New

Category Manager

Bimbo Bakeries
$86,900 - $113,000
paid time off, 401(k)
United States, Ohio, Cincinnati
Nov 22, 2025
Have you ever enjoyed Arnold, Brownberry or Oroweat bread? A Thomas' English muffin or bagel? Or perhaps snacked on a Sara Lee, Entenmann's or Marinela cake or donut? If the answer is yes, then you know Bimbo Bakeries USA! More than 20,000 associates in bakeries, sales centers, offices and on sales routes work to ensure our consumers have the freshest products at every meal. In addition to competitive pay and benefits, we provide a safe and inclusive work environment that appreciates diversity, promotes development and allows our associates to be their authentic selves. #LI-PS1 Come join the largest baking company in the world and our family of 20,000 associates nationwide! Top Reasons to Work at Bimbo Bakeries USA: Salary Range: $86,900 - $113,000 Annual Bonus Eligibility Comprehensive Benefits Package Paid Time Off 401k & Company Match Job Purpose: The Category Manager's primary accountability is end-to-end ownership of the assortment process, deliverables, and results with one of our most important retail partners.This includes leadership, execution, and optimization of distribution (existing and new items), shelving (POG and other merchandising), and key internal and retailer processes to drive growth and efficiency for our joint businesses.This role also owns day-to-day collaboration and relationship development with the retailer's Assortment Manager and their key data and space planning partners. The Category Manager reports directly to BBU's Insight Team Lead, and will work alongside Customer Team Lead and other functional partners to uncover and deliver against insights, opportunities, and/or risks in pricing, promotion, shoppers, stores, digital/e-commerce, and other areas of category management. This role is part of a dynamic and diverse cross-functional team, working to increase the utility of productivity tools through training, establish efficient processes, and share best practices . Ultimately, this role exists to create short- and long-term value for BBU and our retail partner. Key Responsibilities: Effective Data Management: Gather, synthesize, optimize large datasets across multiple consumption-based and operational sources and systems. Insights to Action: Turn complex data/analytics into simple but powerful insights that uncover opportunities and/or risks -- leading to activations that advance joint BBU-retailer household engagement, sales and profitability. Cross-Functional Leadership: Connect direction and inputs across multiple BBU HQ and retailer team internal partners, with jointly agreed strategies and processes. Clean Execution, Clear Communication: All necessary process steps, forms, outstanding needs or roadblocks, opportunities for efficiency, and completion or assignment of follow-ups throughout entire retailer assortment and planogram cycles (pre, during, and post) -- with all key stakeholders internal and external. Results Focus and Measurement: Timely, accurate, comprehensive analysis and presentation of merchandising changes -- and further needs for action -- to both BBU and retailer senior leadership. Requirements for Success: 5+ years experience in Consumer Goods Category Management; Grocery and/or DSD related a plus. 3 years minimum experience specifically working through major U.S. retailers' assortment processes. Expert in managing large/complex datasets, savvy pivot capabilities and summarizations. Expert-level proficiency:8451 On-Demand/Stratum, JDA, Shelf IQ, Salsify and/or One-World Sync, MS Excel. High-level proficiency: Circana/Nielsen suites (scan and HH panel), other MS Office products, Power BI (user) Pluses: Power BI (development), Tableau or Think-cell, Kantar Richmix. Bachelor's Degree preferred: Analytics, Statistics, Marketing, Sales, Retail Management or related fields. Very strong problem solving and analytical skills. Proven experience converting data into logical, actionable strategies. Exceptional written and verbal communication skills. Key Competencies: Ownership mindset and demonstrated leadership capabilities. Self-starter with an ability to proactively identify needs and opportunities, then establish a plan to meet them. Strong ability to effectively create and implement efficiency-driving processes for areas of responsibility. Collaborative and able to align with internal and external stakeholders. Curious, willing, and able to investigate root causes of shopper behaviors, performance, gaps, needs. Physical Demands: Able to use a variety of communication methods on frequent basis. Use a notebook computer and standard office equipment printers, fax, phone etc. Able to sit, stand, stoop and have use of hand motor coordination regularly. Use various forms of transportation for extended periods of time on periodic basis. The physical and mental demands described in each job posting are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of each job. Reasonable accommodations may be requested to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of each job. Bimbo Bakeries USA is an equal opportunity employer with a policy that provides equal employment opportunity for applicants and employees regardless of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran status, any other classification protected by law. It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability. >