Job Description

Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelēz International?

Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It With Pride.

Mondelēz International (NASDAQ: MDLZ) is a global snacking powerhouse, with iconic brands like Oreo, Ritz, belVita, and many more. We empower people to snack right in over 150 countries around the world. Join us and be part of a team that's shaping the future of snacking!

Job Description

The Category Advisor – Kroger role will be a strategic advisor and subject matter expert for the Warehouse categories (Bars, Candy, and Cough). This role is responsible for providing deep category insights, developing strategic recommendations, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive growth and market share for our total Warehouse portfolio.

You will leverage market, shopper, and consumer data to assess performance, identify trends, and uncover growth opportunities for both Kroger and Mondelez. The ideal candidate will possess strong data analysis skills, business acumen, and exceptional communication and problem-solving abilities. Mondelez is seeking a strategic thinker with a proven ability to influence, build relationships, and thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

You will:

• Collaborate with buyer and sales team to develop best-in-class category development strategies based on both qualitative and quantitative analysis
• Develop actionable recommendations and plans to accelerate the growth of the Bars, Candy, and Cough categories, focusing on category and brand trends, assortment, shelving, promotional efficiencies, price elasticities, and shopper behaviors, leading to increased basket spend and total sales
• Create and analyze planograms to evaluate space-to-sales and offer best-in-class merchandising recommendations
• Continuously optimize the business by analyzing data, tracking performance, developing category reviews, and applying learnings while utilizing diverse data sources—including internal customer data, syndicated data, shopper insights, and market research—to address current business challenges, define trends, and identify new growth opportunities
• Be an active contributor to joint business planning processes
• Build and enhance reporting dashboards to drive strategic business decisions, streamline data mining processes and accelerate insights delivery
• Manage reoccurring data reporting and develop key insights by analyzing business performance, promotional activities, and competitive dynamics     
• Be the category thought-leader/advisor for the customer and internal stakeholders

What you will bring
A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career with experience and knowledge in:

• Understanding of category management practices, and best-in-class ways of working with retailers and internal corporate teams

• Consistent track record of success in creative thinking, project management, functional/technical skills, decision quality, problem solving and business acumen
• Strong analytical and presentation skills (written and verbal) with the ability to analyze and interpret complex data from multiple data sources and turn insights into actionable business strategies and compelling category stories
• Experienced with conducting ad-hoc analyses to answer diverse business questions and support strategic decision-making including participating in joint business planning
• Proven track record in persuasively influencing, negotiating, and aligning key customers and business stakeholders in a highly matrixed organization, with a strong project management skillset
• Strong knowledge and usage of market segmentation models

What extra ingredients you will bring:

• Bachelor’s degree is required
• ​2 to 5 years of experience in the Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) industry in category management or related fields with a proven track record of translating raw data into actionable recommendations and compelling stores
• Required technical expertise with advanced software skills relevant to shopper research and category management functions - this includes syndicated data systems (NielsenIQ, IRI/Circana, Spectra, Numerator panel data, retailer data systems), shelf management software (JDA/Apollo/ShelfIQ), and Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint)
• Experience with Kroger and Kroger systems (84.51 Market 6 OnDemand and Stratum) is preferred but not required
• High proficiency expertise in data modelling with data visualization tools - experience with Power BI, Tableau, and Power Queries is a plus
• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills
• Ability to influence and collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Ability to travel (less than 15%)
• Ability to work from the Mondelez Cincinnati Sales Office (45202) 2-3 days a week

Salary and Benefits:

The base salary range for this position is $97,300 to $133,815; the exact salary depends on several factors such as experience, skills, education and location. In addition to base salary, this position is eligible for participation in a highly competitive bonus program with possibility for overachievement based on performance and company results.

In addition, Mondelez International offers the following benefits: health insurance, wellness and family support programs, life and disability insurance, retirement savings plans, paid leave programs, education related programs, paid holidays and vacation time. Some of these benefits have eligibility requirements. Many of these benefits are subsidized or fully paid for by the company.

No Relocation support available

Business Unit Summary

The United States is the largest market in the Mondelēz International family with a significant employee and manufacturing footprint. Here, we produce our well-loved household favorites to provide our consumers with the right snack, at the right moment, made the right way. We have corporate offices, sales, manufacturing and distribution locations throughout the U.S. to ensure our iconic brands—including Oreo and  Chips Ahoy! cookies, Ritz, Wheat Thins and Triscuit crackers, and Swedish Fish and Sour Patch Kids confectionery products —are close at hand for our consumers across the country.  

Mondelēz Global LLC is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. Applicants who require accommodation to participate in the job application process may contact 847-943-5460 for assistance.

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