Assoc. Mgr Category Insights to Action

Role

Reports To: Senior Manager Insights to Action
Location: North America, United States, New Jersey, Summit
Work Location: Hybrid

What You Will Do

• Designs, implements, and delivers complex analyses and reports that support global, regional, and local sales and category strategies, aligned with overall business objectives.
• Synthesizes and interprets large data sets—including sales performance, margins, market share, and shopper behavior—to generate actionable insights that inform strategic decision-making.
• Analyzes customer preferences, market trends, and sales execution to identify growth opportunities within existing categories and emerging markets.
• Pairs closely with sales and cross-functional teams to translate insights into recommendations, customer-specific solutions, and category growth initiatives.
• Summarizes findings for senior leadership and customer teams, and influences strategic discussions through data-driven storytelling and recommendations.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Leadership & Vision: Own the development and execution of national best-in-class category strategies for Pediatrics, leveraging advanced analytics, shopper insights, and market trends to set the vision and direction for the category. Lead cross-functional teams to align on category priorities, ensuring strategies are integrated across brand, sales, and customer teams.
• Insights Generation & Activation: Oversee the synthesis of complex data sets (shopper panel, syndicated sources like Nielsen/IRI, survey, and custom research) to uncover actionable insights that inform business decisions and category growth opportunities. Translate insights into compelling narratives and recommendations that influence senior stakeholders and drive omni-channel activation.
• Customer & Stakeholder Engagement: Build and nurture strategic relationships with key retail partners, positioning Kenvue as the category thought leader and trusted advisor in Pediatrics. Represent the category in high-level customer meetings, delivering persuasive presentations and tailored solutions that address retailer and shopper needs.
• Innovation & Opportunity Identification: Proactively identify emerging trends, white space opportunities, and unmet shopper needs within Pediatrics, guiding the organization to capitalize on growth areas. Champion the development and implementation of innovative solutions and pilots that advance category leadership.
• Research Leadership: Partner closely with the Shopper Insights team, who lead the design and execution of research initiatives, to ensure alignment with Pediatrics category priorities. Act as the strategic bridge between research outputs and retail activation by translating insights into actionable recommendations for customer teams. Drive the integration of research findings into category strategies, ensuring insights inform omni-channel plans and retailer-specific solutions. Influence how insights are communicated internally and externally, crafting compelling narratives that elevate Kenvue’s position as a trusted advisor.
• Matrix Collaboration & Influence: Serve as the central point of contact for category insights, facilitating alignment and collaboration across field teams, internal stakeholders, and customer strategy partners. Influence decision-making at all levels by communicating clear, data-driven recommendations and fostering a culture of insights-driven action.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a related field
• 3-5 years prior experience in customer sales, category insights/management, analytics, shopper marketing/insights, or related field in a consumer products environment
• Experience with syndicated data sources and consumer panels, like Nielsen, IRI, Numerator
• Ability to prioritize and deliver against competing demands
• Ability to digest and understand large quantities of data and information, and effectively communicate key takeaways for retailers and our Kenvue brand partners
• Demonstration of strong presentation skills and ability to tailor communication style to a variety of key decision makers
• Use data-driven insights and facts to deliver persuasive content to gain support for business strategies or initiatives
• 10% availability to travel

Desired Qualifications

• Prior Health and Beauty Care (HBC) category experience
• Prior Oral Care experience (plus)

What’s In It For You

• Annual base salary for new hires in this position ranges: $110,500.00 - $156,000.00
• Competitive Benefit Package
• Paid Company Holidays, Paid Vacation, Volunteer Time & More!
• Learning & Development Opportunities
• Kenvuer Impact Networks

Company Information

• Kenvue is an Equal Opportunity Employer
• Kenvue is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment based on merit without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.