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Category Consultant Food This position can be based in NJ, NY, PA, CT. Pay Level: 1A Sales employees are responsible for ensuring they meet the time in role (TIR) requirements before applying for this position. Refer to the Sales Time In Role Guidelines or speak to your manager if you have questions on the requirements. All employees should align with their manager before applying. Employees who do not meet the TIR requirements must have manager approval to apply. TIR is calculated from the effective date the employee moved into their current position. * Summary* The Category Consultant will serve as a key constituent to internal team members, management & external customers; Success in the role will be defined as the development and implementation of category initiatives to meet and exceed Hershey and customer financial objectives. The Category Consultant will be an expert in the pervasive application of insights to fuel category growth. Key to role is synthesizing business trends, competitive trends, shopper insights, financial insights, etc., to identify opportunities and develop solutions to drive category growth across the store. The Category Consultant will influence the development and implementation of category initiatives in support of the Wakefern/Hershey Joint Business Plan through pervasive use of insights and capabilities. * Responsibilities* • Collaboratively work with Category Management and Sales Leadership to uncover insights, trends, shopper behaviors and competitive activity to shape customer strategy and build action plans across all major selling initiatives to drive profitable and sustainable market share growth. • Complete cross-functional projects with internal teams such as sales, category management, marketing, shopper insights and demand planning. • Act as the indispensable consultative partner, driving projects to achieve financial objectives. Uncover potential growth opportunities for both the category and Hershey. • Extensive Knowledge of all content and strategies at a Subject Matter Expert level. Comfortable and confident to present and field questions to customers in a live environment. • Display powerful storytelling (lining) ability to bring initiatives to life through traditional category management tools including, but not limited to: Syndicated Data (IRI), Nielsen, Numerator, SOLVE, Proprietary Order Writing Software and Symphony loyalty data to ensure the execution and support of the strategic business plan. *Qualifications Education: *Bachelor's Degree Required *Experience: *This position requires previous Category Management and/or CPG Sales experience (approximately 5-7 years), advanced analytical skills, advanced understanding of consumer\shopper behavior and market research strategies, knowledge of consumer sales industry trends and complete working knowledge of the category management process. 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. You may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access our online application process as a result of a disability. You can request an accommodation via phone or email. To request an accommodation via phone, please call +1 877-804-1794 and leave a voicemail with your contact information. You may also email a request for accommodation to [email protected]. Please be sure to include “Accommodation Needed” in the subject line. This will ensure that your email is routed to the appropriate contact who will handle your request.