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The Hershey Company Category Consultant Drug in Illinois
Job Location: Chicago, IL Chicago, IL; works out of Hershey office (Deerfield, IL) 3 days a week Travel requirements: <20% * Summary* The Category Consultant will develop and implement retail initiatives to meet and exceed Hershey and customer objectives. The Category Consultant will be an expert in the pervasive application of insights to fuel retail growth. Key to role is synthesizing business trends, competitive trends, shopper insights, financial insights, etc., to identify opportunities and develop solutions to drive retail growth across the store. The Category Consultant will influence and support 3-year annual planning through the pervasive use of insights and capabilities. * Responsibilities* Category Captain -The Indispensable Category partner to the customer buying team, focused on the Halloween and Take Home businesses -Utilizes many different data sources to include Circana, Numerator, SOLVE, JDA, etc. to drive insights * Hershey Sales Partner* -Collaborates with sales team on meeting strategy and preparation to include, but not limited to Customer Reviews, GCIC, JBP, bi-weekly meetings, etc. -Partners with Manager of Human Insights to develop and deploy the insights plan for the Drug channel * Qualifications* * Education:* Bachelor's Degree Required * Experience:* This position requires previous CPG Sales and/or Category Management experience (approximately 3-5 years), analytical skills, understanding of consumer/shopper behavior and market research strategies and methods, knowledge of consumer sales industry trends and complete working knowledge of the category management process #LI-AM1 The Hershey Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The policy of The Hershey Company is to extend opportunities to qualified applicants and employees on an equal basis regardless of an individual's race, color, gender, age, national origin, religion, citizenship status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, transgender status, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other categories protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. The Hershey Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Minority/Female/Disabled/Protected Veterans If you require a reasonable accommodation as part of the application process, please contact the HR Service Center (askhr@hersheys.com).