Reporting to the Senior Director, you will lead a headquarters-based team that builds national category strategies to optimize MAPS at all retailers.

Support field based Conagra teams in penetrating key customer decision makers to present category development plans. Collaborate with headquarter Category Strategy, Insights, Analytics and Business Development teams in the development of category plans for assigned customers. Responsible for new item presentation, category business reviews, assortment strategies, and all aspects of shelving products in a category friendly way. Identify opportunities to improve competitive advantage and enhance stature with the customer.

Your Impact:

• Overall: The HQ Category Strategy Director leads a team responsible for developing national category leadership strategies, that in collaboration with Field teams, can be leveraged to grow sales/profits with our retailer partners.
• Collaboration: Work cross functionally with Field Teams, Business Development, Commerce Marketing, Demand Science, and Brand to provide the right resources to implement strategic category plans.
• Field focused: Manage category assortment and shelving plans at a national level, that can then be customized to support retailer specific category strategies. Partner with Field teams to deliver clear insights-driven presentations.
• Analytics forward: Develop tools to diagnose new category opportunities; Leverage data investments/ solutions to provide optimal category recommendations.
• Thought Leadership: Monitor industry trends, shopper behavior shifts, and competitive activity to identify opportunities to improve Conagra's capabilities/ advantage in the market.
• Be an expert on the business- HQ category strategy is our go-to team for department, category, brand, and item level insights. This team utilizes multiple analytical investments, including POS data (Circana, Nielsen, etc.) an Assortment optimization solution, space management software, customer loyalty card data (8451, Walmart Luminate, etc.) and other industry knowledge sources (Kantar, Cleveland Research).

Your Experience:

• Bachelor's degree required
• 7+ years of category leadership or category strategy related experience in the consumer-packaged goods (CPG) industry.
• Strong executive presence and the ability to work cross functionally with multiple functions and organizational levels.
• Experience developing and presenting comprehensive, concise and objective category reviews and selling decks that incorporate shopper, consumer, retailer, syndicated and loyalty data.
• Experience working directly with customers in growing category sales.
• Experience with Nielsen/Circana, customer scanner and loyalty card data, syndicated scan and panel data including geo-demographic and behavioral data, and space management tools.
• Experience mining data to uncover root causes of trends and deliver concise analysis.
• Experience managing/ leading direct reports and cross functional team members
• Project management experience to establish goals, process, roles, timeline and desired outcome.
• Working knowledge of retail merchandising and in-store execution tactics.

Number of Days in Office: 4

Located in downtown Chicago along the Chicago River, our corporate headquarters is in the landmark Merchandise Mart building, with access to public transit, and several options for dining and shopping in the area.

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Compensation: 

Pay Range:$133,000-$197,000

The annual salary listed above is the expected offering for this position. An employee’s actual annual salary will be based on but not limited to: location, relevant experience/level and skillset, while balancing internal Conagra employees’ equity. Conagra Brands will comply with applicable law regarding minimum salaries for exempt employees.

Our Benefits:

We care about your total well-being and will support you with the following, subject to your location and role:

• Health: Comprehensive healthcare plans, wellness incentive program, mental wellbeing support and fitness reimbursement
• Wealth: Great pay, bonus incentive opportunity, matching 401(k) and stock purchase plan
• Growth: Career development opportunities, employee resource groups, on-demand learning and tuition reimbursement
• Balance: Paid-time off, parental leave, flexible work-schedules (subject to your location and role) and volunteer opportunities

Our Company:

At Conagra Brands, we have a rich heritage of making great food. We aspire to have the most impactful, energized and inclusive culture in food. As a member of our 18,000+ person team across 40+ locations, you are empowered to reach your potential, make an impact and own your career. We're in the business of building champions – within our people and our iconic brands like Birds Eye ®, Slim Jim® and Reddi-Wip®.

Our focus on innovation extends beyond making great food, it also reflects our commitment to embracing new solutions that positively impact our team, the communities we serve and the health of our planet. Foodies Welcome.

Conagra Brands is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, ethnic or national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, pregnancy, leave status, disability, veteran status, genetic information and/or any other characteristic or status protected by national, federal, state or local law. Reasonable accommodation may be made upon request.