Category Manager

at  Alcon

At Alcon, we are driven by the meaningful work we do to help people see brilliantly. We innovate boldly, champion progress, and act with speed as the global leader in eye care. Here, you’ll be recognized for your commitment and contributions and see your career like never before. Together, we go above and beyond to make an impact in the lives of our patients and customers.
We foster an inclusive culture and are looking for diverse, talented people to join Alcon. As a Category Manager supporting Drug Vision Care Sales, you will be trusted to conduct analysis and synthesize multiple data sources to generate insights and useful recommendations. The Category Manager plays a valuable role in building a strong partnership with our customers by providing strategic, consultative category guidance to deliver growth for the Alcon OTC portfolio and the Eye Care Category in general.

In this role, a typical day will include:

• Developing and cultivating business relationships establishing Alcon as the priority partner for all category management needs
• Working to support the buying team at our retailer partners as well as supporting those buying teams interactions with the senior leadership groups at those retailers.
• Delivering consumer, shopper, category, and marketplace insights and trends to guide strategic choices and tactical executions to drive market growth in the short and long term.
• Planning planogram and assortment reviews within the channel’s retailer merchant teams
• Collaborating with the Sales Team to develop, metrics, and strategies to drive long term portfolio growth.
• Conducting analysis using research, category management capabilities, analytical tools, and data visualization to further identify and communicate business opportunities and challenges.
• Providing business reporting, trend analysis, customized reports, and special project work directly to the Alcon Sales Team and retailer buying teams
• Collaborating with multiple internal stakeholders to connect business opportunities and developing strategic and tactical solutions.
• Leveraging critical thinking and problem-solving skills to recognize and anticipate issues and opportunities by elevating analyses beyond reporting and translating insights into action.
• Serving as the functional expert regarding category management to cross-functional team members

What you will bring to Alcon:

• Bachelor’s Degree or Equivalent years of directly related experience (or high school+15 yrs; Assoc.+11 yrs; M.S.+4 yrs; PhD+3 yrs)
• The ability to fluently read, write, understand, and communicate in English
• 7 Years of Relevant Experience

How you can thrive at Alcon:

• Working cross functionally with sales teams, customers and the OTC business.

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• Developing and cultivating business relationships establishing Alcon as the priority partner for all category management needs
• Working to support the buying team at our retailer partners as well as supporting those buying teams interactions with the senior leadership groups at those retailers.
• Delivering consumer, shopper, category, and marketplace insights and trends to guide strategic choices and tactical executions to drive market growth in the short and long term.
• Planning planogram and assortment reviews within the channel’s retailer merchant teams
• Collaborating with the Sales Team to develop, metrics, and strategies to drive long term portfolio growth.
• Conducting analysis using research, category management capabilities, analytical tools, and data visualization to further identify and communicate business opportunities and challenges.
• Providing business reporting, trend analysis, customized reports, and special project work directly to the Alcon Sales Team and retailer buying teams
• Collaborating with multiple internal stakeholders to connect business opportunities and developing strategic and tactical solutions.
• Leveraging critical thinking and problem-solving skills to recognize and anticipate issues and opportunities by elevating analyses beyond reporting and translating insights into action.
• Serving as the functional expert regarding category management to cross-functional team member