Field Category Manager, Kroger

Job Location : ​Cincinnati​

About the Role :

As the Field Category Manager for Kroger, you’ll be at the forefront of driving category growth through data-driven storytelling and strategic insights.

In this full-time remote role, based near Kroger Headquarters in Cincinnati, Ohio , you’ll support the day-to-day category management activities for the Kroger Team. You’ll develop objective, insight-led selling stories that help deliver sales and margin goals—benefiting both Ferrero and the retailer.

Reporting to the Director of Grocery Field Category Management, you’ll use your analytical skills and category expertise to influence decisions, strengthen partnerships, and make a measurable impact on the business.

Main Responsibilities :

• Partner with retailer sales team, broker and internal partners to develop objective data driven, category recommendations that exceed Ferrero key performance indicators (“KPIs”) and deliver Category growth.
• Identify strategic retailer distribution, shelving, merchandising, and pricing (“DSMPs”) opportunities.
• Advocate for the Category by driving proprietary Ferrero initiatives and become a trusted retail partner.
• Participate in and develop content for retailer driven annual line reviews and joint business planning sessions to enhance category growth within Ferrero Categories.
• Leverage all syndicated data resources, shopper insights and research in support of the sales and category initiatives that ensure linkage with our overarching Category plans.
• Be the subject matter expert on key data tools (E.G. assortment, IRI, retailer loyalty data, etc.).
• Drive support for new product innovation launches through commercial planning process.
• Regularly monitor and analyze category, competition, and consumer market data to proactively identify business opportunities and develop actionable category insights.

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About Ferrero :

Ferrero began its journey in the small town of Alba in Piedmont, Italy, in 1946. Today, it is one of the world’s largest sweet-packaged food companies, with many iconic brands sold in countries all over the world. Find out more about Ferrero at ferrero.com .

DE&I at Ferrero :

Ferrero is committed to building a diverse and inclusive culture in which all employees feel welcomed and appreciated and have the same opportunities. We believe all our people are equally talented in their own way. In nurturing the curiosity and natural abilities of our employees, we provide them, generation after generation, the means to succeed personally and professionally, enabling them to craft their journey at Ferrero. The diversity of our talents is what makes our work environment multicultural, innovative, and highly rewarding.

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Ferrero U.S.A. provides  equal employment  opportunities  (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics.