Sr. Manager, Category Strategy & Insights - OXO

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Position: Sr. Manager, Category Strategy & Insights - OXO

Department: OXO

Work Location: New York, NY, Hybrid (work 3 days onsite)

Hybrid

Schedule:

At Helen of Troy, we embrace a flexible hybrid work model designed to support collaboration and productivity. For roles eligible for hybrid work, our standard schedule includes in‑office collaboration from Tuesday through Thursday, with the option to work remotely on Mondays and Fridays. Any updates to this model will be communicated in advance. Please note that hybrid eligibility and schedules may vary based on business needs and manager expectations.

Reporting to the Director of Category Strategy & Insights, the Sr. Manager of Category Strategy & Insights (OXO) will work closely with our marketing and sales organization to support the development of category strategies and sales tactics to drive growth within our customers and categories. The individual in this role will have strong analytical abilities, capable of developing insights through sophisticated analytics.

They will possess the ability to develop category reviews, build standardized reporting, and, most meaningfully, synthesize findings into recommendations.

• Stewards the value of Helen of Troy’s Category Advisory Services with key customers.
• Owns the interaction with marketing & sales to evaluate the category, address key business questions, and assist in building strategies and tactics to drive category growth.
• Deliver fully coordinated consumer, category and market insights to guide customers’ strategic choices and tactical actions which provide market leading growth.
• Proactively provide analytics using all Category Management capabilities, such as planogram software and data visualization tools to drive business opportunities and develop recommendations.
• Cultivates business relationships with customers’ key contacts that establish Helen of Troy as the top tier source for all relevant category insights & analytics.
• Presents analysis & insights into customers’ merchandising organization, helping to showcase growth opportunities within the category.
• Responsible for crafting and refreshing Category Management reporting, analysis, and special project work for our Marketing & Sales organizations.

• Ability to analyze, understand and interpret point of sale and syndicated data.
• Ability to simultaneously prioritize multiple projects.
• Ability to build a complete category management review including relevant data and recommendations.
• Strong analytical, verbal, written, and presentation skills.
• Capability to develop and influence strategy at both retailer and manufacturer, with management level positions.
• Experience working with senior customer leadership at the Senior Buyer/Merchant or DMM level.

• Bachelor’s degree in marketing, Business, or Quantitative Field (Computer Science, Applied Math, Economics, Statistics, Analytics, etc.).
• 5+ years’ experience in Consumer Product Goods.
• 5+ years’ experience in a combination of Category Management, Analytics, or Sales.
• 2+ years’ experience in category management or retail analytics.
• Extensive knowledge of syndicated data sources: IRI/Circana, Numerator, Nielsen, Household Panel.
• Knowledge of JDA Space Planning software.
• Knowledge of Excel and PowerPoint, and Power BI.
• Flexible schedule to accommodate…