participation in Clorox's incentive plans, subject to the terms of the applicable plan documents and policies.