Category & Shopper Insights Manager - Publix & HEB Circana Manager

No relocation assistance offered.

About the role

In today’s rapidly evolving retail environment, Category Management has quickly become a top growth priority. At Colgate-Palmolive, we are excited by the challenges this dynamic space brings. Our dedicated Catman team is full of passionate individuals, and we are seeking someone with the same energy, diligence, and positivity to help us grow the business.

As the Catman & Shopper Insights Manager for Publix and HEB Circana Manager, you will focus on building and sharing compelling stories that provide insight into how shopper behaviors influence our categories. You will collaborate with internal and external partners to deliver a best-in-class understanding of the categories in which we compete. This position is based in our Cincinnati, OH office (4 days per week).

Responsibilities

• Prioritize and represent shopper needs in all strategic and tactical decision-making.
• Utilize customer-specific shopper behavior data and insights to develop and deliver actionable recommendations that drive category and Colgate solutions.
• Integrate and analyze multiple data sources, including shopper data, proprietary insights, and Point-of-Sale (POS) data, to formulate robust, customer-specific recommendations.
• Effectively communicate complex data, insights, and shopper behavior findings through compelling, fact-based narratives to influence customer and internal stakeholders.
• Act as a trusted consultant to the customer, building strong, collaborative partnerships founded on mutual trust and integrity.
• Collaborate effectively with internal Colgate-Palmolive teams and external broker partners to execute strategies and achieve shared business objectives.
• Maintain a high level of curiosity to proactively seek out and identify opportunities for improvement, analyze results to determine the root cause of performance, and guide the team with data-driven insights.
• Leverage Circana expertise to analyze market dynamics and Colgate-Palmolive performance, using these insights to influence category and sales trends.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree.
• 5+ years of Consumer, Shopper Insights, Shopper Behavior, and/or Category Management experience.
• Experience working with customer Shopper Behavior Data (Scintilla, Dunnhumby, Stratum, etc.).
• Experience working with Household Panel data (Numerator, Nielsen Panel, etc.).
• Experience working with a syndicated service (Nielsen, Circana) account.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in consumer product goods.
• Strong communication and storytelling skills tied to data and insights.
• Microsoft Office (Excel) and/or Google Suite proficiency (Sheets, Slides, Docs).
• Ability to travel 25% of the time.

Pay

Salary Range: $86,000.00 - $137,000.00 USD. Pay is determined based on experience, qualifications, and location. Salaried employees may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses, profit-sharing, and long-term incentives for Executive-level roles.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance.
• Paid parental leave and disability coverage.
• 401(k) retirement plan with company matching contributions (subject to eligibility requirements).
• Minimum of 15 vacation/PTO days (prorated based on hire date) and 13 paid holidays for salaried employees; hourly employees receive a minimum of 120 hours of vacation/PTO.
• Paid sick leave adjusted based on role and location in accordance with local laws.