# Manager, Category Management

Manager, Category ManagementJob Purpose The Manager, Category Management is responsible for driving the growth and performance of their assigned menu category. Serving as the primary owner for one category (e.g., Beverage, Bakery, Salads), this role assists in developing strategies that drive guest relevance, transactions, profitability, and growth. The Director partners closely with Culinary, Marketing, Operations, Supply Chain, Consumer Insights, Finance, Digital, and Data & Analytics to ensure strategy translate into business results. This role is accountable for identifying opportunities that improve category performance and strengthen Panera's competitive position. Location: This position is based in Newton, MA and requires in-office presence three days per week, transitioning to four days per week, Monday through Thursday, in Weston, MA beginning in July 2027. Duties & Responsibilities The primary responsibilities of this job include, but are not limited to: Category Strategy & Ownership: Define vision, priorities, and innovation for assigned category. Own the profitability and performance of assigned category, ensuring each category contributes to enterprise growth and objec

- **Id**: 4130342
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/panera-bread-manager-category-management>
- **Role**: Operations
- **Role family**: Operations
- **Seniority**: middle
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: hybrid
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Newton, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 3
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-06T00:00:00Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-06
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-12T02:15:33Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 6
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 3320
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Growth opportunities, Hybrid work
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Bakery & Pastry, Catering & Food Services

## Company

- **Id**: 1758449
- **Name**: Panera Bread
- **Domain**: panerabread.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/panerabread-com>
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Workday

## Salary

- **Min**: 104942
- **Max**: 125930
- **Currency**: USD
- **Period**: year
- **Usd annual**: 125930

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 6

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 3
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: no

## Hiring locations

- **United States** — Iso: US; Kind: country

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-12T02:15:33Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 86
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.86
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 6
- **Expected fill days**: 26
- **Reasons**: conf:2, win:early
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-12T04:17:55Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 125930
- **Is top pay**: yes

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