Associate Manager, Shopper Insights

Job Description

Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelez International?

Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It With Pride.

The Associate Category Manager - Meijer will be a strategic advisor and subject matter expert across Mondelez US Portfolio including:

• Cookies

• Crackers

• Bars

• Non ChocolateCandy

• Cakes and Pastries

• CoughDrops

This role?is responsible for?providing?deep category insights, developing strategic recommendations, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive growth and market share for our total portfolio

You will?leverage?market, shopper, and consumer data to assess performance,?identify?trends, and uncover growth opportunities for both Meijer and Mondelez. The ideal candidate will?possess?strong data analysis skills, business acumen, and exceptional communication and problem-solving abilities. Mondelez is seeking a strategic thinker with a proven ability to influence, build relationships, and thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.?

You will:?

• Collaborate with?Sr. Category Manager,buyer?and sales team to develop best-in-class category development strategies based on both qualitative and quantitative analysis?

• Develop actionable recommendations and plans to accelerate the growthwithin our categories, focusing on category and brand trends, assortment, shelving, promotional efficiencies, price elasticities, and shopper behaviors, leading to increased basket?spend?and total sales?

• Create and analyze planograms to evaluate space-to-sales and offer best-in-class merchandising recommendations?

• Continuously optimize the business by analyzing data, tracking performance, developing category reviews, and applying learnings while utilizing diverse data sources-including internal customer data, syndicated data, shopper insights, and market research-to address current business challenges, define trends, and identify new growth opportunities?

• Be an active contributor to joint business planning processes?

• Build and enhance reporting dashboards to drive strategic business decisions, streamline data mining?processes?and accelerate insights delivery?

• Be the category thought-leader/advisor for the customer and internal stakeholders?

What you will bring ?

• A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career with experience and knowledge in:?

• Deep understanding of category management practices, and best-in-class ways of working with retailers and internal corporate teams?

• Consistent?track record?of success in creative thinking, project management, functional/technical skills, decision quality, problem?solving?and business acumen?

• Strong analytical and presentation skills (written and verbal) with the ability to analyze and interpret complex data from multiple data sources and turn insights into actionable business strategies?and compelling category stories?

• Experienced with?conducting ad-hoc analyses to answer diverse business questions and support strategic decision-making including participating in joint business planning?

• Proven?track record?in persuasively influencing, negotiating, and aligning key customers and business stakeholders in a highly matrixed organization, with a strong project management skillset?

• Strong knowledge and usage of market segmentation models?

What extra ingredients you will bring:

• Bachelor's degree is?required?

• ?3 to 5 years of experience in the?Consumer Packaged?Goods (CPG) industry in category management or related fields with a proven?track record?of translating raw data into actionable recommendations and compelling stores?

• Required technical expertise with advanced software skills relevant to shopper research and category management functions - this includes syndicated data systems (NielsenIQ, IRI/Circana, Spectra, Numerator panel data, retailer data systems), shelf management software (JDA/Apollo/ShelfIQ), and Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint)?

• Experience withMeijerandMeijersystems (DunnHumby,VendorNet) is preferred but not?required?

• High?proficiency?expertise?in data modelling with data visualization tools - experience with Power BI, Tableau, and Power Queries is a plus?

• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills?

• Ability to influence and collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams?

• Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills?

• Ability to work independently and manage multiple projects simultaneously?

• Ability to travel (less than 15%)?

• Live within Meijer Trade Market,(MI,IL,IN,OH,WI) withpreference toMichigan

• Relocation?assistance?can be considered under?special circumstances?

Salary and Benefits:

The base salary range for this position is $97,300 to $133,815; the exact salary depends on several factors such as experience, skills, education and location. In addition to base salary, this position is eligible for participation in a highly competitive bonus program with possibility for overachievement based on performance and company results.

In addition, Mondelez International offers the following benefits: health insurance, wellness and family support programs, life and disability insurance, retirement savings plans, paid leave programs, education related programs, paid holidays and vacation time. Some of these benefits have eligibility requirements. Many of these benefits are subsidized or fully paid for by the company.

No Relocation support available

Business Unit Summary

The United States is the largest market in the Mondelez International family with a significant employee and manufacturing footprint. Here, we produce our well-loved household favorites to provide our consumers with the right snack, at the right moment, made the right way. We have corporate offices, sales, manufacturing and distribution locations throughout the U.S. to ensure our iconic brands-including Oreo and Chips Ahoy! cookies, Ritz, Wheat Thins and Triscuit crackers, and Swedish Fish and Sour Patch Kids confectionery products -are close at hand for our consumers across the country.

Mondelez Global LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Persons with Disabilities. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. Applicants who require accommodation to participate in the job application process may contact View phone number on click.appcast.io for assistance.

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Job Type

Regular

Shopper Insights

Insights

At Mondelez International, our purpose is to empower people to snack right through offering the right snack, for the right moment, made the right way. That means delivering a broader range of delicious, high-quality snacks that nourish life's moments, made with sustainable ingredients and packaging that consumers can feel good about.

We have a rich portfolio of strong brands - both global and local. Including many household names such as Oreo, belVita and LU biscuits; Cadbury Dairy Milk, Milka and Toblerone chocolate; Sour Patch Kids candy and Trident gum. We are proud to hold the number 1 position globally in biscuits, chocolate and candy as well as the No. 2 position in gum

Our 80,000 Makers and Bakers are located in our operations in more than 80 countries and are working to sell our products in over 150 countries around the world. They are energized for growth and critical to us living our purpose and values. We are a diverse community that can make things happen, and happen fast.

Join us and Make It An Opportunity!

Mondelez Global LLC is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. Applicants who require accommodation to participate in the job application process may contact View phone number on click.appcast.io for assistance.