Category Manager — Non-Citrus Categories

Job overview

The Category Manager — Non-Citrus Categories role is based onsite in Lakeland, FL, with compensation not specified. The role is Treatt’s primary category management resource in North America, supporting regional sales, manufacturing, and innovation teams. The position owns strategy and lifecycle management for assigned non-Citrus categories, especially Extracts & Essences, Tea, and Sugar Reduction. It connects commercial, innovation, production, and sales teams to guide portfolio decisions, identify growth opportunities, support customer engagement, and contribute to profitable growth.

What you'll do

• Develop category strategies
• manage product portfolios and evaluate introductions, expansions, rationalization, or removal
• lead category decisions from concept through commercialization and ongoing management
• define category positioning and value propositions
• use market, customer, and competitive insights to identify opportunities
• monitor sales, margin, and contribution
• support pricing strategy
• prepare performance updates
• participate in customer meetings and presentations
• translate technical product information into commercial solutions
• collaborate with global and cross-functional teams
• maintain product, pricing, and portfolio data in business systems including JDE
• share insights and escalate risks.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

category manager

lakeland fl

extracts & essences

tea

sugar reduction

category strategy

portfolio management

customer engagement

pricing strategy

market analysis

jde

up to 40% travel

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

Primary North American category management resource; supports Extracts & Essences, Tea, and Sugar Reduction; travel up to approximately 40%, including occasional international travel.

About the employer

TREATT NORTH AMERICA is hiring for this role. Industry: All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing. Sector: 32.