Bring your CPG expertise and entrepreneurialspirit to this impactful role where you'll be vital inshaping our strategic plan leveraging category insights and drivinggrowth across all channels playing a key part in ourcompany's continued success and future direction!
Chocolove
Chocolove’smission is to make and sell the best tasting chocolate in a waythat makes customers and everyone involved happy.
Chocolove wasstarted by Timothy Moley in 1995 with the goal of creating thefreshest besttasting Europeanstyle premium chocolate made withnatural ingredients.
From the beginning the Chocolove brand hasbeen unique colorful distinct and designed to reflectthe thank you letter Moley received that inspired the creation ofthe brand.
Chocolove has been a recognized leader in chocolatequality sustainability and flavor innovation for more than 25 yearsand today offers chocolate bars mini bars cups bites boxesspecialty holiday chocolates and smallbatch handmade chocolates inmore than 60 flavors.
What You WillDo
The Director of Category Management& Sales Planning will bring excellent Category leadershipinsights and analytics support to external and internalstakeholders.
You will work across national large and small formatretail distribution with a major focus on leading in developinginsights identifying opportunities and communicatingrecommendations to lead and increase company stature with retailpartners.
Responsibilities :
- Develop and implement category strategies todrive sales growth and increase market share
- Develop and implement factbased selling stories businessreviews and any other data / insight needs for all customer andbroker partner meetings
- Analyze market trendsand consumer insights to develop product assortment and pricingstrategies
- Optimize merchandising andpromotional plans to maximize sales and profitability
- Build and maintain strong relationships with vendors inorder to maximize our insights and investments
- Collaborate with sales marketing and production teams toexecute category management and sales planning
- Monitor and report on category performance to seniormanagement sales and marketing teams
- Ensurecompliance with all applicable regulations and companypolicies
Who You Are
You are a doer and have a strategic perspective takingpride in and ownership of your work you are detailorientedextremely analytical are not afraid to have a voice in theorganization and are always pushing to reach higher and accomplishmore.
You have a strong enthusiasm for translating data intoactionable insights that are easily understood by other teammembers and the ability to craft compelling presentationsaccordingly.
Qualifications :
- Bachelor's degree in BusinessAdministration Marketing or a related field
- 5years’ experience in CPG bonus if within chocolateconfections candy etc.
- Minimum 3years’ experience in category management
- Proven track record of driving profitable growth andincreasing market share
- Exceptional analyticalskills and ability to interpret complex data from multiple sourcesincluding syndicated data and retail portal platforms
- Must be extremely proficient with pulling data from SPINSNielsen IRI / Circana (bonus if you have experience with NumeratorBedrock MODUS)
- Experience working with TradePlanning forecasting and trade spend software / tools
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skillscomfortable speaking with Executive Board and meeting / speaking withcustomers
- Strong leadership and peoplemanagement skills
- Must be able to thrive in anambiguous environment work independently be resourceful and managemultiple priorities
- Ability to travel fortrade shows sales calls and customer meetings / reviews
- Experience in a startup environment ideal but notrequired
Benefits
- Annual salary range of $125175k plus bonuspotential
- After 60 days of employmentFulltime employees are eligible for medical dental and visioninsurance short & long term disability insurance
- Paid time off paid holidays
- 401(k)program and other great benefits
This jobdescription is not intended to detail every aspect of the job orlist every task to be performed. It is provided as a generaloverview of the responsibilities and skills an employee shouldpossess to successfully perform the essential functions of thisjob.
Chocolove is committed to anenvironment that values and supports all individuals. All qualifiedapplicants will receive consideration for employment without regardto race color religion sex or nationality.
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