HEAD OF CATEGORY STRATEGY, DEVELOPMENT AND ENABLEMENT

HEAD OF CATEGORY STRATEGY, DEVELOPMENT AND ENABLEMENT

Business & Operations Analysis

Greeley, Colorado

Description

Head of Category Strategy, Development and Enablement   Purpose and Scope/General Summary: We are looking for a Head of Category Strategy, Development and Enablement for JBS/Pilgrim’s /Wild Fork Foods that reports on site to the corporate office in Greeley, Colorado .   The Head of Category Development and Enablement is a senior enterprise leader within the Center of Excellence (COE), operating as a shared services function for Pilgrim’s and JBS USA across Beef, Pork, Chicken, and Value-Added / Prepared Foods business. This role is responsible for the processes, operating model, frameworks, and discipline behind how the enterprise understands markets, develops category-led growth strategies, aligns cross functionally on our GTM plans, orchestrates and enables commercial execution. The COE provides standardized, insight-led capabilities that support business units, brands, and channels. The role leads Strategy, Category Development, Consumer & Innovation Insights, and Sales Enablement as centralized COE capabilities, partnering with Category Management, Brand, R&D, Revenue Management, Sales, Finance, and Operations to ensure consistent strategy development, decision support, and execution readiness across the enterprise.   Purpose & Scope The Head of Category Development and Enablement is a senior enterprise leader within the Center of Excellence (COE), operating as a shared services function for Pilgrim’s and JBS USA across Beef, Pork, Chicken, and Value-Added / Prepared Foods business. This role is responsible for the processes, operating model, frameworks, and discipline behind how the enterprise understands markets, develops category-led growth strategies, aligns cross functionally on our GTM plans, orchestrates and enables commercial execution. The COE provides standardized, insight-led capabilities that support business units, brands, and channels. The role leads Strategy, Category Development, Consumer & Innovation Insights, and Sales Enablement as centralized COE capabilities, partnering with Category Management, Brand, R&D, Revenue Management, Sales, Finance, and Operations to ensure consistent strategy development, decision support, and execution readiness across the enterprise. Successful Candidate Embodies and demonstrates company values in day-to-day leadership. Leads effectively through influence in a matrixed, shared-services environment. Balances strategic clarity with practical, execution-oriented thinking, with sense of urgency and superior discipline. Builds repeatable processes and routines that improve decision quality and speed. Communicates insight and strategy clearly to executives, partners, and frontline teams. Maintains a strong external and market-oriented perspective, while being very in tune with business dynamics. Demonstrates strong analytical judgment and business acumen. Role & Responsibilities LONG-TERM / STRATEGIC CATEGORY DEVELOPMENT Owns enterprise category development and enablement processes, frameworks, and discipline, enabling aligned decision-making across business units while preserving functional and P&L ownership. Category, Business & Channel Strategy Lead the category strategy development process across Beef, Pork, Chicken, and Value-Added / Prepared Foods. Define category roles, growth horizons, and where-to-play / how-to-win logic by channel. Enable alignment across Sales, Marketing, RGM, and Operations through shared strategic frameworks. Consumer, Customer & Insight Development Establish a single enterprise view of consumer, customer, and operator insights. Translate insights into prioritized opportunity spaces with clear strategic and economic logic. Ensure consistent application of insights across strategy and GTM planning. Innovation & Portfolio Strategy Enablement Connect category opportunity spaces to innovation platforms and R&D pipelines.