Sr Manager, Growth Solutions

• Develop and lead growth strategies aligned with business objectives across new and existing categories, both divisionally and nationally, specifically centered around Multicultural and Micro Market initiatives
• Identify and analyze key category and consumer trends—such as product attributes, retail channel dynamics, shopper behavior, and purchase patterns—to inform and evolve customer strategies and support aggressive growth targets
• Challenge our current customer's assortment and merchandising practices by accessing category sales data to support syndicated analysis and developing ad hoc demographic reports to support clustering analysis
• Create ROI-focused reporting by evaluating implementation rates, product success metrics, and retail sales performance that will generate selling stories at the national and divisional level
• Integrate consumer, demographic, syndicated, and internal data to create optimum, innovative, and actionable assortment and merchandising solutions specific to category and market
• Deliver customized, best-in-class merchandising recommendations that address customer-specific opportunities and challenges
• Prepare and deliver high-quality, data-driven PowerPoint presentations that clearly communicate insights and growth strategies to decision-makers
• Present complex analytics and recommendations in a clear, compelling manner to key stakeholders, including category and merchandising teams
• Work cross-functionally with Category Management and Account Management to ensure optimal recommendations for the customer
• Support training and development of team members while leading direct reports to maximize data that influences key category decision makers
• Develop relationships across key stakeholders at HQ/divisions for Multicultural and Micro Market initiatives
• Maintain safeguards of confidential company information
• Other duties and special projects as requested

• 4-year Bachelor's Degree in Business or related field of study
• Minimum of three years prior experience in grocery industry analytics (retailer, supplier, distributor or data provider) with assortment analysis experience
• Experience in supermarket or natural food store merchandising
• Strong knowledge of market dynamics, industry trends, and the evolving retail landscape—including multicultural categories
• Proven ability to lead multiple high-impact projects simultaneously while managing tight and conflicting deadlines
• Ability to multi-task in a very fast-paced business environment
• Familiarity with natural, specialty, and/or fresh product categories, including the ability to identify emerging brands and trends
• Project management, attention to detail, and organizational skills
• Demonstrated thought leadership, strategic thinking, and creativity in developing customer solutions
• Excellent presentation and storytelling skills, with a high level of comfort presenting to senior-level stakeholders
• Proficiency with MS Office, primarily Excel and PowerPoint
• Proficiency with Circana, Spins, Panel Data & Demographic software, Mintel
• Willingness to travel as needed for existing KeHE retail customer presentations (15-30%)

Experience with query writing and/or IBM Cognos Connection a plus

• Health/Rx
• Dental
• Vision
• Flexible and health spending accounts (FSA/HSA)
• Supplemental life insurance
• 401(k)
• Paid time off
• Paid sick time
• Short term & long term disability coverage (STD/LTD)
• Employee stock ownership (ESOP)
• Holiday pay for company designated holidays