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Category Management Analyst

Kao USA, Inc.
401(k)
United States, Ohio, Cincinnati
Oct 17, 2025

The role:

As the Category Management Analyst, you will use analysis to uncover opportunities and develop relevant recommendations to improve Kao's relationship with our retail customers to a strategic level. Reporting to our Customer Sales Leader, through unbiased analysis, you will earn the trust of main influencers at retail to impact major our decisions in the development of their category. In sales, you manage and allocate resources to illuminate Kao portfolio leadership internally and externally, focusing on important sales initiatives.

At Kao, we offer amazing benefits that are available to you on your first day of employment (healthcare, 401(k) plus company match), 36 total days off (vacation + holidays + sick) and a reasonable salary range of $62,000 - $72,000. We also offer a hybrid work environment.

What you will do:

Category Management Support



  • Support category growth for assigned retailers by delivering data-driven insights and tactical recommendations across distribution, promotion, pricing, placement, and omni-channel strategies.


Sales Strategy Analysis



  • Provide analytical support to the sales team by contributing to the development of retail trade strategies during the annual planning process.


Cross-Functional Analytical Support



  • Deliver fact-based analysis across multiple data sources to support sales and marketing teams in answering business questions, shaping plans, and identifying growth opportunities for assigned categories.


Shopper & E-Commerce Marketing Support



  • Assist the Shopper Marketing team by analyzing digital plans, supporting e-commerce development, and contributing to customer marketing amplification strategies.


Cross-Functional Collaboration



  • Work closely with internal teams across the commercial regularly share insights, results, and recommendations to across the organization. Foster a positive, transparent, growth minded and collaborative team environment, promoting professional growth and development across ONE Kao commercial team.



What you will need:



  • Bachelor's Degree is required in a business discipline with a focus on analytics
  • 1+ years of experience in Category Management, Sales Analysis, or Marketing Analysis in the Consumer Products Industry
  • Strong project management skills, experience utilizing multiple data sources, proficiency in syndicated data, loyalty data, and panel data



How we work: Having been selected among the World's Most Ethical Companies for 18 consecutive years, we are a company with a purpose and strong corporate values. We never compromise on quality and create our products with care for the consumer and the environment. At Kao, each employee can shape their job and their career. We work collaboratively to achieve our common goals, always aiming to deliver the best for our customers.

What we offer: A friendly and flexible work environment with great compensation packages, benefits package, ongoing development and the opportunity to enhance your skills and deliver tangible results. At Kao your voice will be heard. Your opinion really counts. We believe that change comes from taking opportunities into your own hands, so we value and reward entrepreneurial thinking and new ideas.

Hiring Process: Kao embraces the diversity and the individual personalities of its people because we believe it is diversity that makes us strong. This is why we welcome applications from all areas of the global community.

Want to learn more: If you feel you are as unique as our products and want to find out why 33,000 people across the globe opted for a career with us please visit our Americas website (https://www.kao.com/americas/en/).

Kao is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disabled and veterans

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