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Sr. Associate Manager – Category Management Drug & Natural Channel

Mondelez International · IL · Remote available · $97,300–$133,815 a year · Full time

Posted Sep 1, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026

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About your past

Walk me through a business review you built for a retailer like CVS or Walgreens. How did you decide what story the data was telling?

What they are checking: whether the candidate can move from raw numbers to a clear, decision-ready narrative rather than just reporting facts

Tell me about a time you had to influence a retail buyer or internal stakeholder who did not agree with your recommendation. What did you do?

What they are checking: ability to persuade in a matrixed environment without direct authority

Tell me about a time your analysis led to a recommendation that didn't play out the way you expected. What did you learn?

What they are checking: intellectual honesty and learning agility when results contradict the story they told

What's an example of a new item analysis or seasonal review you've done, and how did you turn it into something a retailer actually acted on?

What they are checking: whether their insights work translates into real customer decisions, not just decks

Tell me about a time you had to manage several projects at once with competing deadlines. How did you decide what got your attention first?

What they are checking: organizational discipline in a genuinely fast-paced, multi-account role

What would you do

A customer team asks you for a share forecast on a key account with only two days' notice, on top of a business review that's already due. How do you handle it?

What they are checking: prioritization skills and comfort with overlapping deadlines under real time pressure

How do you approach a business question that's genuinely ambiguous, where nobody has told you exactly what to analyze?

What they are checking: structured problem-solving and comfort with open-ended requests

If a retailer partner pushed back hard on a category recommendation in a live meeting, what would you do in the moment?

What they are checking: poise and ability to defend or adjust a position in front of a customer without losing credibility

How would you start building digital commerce analysis for a retailer partner if this were new territory for you?

What they are checking: learning agility and initiative on a stated growth area for the role rather than an established skill

About the work

Say you're looking at a category decline for one of our drug channel partners. Which data sources would you pull first, POS, syndicated, panel, or something else, and why?

What they are checking: understanding of when to use which data source and whether they can justify the choice rather than defaulting to one tool

What's your experience with planogram tools like JDA, Apollo, or SpaceMan? Walk me through a shelving recommendation you made and how you backed it up.

What they are checking: actual hands-on depth with shelving strategy tools versus surface familiarity

How comfortable are you with Nielsen, Circana, or 1010 data, and can you describe a time one of those sources led you to a different conclusion than you expected?

What they are checking: depth of hands-on syndicated data experience versus resume-listed familiarity

Describe a presentation you built for a customer-facing audience. How did you decide what to leave out?

What they are checking: data visualization and storytelling judgment, since the job leans heavily on synthesizing large data sets into a clean story

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The full job description

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Job Description Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelēz International? Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It With Pride. ​ ​ ​ You will support our growth and the delivery of excellent business results. You will be responsible for converting in-depth shopping and omni retail environment data into insights and category, retail and customer strategies and recommendations.  Strive every day to be the indispensable partner with our Drug retailer s CVS, Natural and Walgreens , encompassing both tactical and strategic guidance, leading to profitable category growth.  The ideal candidate for this role must demonstrate learning agility, have a strong customer centricity, hungry for knowledge, possess a strong analytical skill set and have a passion for customer insights and telling compelling stories with data.    ​ ​ ​ ​ We are a high-performing, collaborative team driven by a competitive spirit. We bring proactive solutions to our retailer partners that are based on deep category and shopper insights. We foster a supportive team atmosphere to amplify individual strengths and curiosity. We value a diversity of talent, experiences, and backgrounds to expand our team culture. ​ ​ ​ What You’ll Do ​ ​ ​ What You’ll Do ​ • Build lasting business relationships based on trust and confidence • ​ ​ Create recurring business reviews providing deep, action-oriented analysis on drivers ​ • ​ ​ Create compelling, insights-led category reviews, new item analyses, and seasonal reviews ​ • ​ ​ Provide proactive insight into the impact of category drivers and promotional strategies to the customer and sales teams ​ • ​ ​ Support ad hoc analytics and reporting requests from Customer Partner cross-functionally to provide share forecast for key accounts ​ • Learn and drive digital commerce analysis and recommendations with our retailer partners ​ ​ What You’ll Need For Success ​ • Strong learning agility , i ntellectual curiosity and analytical horsepower • Ability to synthesize insights into collaborative storytelling that leads to quantifiable results , experience translating data into insights • Ability to apply insights to business questions to provide recommendations and influence strategy • ​ ​ Experience applying analytical skills and a problem-solving mindset to answer ambiguous business questions ​ • ​ ​ Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment, comfortable with prioritizing multiple deliverables, and overlapping deadlines ​ • ​ ​ Strong understanding of which data source to leverage to answer the question (POS, Syndicated, Panel, Industry Insights, etc ) ​ • ​ ​ Ability to combine data visualization with supporting shopper insights into a cohesive story ​ • ​ ​ Knowledge of shelving strategy and best practices inclusive of planogram creation and modification (JDA/Apollo/ SpaceMan ) ​ What extra ingredients you will bring: • • ​ ​ Bachelor's degree in Marketing , Business, Analytics, or related field • ​ 3-5 years of experience in category management, insights, marketing strategy, or analytics (CPG/FMCG, Amazon or Away from Home preferred) • ​ Experience with data sources ( e.g. Nielsen, Circana , 1010 ) • ​ Experience in using retailer/customer data, shopper insights, and analytics to develop compelling retail customer plans • ​ Strong analytical and storytelling skills with the ability to translate data into actionable insights • ​ High proficiency in base business tools (Excel/PowerPoint) • ​ In-depth knowledge in analyzing and creating visualizations of large amounts of data • ​ ​ Experience developing customer-facing presentations; direct customer-facing experience is a plus ​ • ​ ​ JDA/POG building experience is a plus ​ ​ ​ ​ Key Competencies ​ • ​ ​ Strategic thinking and business acumen • ​ Data-driven decision-making • ​ Strong communication and presentation skills • ​ Cross-functional collaboration and stakeholder management • ​ Proven track record in persuasively influencing and aligning key customers and business stakeholders in a highly matrixed organization • ​ Project management and organizational skills; management of multiple projects at once • ​ Ability to work independently and in a fast-paced environment ​ Salary and Benefits: The base salary range for this position is $97,300 to $133,815; the exact salary depends on several factors such as experience, skills, education and location. In addition to base salary, this position is eligible for participation in a highly competitive bonus program with possibility for overachievement based on performance and company results.

In addition, Mondelez International offers the following benefits: health insurance, wellness and family support programs, life and disability insurance, retirement savings plans, paid leave programs, education related programs, paid holidays and vacation time. Some of these benefits have eligibility requirements. Many of these benefits are subsidized or fully paid for by the company. No Relocation support available Business Unit Summary The United States is the largest market in the Mondelēz International family with a significant employee and manufacturing footprint. Here, we produce our well-loved household favorites to provide our consumers with the right snack, at the right moment, made the right way. We have corporate offices, sales, manufacturing and distribution locations throughout the U.S. to ensure our iconic brands—including Oreo and Chips Ahoy! cookies, Ritz, Wheat Thins and Triscuit crackers, and Swedish Fish and Sour Patch Kids confectionery products —are close at hand for our consumers across the country. Mondelēz Global LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Persons with Disabilities. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. Applicants who require accommodation to participate in the job application process may contact 847-943-5460 for assistance. For more information about your Federal rights, please see eeopost.pdf ; EEO is the Law Poster Supplement ; Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision ; Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal Job Type Regular Shopper Insights Insights

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