Product Category Manager

About this role

Benefits:

• Medical Insurance
• 401(k)
• Paid time off

Job Title: Product Category Manager

Department: Product Marketing, Strategy & Innovation

Position Reports to: Director of Product Development

Employment: W2, Full-Time, Salary, Exempt

Location: Hybrid (St. Augustine, FL Distribution Center; 3 days per week. Remote; 2 days per week). Distribution Center will be relocating to Palm Coast, FL. Non-local residents must be willing to travel to be considered.

Are you the best at what you do and want to love where you work? Are you a true flavor enthusiast with a zest for adventure? Want to work with a TEA-m full of sugary sweet, never salty (unless we sell it) band of characters who take their work seriously but never themselves? If this sounds like you and you too love corny puns, you may be the key ingredient we’re missing. See what we did there? Apply now, and let your culinary imagination run wild with us!

The Spice & Tea Exchange® is looking for energetic people who have a passion for life and food. Our mission is *creating and sharing the experience of a more flavorful life*, and our employees strive to make that happen every day for our customers, our franchisees and each other. The employee experience at The Spice & Tea Exchange is unique and rewarding, and if you have this same passion for flavor, we have a seat for you at our table.

Position Purpose:

The Category Manager is responsible for managing the full lifecycle of assigned product categories, from strategic planning and market analysis to product development, pricing, and performance optimization. This role will serve as the category expert, driving growth through data-driven insights, trend forecasting, and cross-functional collaboration with Supply Chain, Marketing, and Operations.
The ideal candidate is passionate about product storytelling, skilled in balancing creativity with analytics, and capable of translating guest and franchise feedba...