Here at Kraft Heinz, The Category Leadership Team is an indispensable partner to our customers and sales organization. We are focused on transforming the future within our categories faster and better than anyone else. We do this by being shopper obsessed, activating as a high performing culture. We lead and act with integrity for the category first. We are consultants with a growth mindset. We are brilliant at the basics and love KHC and our customers.
The Category Leadership Manager, Kroger reports to the Kroger Team Lead, Category Leadership. As a top-focus customer team, this role will serve as a strategic category advisor to the Kroger buyers building a long-term strategy for growth. Additionally, this role will facilitate prioritization of category leadership topics with the KHC Kroger sales team on the categories of focus on their desk. This position supports the overall application of category management principles to business issues, identifying category business opportunities and providing an assessment of the merchandising controllables, including shelf, assortment, innovation, and aisle strategy through a Kroger lens utilizing Kroger specific data applications. The position also coordinates information and category management related activities that are conducted in conjunction with the internal KHC Customer Business Development team.
The Category Leadership Manager is a story telling expert, highly skilled in the use of analytical tools, combining disparate pieces of data and insights into a comprehensive story and can complete a category review process with very limited supervision. In addition, the Category Leadership Manager can represent and explain the process independently to Buyers and Customer senior management as needed.
Essential Functions & Responsibilities
Expected Experience & Required Skills
Work Environment & Schedule
This position is considered an in-office role with hybrid flexibility (3 days in office, 2 days from home if desired). Additionally, this role requires ability to work a salaried, exempt schedule to best execute against customer and internal expectations.
Physical Requirements
This job description is not designed to cover or contain all duties or responsibilities that are required of the role. Duties or responsibilities may change or be added with or without notice.
Bonus: This position is eligible for a performance-based bonus as provided by the plan terms and governing documents.
The compensation offered will take into account internal equity and may vary depending on the candidate's geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors
Benefits: Coverage for employees (and their eligible dependents) through affordable access to healthcare, protection, and saving for the future, we offer plans tailored to meet you and your family’s needs. Coverage for benefits will be in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plans and associated governing plan documents.
Wellbeing: We offer events, resources, and learning opportunities that inspire a physical, social, emotional, and financial well-being lifestyle for our employees and their families.
You’ll be able to participate in a variety of benefits and wellbeing programs that may vary by role, country, region, union status, and other employment status factors, for example:
Location(s)
Cincinnati Office
Kraft Heinz is an Equal Opportunity Employer that prohibits discrimination or harassment of any type. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Applicants who require an accommodation to participate in the job application or hiring process should contact NAZTAOps@kraftheinz.com.
Our Total Rewards philosophy is to provide a meaningful and flexible spectrum of programs that equitably support our diverse workforce and their families and complement Kraft Heinz’ strategy and values.
New Hire Base Salary Range:
$102,100.00 - $127,600.00Bonus: This position is eligible for a performance-based bonus as provided by the plan terms and governing documents.
The compensation offered will take into account internal equity and may vary depending on the candidate's geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors
Benefits: Coverage for employees (and their eligible dependents) through affordable access to healthcare, protection, and saving for the future, we offer plans tailored to meet you and your family’s needs. Coverage for benefits will be in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plans and associated governing plan documents.
Wellbeing: We offer events, resources, and learning opportunities that inspire a physical, social, emotional, and financial well-being lifestyle for our employees and their families.
You’ll be able to participate in a variety of benefits and wellbeing programs that may vary by role, country, region, union status, and other employment status factors, for example:
Physical - Medical, Prescription Drug, Dental, Vision, Screenings/Assessments
Social - Paid Time Off, Company Holidays, Leave of Absence, Flexible Work Arrangements, Recognition, Training
Emotional – Employee Assistance Program , Wellbeing Programs, Family Support Programs
Financial – 401k, Life, Accidental Death & Dismemberment, Disability
Location(s)
Cincinnati SalesKraft Heinz is an Equal Opportunity Employer – Underrepresented Ethnic Minority Groups/Women/Veterans/Individuals
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