[Remote] Senior Category Advisor, Kroger - Biscuits

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Mondelēz International is a global snacking powerhouse, with iconic brands like Oreo, Ritz, and belVita. The Senior Category Advisor – Kroger role involves providing deep category insights and developing strategic recommendations to drive growth for the Cookies and Crackers category. Responsibilities • Collaborate with 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 growth of the Cookies and Crackers category, 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 Skills • 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) • 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%) • Experience with Kroger and Kroger systems (84.51 Market 6 OnDemand and Stratum) 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 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 Company Overview • Mondelēz International, Inc. It was founded in 1903, and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is https://www.mondelezinternational.com/. Apply tot his job Apply To this Job