Director, Category Management & Insights

Job Description

Job Description

Description :

The Director, Category Management & Insights has a critical and highly visible leadership role within the Storck USA Business Activation Function. This leader will be responsible for driving and shaping the Category & Insights team agenda to ensure data-driven strategies and innovative, insight-based solutions that will drive incremental growth for our retail partners and internal Storck team.

This individual will lead a team of insights professionals to deliver best-in-class category leadership, shopper understanding, and support of Sales and Marketing plans for the company and our customers across the Storck portfolio of brands. The primary objectives of this role are to drive accelerated growth and elevate customer partnership through the development of actionable insights and analysis.

Managerial Responsibilities : This position has direct leadership responsibility for the US Category Management & Insights team supporting Storck USA. Management of talent could include Analyst, Senior Analyst, and / or Associate Manager level positions. The Manager is responsible for the overall direction, coordination, and evaluation of their areas. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the company’s policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include hiring, coaching, and directing employees; planning, assigning and directing work; yearly appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints, and resolving problems.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities :

Initiate, perform, and lead the team in providing business analyses, identify issues and opportunities, and make recommendations in collaboration with Sales, Marketing, Business Activation, and cross-functional partners. Responsibilities include :

Category Leadership & Insights Development

• Lead the creation of the “Picture of Success” for Storck brands across channels and customers
• Develop insight-driven selling stories to drive category growth
• Analyze macro category trends and consumer / shopper behavior to identify risks and opportunities
• Build frameworks to measure merchandising effectiveness, assortment, and shelf placement

Customer & Commercial Support

Strategic Planning & Execution

Communication & Leadership

Other Duties and Responsibilities :

Requirements :

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities :

Education and Experience :

Travel : 10-15%, including Domestic, and potentially International Travel

Working Conditions : Hybrid Work Model, including Monday and Friday Work from Home, and Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday in normal working conditions for an office environment in downtown Chicago, IL.

Other Qualification, Safety Procedures : Must be willing to follow and comply with communicated Company, Travel, and Retailer safety procedures in order to attend meetings, travel domestically or internationally, comply with Retail Partner safety procedures, and / or follow other workplace health and safety requirements to fulfil job duties.

Additional Information : Storck USA is not currently hiring individuals for this position who now or in the future require sponsorship for employment visa status.

What We Offer : The salary range for this position is USD $170,000-$190,000 annually at the time of this posting. Pay is based on several factors, including but not limited to position offered, education, skills, work experience, and other factors permitted by law. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This position is also eligible for bonus pay.

In addition to your salary, Storck offers a comprehensive total rewards package, including a 6% employer 401(k) plan contribution, Health benefits on day 1 including a 100% employer paid option for medical and dental, Hybrid flexible work schedule including reduced Friday hours all year round, Paid maternity / paternity leave, Monthly wellness stipend, and more. This position is also eligible for PTO ranging from 35-45 days based on our Company PTO Policies and paid Sabbaticals ranging from 5-20 days based on tenure. Plus, we can’t forget to mention the supply of delicious candy!!

Additional information regarding the benefits for this position can be found in the Benefits Summary that is available from our Human Resources Department.