Category Manager
Description
Headquartered in Lakeville, Minn., Post Consumer Brands, a business unit of Post Holdings, Inc., is dedicated to providing people and their pets with delicious food choices for every taste and budget. The company's portfolio includes beloved brands such as Honey Bunches of Oats™, PEBBLES™, Grape-Nuts™ and Malt-O-Meal™ cereal and Peter Pan™ peanut butter, as well as Rachael Ray® Nutrish™, Kibbles 'n Bits™ and 9Lives™ dog and cat food. Post also provides private label solutions to customers in pet food, cereal, nut butters and granola. As a company committed to high standards of quality and to our values, we are driven by one idea: To make lives better by making delicious food accessible for all. For more information about our brands, visit and follow us on LinkedIn or Facebook for the latest news.
Location Description
Post Consumer Brands Canadian corporate office is located in Toronto, Ontario.
Responsibilities
It’s an exciting time at Post Consumer Brands as we transform how we go to market in Canada. As Category Manager, you will turn brand, consumer and commercial strategies into clear customer plans and compelling selling stories that grow the cereal and pet food categories.
You will serve as a strategic link across Marketing, Sales, Revenue Growth Management and Insights. Using advanced analytics and shopper insights, you will shape recommendations for assortment, pricing, promotion, distribution and innovation, helping customers and Post Consumer Brands achieve profitable, sustainable growth.
Key Responsibilities
• Develop customer- and channel-specific category growth strategies aligned with core brands and business objectives.
• Lead recommendations for assortment, distribution, pricing and pack-size architecture to improve category performance.
• Translate syndicated, shopper and customer data into actionable recommendations, quantified opportunities and clear selling stories.
• Monitor category, customer and competitive performance; identify growth drivers, whitespace, distribution gaps and risks.
• Create dashboards, forecasts, category reviews and executive-ready presentations that support decisions and performance management.
• Manage syndicated data partnerships, including NielsenIQ, Circana/IRI, Numerator and retailer platforms, to strengthen market and shopper intelligence.
• Partner with Sales, Marketing and Revenue Growth Management on pricing, promotion, portfolio, annual planning, joint business planning and commercial forecasting.
• Lead customer category reviews and strategic engagements, bringing fact-based recommendations that support mutual growth.
• Assess the category impact of innovation and help develop customer sell-in strategies informed by consumer, shopper and market insights.
• Build strong partnerships across Sales, Marketing, Insights, Finance and Revenue Growth Management while championing continuous improvement and analytical excellence.
Why You’ll Love This Role
• Shape category strategy for well-known cereal and pet food brands across the Canadian market.
• Turn complex data into visible recommendations that influence customer and business decisions.
• Work across commercial, marketing and insights teams with broad exposure to strategic planning and innovation.
• Bring your ideas, analytical expertise and ownership mindset to a business that values big opportunities and a collaborative, small-company attitude.
Location & Travel Requirements
• Hybrid role based in Toronto, Ontario, with three days per week in the office.
Qualifications
Education
• Bachelor’s degree in Commerce, Business Administration, Marketing or a related field required.
Required Qualifications
• 3 to 5+ years of experience in category management, category development, consumer and shopper insights, data analytics and insights, trade marketing or sales.
• Proven experience in category development, category management, key accounts and market insights analysis, with a record of delivering growth through category leadership.
• Demonstrated success using data and insights to influence customer and business decisions.
• Strong understanding of category management principles, DSMP fundamentals, shopper behavior and customer planning.
• Advanced proficiency with syndicated data, customer analytics and business-planning tools.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including complex modeling, pivot tables and macros/VBA, plus PowerPoint skills for executive-level storytelling and presentations.
• Strong business acumen, including general management and P&L experience.
• Ability to develop, deliver and monitor strategic plans and recommend actions to achieve growth targets.
Preferred Qualifications
• Master’s degree preferred.
• Consumer packaged goods or food industry experience preferred.
• Familiarity with AI-enabled productivity tools, including Microsoft Copilot, to accelerate analysis, reporting and content development.
Success in This Role
• Translate analysis into focused, persuasive stories that make complex opportunities easy to act on.
• Influence effectively across a matrixed organization and build trusted relationships without formal authority.
• Balance analytical rigor with commercial judgment, creativity and an ownership mindset.
• Adapt quickly to changing data, competitive conditions and customer needs while maintaining clarity and momentum.
• Organize multiple priorities, listen well and communicate with impact across internal and external partners.
Ready to Make an Impact?
If you are ready to turn shopper and category insights into growth for customers and beloved brands, bring your ambition to Post Consumer Brands and discover a role where your ideas and expertise can make a visible difference.
The pay range for this position is $80,714 - $119,456 per year.