Senior Director, Category Development

vanced analytics and consumer data sources to support retailer and distributor strategy •

• Third Party Vendor Relationships: Engage third party vendor solutions across multiple retail channels to extract more value, expand capabilities, and achieve a greater ROI from existing investments in syndicated data solutions

• Category Management Solutions: Utilize shopper panel data to provide flavor consumer insights to internal and external stakeholders, along with research and sales trends to present best in class shelf strategies.

• Lead Team: Coach direct reports to align with MABI core competencies and values. Cultivate future leaders while fostering career growth for the team.

• Collaborate with sales to craft programs and foster retail connections with category insights. Coach and inspire teams to enhance productivity.

• Category Strategy & Vision: developing and maintaining the strategic direction of their product categories.

• Driving Growth & Profitability: by leveraging consumer insights, market intelligence, and cross functional collaboration to inform strategic decision-making and optimize business performance

Skills & Experiences Needed:

• 10-15 years of proven category insights experience in the Consumer-Packaged Goods (CPG) industry, leveraging syndicated scan & household panel data platforms (Circana, Numerator).

• Strong technical skills in Microsoft Excel (Pivot Tables, V-Lookups, formulas) and other Third-Party software applications (Qlikview).

• Strong data visualization skills in PowerPoint.

• Strong presentation/communication skills (internally and externally).

• Ability to effectively manage associates (motivate, coach, get the most from their talents, and help them along their career path).

At Mark Anthony, we live by our 5 Core Values every day:

Sense of Urgency

• We value sense of urgency because we are a fast-paced company in a fast-paced industry

• You act as if there is no tomorrow and get it done today

Authenticity

• We value authenticity because we need to stay real

• You are authentic, diplomatic, respectful, thoughtful and you always have the best intentions

Simplicity

• We value simplicity; why use 50 words when you can use 5?

• You thrive in ambiguity, are comfortable with change and bring simplicity to complex situations or grey area

Humility

• We value humility; there is no room for egos here

• You're not stubborn, you listen, take feedback/direction and respond quickly to changing direction. We are a team that supports each other

Trust

• We value trust because unless we are both trusted and trusting, we will not succeed as a team
• You put trust in others and do your best to never let anyone down