Category Manager - Regional Grocery

Job Description/Responsibilities

This Category Manager – Regional Grocery role is built for someone who wants their insights to drive real decisions—not sit in reports. You’ll partner directly with Sales and regional grocery retailers to turn data into clear strategies that grow distribution, shelf presence, and category performance, while also supporting national account initiatives and strategic projects as needed.

This is a highly visible, remote role (California/Nevada-based) where you’ll own your work end-to-end and see it come to life in-store. If you’re comfortable working with imperfect data and turning it into action, this role puts you at the center of how we win in market.

Required Qualifications/Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Economics, or a related field
• 5+ years of experience in Category Management, Shopper Insights, or related roles within CPG or beverage
• Proven ability to turn retail and shopper data into clear, customer-facing recommendations that drive results
• Experience working with syndicated and shopper data (e.g., Nielsen, IRI/Circana) and tools like Excel or Power BI
• 8+ years of experience in Category Management, Shopper Insights, or related roles within CPG or beverage
• Experience supporting large regional or national grocery retailers
• Background in beverage, alcohol, or other DSD categories
• Experience with advanced data tools (e.g., Tableau, SQL, Alteryx) or building scalable reporting solutions

Culture And Benefits

• Comprehensive compensation and benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, 401K, paid time off, and more
• Annual salary range for candidates residing in the state of California is $147,400 - $221,000
• Annual salary range for candidates residing in the state of Nevada is $132,000 - $198,900
• Final compensation will be based on relevant experience, qualifications, geographic location, and internal pay equity considerations
• Sazerac is committed to equality of opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, veteran status, age, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, genetic information, physical or mental disability or any other legally protected status