Category Manager

Category Manager

Location: Hatfield, PA – Onsite

About the Company:

For more than 125 years, Clemens Food Group has been guided by a simple principle: do the right thing. As a family-owned, fully integrated food company, we operate across the entire supply chain from raising livestock to delivering finished products. We combine tradition with innovation to produce quality food and build a culture where people are empowered to grow, contribute, and succeed.

Job Description/Summary:

Drive the long-term growth and profitability of the business by leading portfolio strategy, innovation planning, and product lifecycle decisions. This role owns the development and optimization of the product portfolio, identifying growth opportunities, leading cross-functional business decisions, and balancing commercial opportunity with operational capability. Success in this role requires strategic thinking, business acumen, and the ability to influence across Sales, Marketing, R&D, Operations, Supply Chain, and Finance.

Essential Functions & Responsibilities:

• Own the ongoing evaluation and optimization of the product portfolio, using consumer, marketplace, operational, and financial insights to identify growth opportunities and guide strategic decisions.
• Develop and maintain the multi-year innovation roadmap aligned with strategic growth priorities.
• Lead portfolio planning and innovation prioritization across branded and private label businesses.
• Identify whitespace opportunities through consumer trends, competitive intelligence, and business performance.
• Develop actionable insights and recommendations that support category growth, assortment optimization, pricing, and promotional strategies.
• Monitor category, customer, and competitive performance, communicating trends and opportunities to internal stakeholders.
• Build business cases and recommendations using POS, syndicated, financial, and operational data.
• Lead portfolio optimization efforts, recommending product additions, rationalizations, and lifecycle decisions that maximize profitable growth.
• Partner with Sales to develop customer-specific category recommendations and presentations.
• Collaborate with Marketing, R&D, Finance, and Operations to evaluate innovation opportunities using consumer and marketplace insights.
• Develop reports, dashboards, and tools that improve business visibility and decision making.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to lead innovation from concept through commercialization, ensuring strategic alignment with business objectives.
• Drive continuous improvement through ongoing measurement, reporting, and strategic analysis.

Qualifications & Competencies:

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 5+ years of experience in Category Management, Business Analytics, Sales Strategy, or CPG.
• Advanced analytical skills with experience using POS data (Circana, Nielsen), syndicated data, and internal business reporting.
• Experience leading portfolio strategy and product lifecycle management.
• Strong proficiency in Excel and business intelligence/reporting tools.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and project management skills.
• Experience supporting cross-functional teams in a fast-paced environment.

Agency Statement:

Clemens Food Group does not accept unsolicited resumes from search or staffing firms. All resumes submitted by search or staffing firms to any employee at Clemens Food Group via email, the Internet, or directly without a valid written search agreement for this role, and without having been asked to participate in this by Talent Acquisition, will be deemed the sole property of Clemens Food Group, and no fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired. Firms not authorized to submit candidates will not be eligible for any fee or ownership claim.

EEO Statement:

It is the policy of Clemens Food Group to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. All employees are subject to a pre-employment screening process including a background check and drug screen. In addition, we will provide reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities. If you require reasonable accommodation in completing the application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to your recruiter.