Sr. Manager, Category Strategy Rogaine (Summit)

Sr. Manager, Category Strategy Rogaine

At Kenvue, we realize the extraordinary power of everyday care. Built on over a century of heritage and rooted in science, we're the house of iconic brands - including NEUTROGENA, AVEENO, TYLENOL, LISTERINE, JOHNSON'S and BAND-AID that you already know and love. Science is our passion; care is our talent.

Our global team is ~ 22,000 brilliant people with a workplace culture where every voice matters, and every contribution is appreciated. We are passionate about insights, innovation and committed to delivering the best products to our customers. With expertise and empathy, being a Kenvuer means having the power to impact millions of people every day. We put people first, care fiercely, earn trust with science and solve with courage and have brilliant opportunities waiting for you! Join us in shaping our futureand yours.

Role reports to:

Head of Category Visioning

Location:

North America, United States, New Jersey, Summit

Work Location:

Hybrid

The Senior Manager, Category Strategy is a critical role within the Global Brand Team ecosystem. This role partners closely with cross-functional global and regional teams to develop, shape, and deploy category leadership strategies, strategic retail guidance, and global retail execution and shopper toolkits for the Hair category.

Reporting into the Senior Director, Category Strategy, this individual applies advanced analytics, insights, and a deep understanding of the Hair category and consumer dynamics to build globally scalable solutions that drive category growth, elevate brand performance, and strengthen retailer partnerships.

Key Responsibilities

• Leads the development of the Global Hair Category Vision and brand leadership stories for deployment across priority markets.
• Leverages consumer, shopper, and customer insightsalong with deep understanding of global Hair brand prioritiesto develop category solutions and multi-brand activation opportunities that deliver long-term growth across markets.
• Partners with regional teams and priority markets to deploy the global Hair category vision and adapt category growth strategies for retailer activation.
• Serves as the internal authority on the Hair shopper, ensuring their needs are at the center of every corporate decision.
• Supports the Senior Director, Category Strategy in the activation of category capabilities and development of category strategy playbooks.
• Serves as the Global Category Strategy lead for the assigned Hair Global Brand Team, ensuring robust integration of shopper, channel, and customer insights into brand strategy and commercial activation plans.
• Leads global initiatives for the Global Brand Team in key category strategy capabilities, ensuring retailer and market needs are incorporated into innovation planning, brand growth strategies, and go-to-market approaches.
• Leads the development of global retail excellence and shopper toolkits and innovation playbooks. Collaborates with global marketing, insights, R&D, and regional teams to ensure requirements are incorporated and materials are effectively deployed.

What we are looking for

Required Qualifications

• A minimum of a bachelor's degree.
• A minimum of 5 years of Consumer Products industry experience in Category Management, Retail Strategy, Trade Marketing or CPG Brand Management (Hair/Beauty experience is desired).
• Extensive knowledge of retail store operations, structure, strategy, and retail execution tactics.
• Exceptional Storytelling & Influence: Demonstrated ability to translate complex insights and strategies into compelling, persuasive narratives that inspire alignment and influence stakeholders across all levels of the organization.
• Thrives in Ambiguity & Builds Structure: Comfortable operating without an established playbook and energized by the opportunity to create new frameworks, processes, and ways of working from the ground up.
• Up to 15 % global or domestic travel.

Annual base salary for new hires in this position ranges:

$153,850.00 - $217,200.00

This takes into account a number of factors including work location, the candidate's skills, experience, education level & other job-related factors.

• Competitive Benefit Package*
• Paid Company Holidays, Paid Vacation, Volunteer Time & More!
• Learning & Development Opportunities
• Kenvuer Impact Networks
• This list could vary based on location/region

*Note: Total Rewards at Kenvue include salary, bonus (if applicable) and benefits. Your Talent Access Partner will be able to share more about our total rewards offerings and the specific salary range for the relevant location(s) during the recruitment & hiring process.

Kenvue is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment based on merit without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

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