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Associate Category Manager jobs are open across retail, consumer packaged goods, e-commerce, and grocery, covering specializations in vendor management, assortment planning, and pricing strategy, from entry-level to senior associate roles. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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Category Sales Job Id Req-041146 Job Type Full time Home_Office Remote
This is a remote position with flexibility on location from Chicago, IL to the West Coast.
Reporting to a Director of Category Leadership, you will lead category growth platform development for Winco, Raley’s, Save Mart, and wholesalers including URM and AFS. You will deliver insights, reporting, and category strategies to support sales objectives and drive growth across key customer segments.
A Taste of Your Responsibilities
- Deliver category analysis and business impact insights to the sales team, identifying opportunities to enhance customer, category, and company goals.
- Customize corporate category programs and plans to guide category growth and execution at the customer level.
- Develop and deliver category insights to support collaborative business solutions with internal partners and customers.
- Achieve established shelving and merchandising objectives through data-driven recommendations.
- Support category reviews by strengthening or confirming the organization’s position as a lead vendor in priority categories.
- Partner with internal teams and retailer contacts to develop and implement category growth plans.
- Educate the sales team on new item programs and provide category rationale to support distribution and shelving proposals.
- Ensure consistent execution of category programs and plans across assigned channels.
- Lead monthly reporting.
Ingredients Required for Your Success
- Bachelor’s degree required.
- 3+ years of Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) related experience in sales or analytical roles.
- Experience with data integration and interpretation to generate actionable insights.
- Experience building a holistic sales story using multiple data sources including syndicated, loyalty, consumer, and industry trends.
- Understanding of syndicated panel data fundamentals.
- Experience working directly with customers to grow category sales.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills including spreadsheet development, lookup functions, and pivot tables.
- Experience with tools such as Nielsen or Circana and space management systems such as Blue Yonder/JDA.
- Knowledge of customer loyalty card data.
- Working knowledge of retail merchandising and in-store execution tactics.
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Compensation
Pay Range:$82,000-$120,000The annual salary listed above is the expected offering for this position. An employee’s actual annual salary will be based on but not limited to: location, relevant experience/level and skillset, while balancing internal Conagra employees’ equity. Conagra Brands will comply with applicable law regarding minimum salaries for exempt employees.
Anticipated Close Date
January 8, 2027Our Benefits
We care about your total well-being and will support you with the following, subject to your location and role:
Health: Comprehensive healthcare plans, wellness incentive program, mental wellbeing support and fitness reimbursement
Wealth: Great pay, bonus incentive opportunity, matching 401(k) and stock purchase plan
Growth: Career development opportunities, employee resource groups, on-demand learning and tuition reimbursement
Balance: Paid-time off, parental leave, flexible work-schedules (subject to your location and role) and volunteer opportunities
Our Company
At Conagra Brands, we have a rich heritage of making great food. We aspire to have the most impactful, energized and inclusive culture in food. As a member of our 18,000+ person team across 40+ locations, you are empowered to reach your potential, make an impact and own your career. We're in the business of building champions – within our people and our iconic brands like Birds Eye®, Slim Jim® and Reddi-Wip®.
Our focus on innovation extends beyond making great food, it also reflects our commitment to embracing new solutions that positively impact our team, the communities we serve and the health of our planet. Foodies Welcome.
Conagra Brands is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, ethnic or national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, pregnancy, leave status, disability, veteran status, genetic information and/or any other characteristic or status protected by national, federal, state or local law. Reasonable accommodation may be made upon request.
Category Sales Job Id Req-041146 Job Type Full time Home_Office Remote
This is a remote position with flexibility on location from Chicago, IL to the West Coast.
Reporting to a Director of Category Leadership, you will lead category growth platform development for Winco, Raley’s, Save Mart, and wholesalers including URM and AFS. You will deliver insights, reporting, and category strategies to support sales objectives and drive growth across key customer segments.
A Taste of Your Responsibilities
- Deliver category analysis and business impact insights to the sales team, identifying opportunities to enhance customer, category, and company goals.
- Customize corporate category programs and plans to guide category growth and execution at the customer level.
- Develop and deliver category insights to support collaborative business solutions with internal partners and customers.
- Achieve established shelving and merchandising objectives through data-driven recommendations.
- Support category reviews by strengthening or confirming the organization’s position as a lead vendor in priority categories.
- Partner with internal teams and retailer contacts to develop and implement category growth plans.
- Educate the sales team on new item programs and provide category rationale to support distribution and shelving proposals.
- Ensure consistent execution of category programs and plans across assigned channels.
- Lead monthly reporting.
Ingredients Required for Your Success
- Bachelor’s degree required.
- 3+ years of Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) related experience in sales or analytical roles.
- Experience with data integration and interpretation to generate actionable insights.
- Experience building a holistic sales story using multiple data sources including syndicated, loyalty, consumer, and industry trends.
- Understanding of syndicated panel data fundamentals.
- Experience working directly with customers to grow category sales.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills including spreadsheet development, lookup functions, and pivot tables.
- Experience with tools such as Nielsen or Circana and space management systems such as Blue Yonder/JDA.
