Category Manager

Primo Brands Category Management Role

Primo Brands is a leading branded beverage company in North America with a focus on healthy hydration. We are proud to offer an extensive and iconic portfolio of highly recognizable, sustainably sourced, and conveniently packaged branded beverages distributed across more than 150,000 retail outlets. Base Salary: $129,996 - $158,655.60. This position is eligible for an annual bonus. Location: Stamford, CT. Health Benefits: Medical, prescription, dental, vision, flexible spending account (FSA), dependent care flexible spending account (FSA), health savings account (HSA). Retirement/Investing: 401K with a 5% match, Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP). Insurance: Employee Life Insurance, short and long-term disability, critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident insurance, spouse/domestic partner/child life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment. Other great benefits: Employee discounts, save on auto, home, and pet insurance, tuition reimbursement, paid vacation and sick time, 9 paid holidays and 3 paid floating holidays, paid leave for when you have a baby, adopt a child, or become a foster parent, legal services, identity theft protection, employee assistance program (EAP), adoption reimbursement benefit, FEDlogic, commuter benefits.

Responsibilities

Create, own, and lead Primo's Category Thought Leadership initiatives with key customers across the Foodservice channel. Promote the Bottled Water Category and Primo Brands growth through the synthesis of complex channel and consumer data into concise, strategic, and actionable insights for our key Foodservice partners. Co-pilot to creation, communication, and execution of Primo's Go-to-Market strategy for the Foodservice channel alongside Primo's Channel Development Team. Play critical and central role in constructing and delivering content for relevant Joint Business Plans and Top-to-Tops with top tier Foodservice partners. Be a trusted advisor to Primo's most important Foodservice partners, offering category centric and fact-based recommendations that will drive sustainable category growth. Support the sell-in of new items/strategies across channel, developing compelling and data-based customer specific plans. Lead the evolution and adoption of best-in-class category reporting for the Foodservice channel.

Qualifications

Must have a minimum of 3-5 years of Category Management experience preferably in CPG. Experience operating within the Foodservice industry or with Foodservice customers strongly preferred, but not required. Must have an entrepreneurial spirit! Must thrive operating within a fast-paced and detailed oriented environment. Must be comfortable making sound, thoughtful decisions that lead to decisive action across the broader Foodservice organization. Experience with AI tools, dashboard platforms (e.g. Power BI), and scalable templates is a plus. Experience with Syndicated Data (Nielsen/Circana) and Shopper Panel Data (Numerator, Circana, etc) measures and systems. Experience with Foodservice Industry data systems (Technomic, Datassential, Distillr, BlueWorld, various GPO and Broadline Distributor databases, etc.) Experience building customer-facing selling decks and insight presentations that drive joint business planning and mutual wins. Ability to present data accurately and with credibility. Positive interaction with customers and customer managers. Advanced Excel and Power Point Skills. Bachelor's Degree required.