Also called: Category Lead
Manages a whole category of products, like all the cereals at a grocery chain, deciding what to stock and how to price it.
You meet with cereal companies pitching new flavors, analyze which brands earn the most per shelf foot, and redesign the cereal aisle.
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Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 6 years after high school. Bachelor's in business or marketing.
Ways in: 4-year college, On-the-job training. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Business, Marketing, Supply Chain Management.
Growing about average. Steady.
Medium risk for 10 years. AI optimizes assortments and shelf space; negotiating with suppliers and deciding what a whole aisle should be stays human.
Classes: AP Statistics, AP Microeconomics, Marketing CTE class.
Official data: O*NET occupation 13-1022.
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