- Knowledge of customer loyalty card data.
- Working knowledge of retail merchandising and in-store execution tactics.
#LI-Remote
#LI-PM1
#LI-MSL
Compensation
Pay Range:$82,000-$120,000The annual salary listed above is the expected offering for this position. An employee’s actual annual salary will be based on but not limited to: location, relevant experience/level and skillset, while balancing internal Conagra employees’ equity. Conagra Brands will comply with applicable law regarding minimum salaries for exempt employees.
Anticipated Close Date
January 8, 2027Our Benefits
We care about your total well-being and will support you with the following, subject to your location and role:
Health: Comprehensive healthcare plans, wellness incentive program, mental wellbeing support and fitness reimbursement
Wealth: Great pay, bonus incentive opportunity, matching 401(k) and stock purchase plan
Growth: Career development opportunities, employee resource groups, on-demand learning and tuition reimbursement
Balance: Paid-time off, parental leave, flexible work-schedules (subject to your location and role) and volunteer opportunities
Our Company
At Conagra Brands, we have a rich heritage of making great food. We aspire to have the most impactful, energized and inclusive culture in food. As a member of our 18,000+ person team across 40+ locations, you are empowered to reach your potential, make an impact and own your career. We're in the business of building champions – within our people and our iconic brands like Birds Eye®, Slim Jim® and Reddi-Wip®.
Our focus on innovation extends beyond making great food, it also reflects our commitment to embracing new solutions that positively impact our team, the communities we serve and the health of our planet. Foodies Welcome.
Conagra Brands is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, ethnic or national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, pregnancy, leave status, disability, veteran status, genetic information and/or any other characteristic or status protected by national, federal, state or local law. Reasonable accommodation may be made upon request.
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Who's Hiring
Top Industries Hiring
- Automotive
- Distribution & Wholesale
- Healthcare & Medical Services
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in associate category manager jobs.
- Bachelor's degree in business, supply chain, marketing, or a related field
- Experience with syndicated data platforms such as Nielsen or Circana
- Proficiency in Excel for category analysis, forecasting, and reporting
- Familiarity with planogram or space planning software
- Strong vendor communication and cross-functional collaboration skills
- Understanding of retail math including margin, turns, and sell-through rate
Tips for Your Associate Category Manager Job Search
Tailor your resume to category metrics
Hiring managers for associate category manager roles want to see concrete category outcomes, not just responsibilities. Highlight your work with planogram resets, SKU rationalization, or sell-through rate improvements so your experience translates directly to what they're managing.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists associate category manager openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Show fluency with category management tools
Many job descriptions for this role require hands-on experience with space planning software, syndicated data platforms, or retail analytics tools. Name the specific tools you've used in your resume rather than listing them as a general skill category.
Target postings that name your category vertical
Associate category manager roles in grocery, home goods, apparel, and health differ significantly in vendor relationships and data sources used. Prioritize openings in the vertical where your experience is deepest, since cross-category moves are harder to make at the associate level.
Prepare a category review walkthrough for interviews
Interviewers frequently ask you to walk through a category analysis you've done. Practice narrating your decision logic, the data you used, and the outcome, since panel rounds for this role often include a merchandising or buying stakeholder who will probe your reasoning.
Negotiate start date and rotation scope
Many associate category manager programs rotate you across categories before you own one. Ask during the offer stage how rotation is structured, how long each assignment runs, and what determines which category you're placed in permanently, so you can align the offer with your goals.
Associate Category Manager Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most associate category managers?
The companies hiring the most associate category managers right now include Amgen, Whatnot, and Walgreens, with the largest share of openings in Illinois, Texas, and California, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Retail chains, consumer packaged goods companies, and large e-commerce operators consistently post the highest volume of these roles.
How many associate category manager jobs are remote?
About 73% of associate category manager openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, though the share varies by function and employer type. Roles focused on data analysis, vendor portal management, and digital assortment planning tend to be the most remote-friendly, while positions requiring on-site planogram work or frequent store visits are more likely to be in-office.
How do you become an associate category manager?
Most people move into this role from positions in retail buying, merchandising, supply chain, or sales analytics. Build hands-on experience with category data tools and retail math, then target companies with structured category management programs. Demonstrating that you can run a category analysis end to end, from data pull to recommendation, is the most direct way to earn an interview.
Can you get an associate category manager job with little experience?
Yes, some employers hire candidates with one to two years in adjacent roles such as retail operations, vendor coordination, or business analytics. Focus on projects where you worked with sales data, assortments, or supplier relationships. Framing your existing experience around category outcomes rather than job duties makes a significant difference in how competitive your application looks.
What does the associate category manager interview process look like?
The process typically starts with a recruiter screen, followed by a hiring manager interview focused on your category experience and analytical approach. A case study or take-home exercise is common, often asking you to analyze a category and present a recommendation. Final rounds usually include stakeholders from merchandising, buying, or supply chain who assess your cross-functional communication skills.
Where can I find and apply to associate category manager jobs?
You can find and apply to associate category manager jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Find the roles that match your experience and category focus, then apply directly to each listing from the page.
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