{"id":2869831,"url":"https://alion.io/job/reynolds-consumer-products-category-manager","title":"Category Manager","company":{"id":1801420,"name":"Reynolds Consumer Products","domain":"reynoldsconsumerproducts.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/reynoldsconsumerproducts-com","size_band":"501-1000","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"iCIMS","truth_index":null},"role":"Operations","role_family":"Operations","seniority":"senior","employment_type":null,"work_mode":"remote","remote_scope":"stated_countries","remote_scope_basis":"board_field","remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":["US"],"hiring_countries_total":1,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":{"min_usd":91000,"max_usd":182000,"period":"year","method":"role_seniority_country_remote_cell","sample_n":494},"experience_years_min":6,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-10-19T19:09:23Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-10-28","last_verified_at":"2026-10-31T11:18:49Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":11,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":1,"flags":[],"days_open":11},"description":"Overview\nJoin Reynolds Consumer Products…and Drive Your Career across a world of opportunities!\nWe currently have an opportunity for a Category Manager to join our Sales team. This is a remote position.\nResponsibilities\nThe Category Manager drives category growth and customer business performance through fact-based insights, category management strategies, and cross-functional collaboration. The position partners with internal sales teams and external retail customers to develop category recommendations, optimize assortment and shelf space, and strengthen selling initiatives across omnichannel retail environments. The role translates category performance, shopper behavior, competitive activity, and market trends into actionable recommendations that support customer objectives and business growth. Through analytical expertise, customer partnership, and sales team development, the Category Manager influences category strategy and retail execution while operating independently across multiple priorities and customer relationships.\nYou Will Have the Opportunity to Make Great Things Happen!\nCategory Strategy and Business Partnership\nAdvance category management initiatives by collaborating with internal and external partners to align strategic and tactical selling plans across multiple organizational levels.\nServe as the category and competitive subject matter expert for internal headquarters business groups, providing fact-based selling support to sales management.\nEstablish strong working relationships with retailer category managers by providing objective, category-focused analytical support.\nApply shopper insights to category and brand sales presentations, providing thought leadership and a vision for overall category growth.\nAnalytics and Insights\nPrepare and present fact-based category insights for multiple retail partners across omnichannel markets.\nAnalyze category performance, shopper insights, category fundamentals, and macroeconomic trends using point-of-sale, syndicated, custom, panel, loyalty, and retailer data.\nMonitor category performance through weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting tailored to retailer category management and internal customer needs, addressing additional business questions ae required.\nAssortment Optimization and Sales Enablement\nPartner with retailer category managers to develop optimal assortments and planograms through space management capabilities.\nCoach and train sales partners at all levels on category management, consumer dynamics, syndicated data, market structure, shopper insights, opportunity gaps, competitive landscapes, and shelf-space optimization.\nYou Will Love It Here If…\nYou listen, learn, and evolve\nYou thrive in a fast-paced environment\nYou put safety first, always\nYou are passionate about collaboration, teamwork, and achieving shared goals\nYou believe in treating all people with respect, operating ethically, and growing a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace\nYou are committed to improving our impact on local communities and creating positive experiences \nQualifications\nEducation/Experience\n Required\nBachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, or a related field; or an equivalent combination of education and relevant work experience to successfully perform the essential functions of the position.\n6+ years of experience in category management, category development, or shopper insights within the broader consumer packaged goods industry.\nAbility to travel overnight periodically, as needed, approximately 20-30% of the time.\n Preferred\nMaster's degree in Business Administration or another advanced degree.\nExperience supporting Dollar General, Kroger, Albertsons, or other key grocery customers.\nExperience supporting grocery channel customers.\nExperience analyzing complex datasets and developing actionable business recommendations.\nExperience building strong relationships with customers and retail partners.\nExperience with category management processes, data analysis, and shopper insights.\nKnowledge/Skills/Abilities\nStrong analytical, problem-solving, and storytelling capabilities, including the ability to gather, compile, and analyze data and translate findings into actionable insights.\nKnowledge of category management principles, consumer and shopper insights, syndicated data, retailer data, and space management practices.\nStrong written and verbal communication, presentation, and influencing skills, with the ability to communicate effectively at all organizational levels.\nAbility to manage multiple priorities and projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.\nStrong project management and organizational skills, including the ability to manage projects from initiation through execution.\nSelf-directed approach with the ability to manage multiple accountabilities and internal customer relationships.\nAbility to adapt to changing priorities and customer requests while maintaining business deadlines.\nTeam-oriented approach with the ability to collaborate across functions and customer organizations.\nCompetencies\nAnalyzes Issues - Evaluates complex category, shopper, and competitive data to identify business opportunities and develop sound recommendations.\nEnsures Accountability - Delivers accurate, timely insights and reporting that support customer commitments and business objectives.\nCommunicates Effectively - Presents category insights and recommendations clearly to internal stakeholders and external retail partners.\nCustomer Focus - Develops category recommendations that align with retailer needs, shopper behavior, and shared growth objectives.\nCollaborates - Partners across sales, headquarters teams, and retailer organizations to align category strategies and execution.\nPlans and Aligns - Organizes competing priorities, analytical projects, and customer deliverables to meet business deadlines.\nWant to know more? Check out our website or connect with us on LinkedIn! Apply today to join a fast-growing innovative company!\nNot a good fit but know someone who is? Please refer them! No unsolicited recruiter or agency inquiries, please. RCP affords equal employment opportunities to applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, disability status, sex, marital status, protected veteran status, pregnancy, national origin, genetics, genetic information, parental status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. 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