Category Manager

Cacique Foods, LLC.

🏠 Remote
📍Bentonville, AR
Posted May 26, 2026
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Job Overview

Position

Category Manager

Company

Cacique Foods, LLC.

Location

Bentonville, AR

Work Type

Remote

Job ID

li-4410003408

Job Description

SUMMARY:

The Category Manager is responsible for developing and executing category strategies that drive growth, profitability, and market share within the food manufacturing sector. This role involves deep analysis of market trends, consumer behavior, and competitive activity to optimize product assortment, pricing, and promotional strategies. The Category Manager collaborates closely with sales, marketing, R&D, and supply chain teams to ensure alignment with business objectives.

Location: Bentonville, Arkansas (Remote)

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Develop and implement category strategies based on market insights and business goals.

  • Analyze sales data, market trends, and consumer insights to identify growth opportunities.

  • Manage product portfolio performance, including SKU rationalization and innovation planning.

  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to launch new products and optimize existing ones.

  • Partner with sales teams to develop customer-specific category plans and presentations.

  • Monitor competitor activity and adjust strategies accordingly.

  • Lead pricing, promotion, and placement strategies to maximize category performance.

  • Prepare regular reports and presentations for senior leadership.

QUALIFICATIONS & EDUCATION:

  • Bachelor's degree in marketing, Business, Food Science, or related field (MBA preferred).

  • 5+ years of experience in category management, trade marketing, or brand management in the food or CPG industry.

  • Strong analytical skills with proficiency in tools like Nielsen/IRI, Excel, and Power BI.

  • Excellent communication, presentation, and project management skills.

  • Knowledge of food manufacturing processes and retail/foodservice channels is a plus.
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Practice Questions

💡Technical Questions (3)
  • 1.How do you utilize Nielsen or IRI data to identify a gap in the market and decide on an assortment or innovation opportunity?
  • 2.Walk me through your approach to SKU rationalization within a food category portfolio.
  • 3.What key metrics and data points do you include when building a customer-specific category presentation for a major retailer?
🎯Behavioral Questions (3)
  • 1.Tell me about a time you had to align cross-functional teams—like R&D, supply chain, and sales—to successfully launch a new product.
  • 2.Describe a situation where you identified a significant shift in competitor activity and had to adjust your category strategy accordingly.
  • 3.Give me an example of a time you used consumer insights to change a pricing or promotional strategy that significantly improved category profitability.
🧩Situational Questions (2)
  • 1.You notice a sudden, significant drop in sales for a core SKU within your category, but the overall market data shows category growth. How do you investigate and address this?
  • 2.If asked to develop a category growth strategy for a mature, highly commoditized food product where brand loyalty is low, what would be your primary focus areas?

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Category StrategyCPGNielsen/IRIPower BISKU RationalizationCross-Functional LeadershipPromotional StrategyConsumer InsightsMarket AnalysisAssortment OptimizationFood ManufacturingPricing Strategy

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