Grocery, Category Manager II- Edible II

Serve as the leader of a category of medium to large size and/or complexity and have the 4Ps accountability across all channels. Responsible for owning end-to-end assortment, financials, and overall category strategy with inputs from support teams to make data-driven decisions that reflect local needs. Demonstrate the company's core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion, and safety. Minimum • 3+ years of experience in one of the following areas: replenishment buying/procurement, merchandising, store management, operations, or brand management • Proficient in Microsoft Office • Strong organization and multi-tasking skills • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills • Demonstrated ability to coach and train • Strong attention to detail • Excellent oral/written communication skills Desired • Bachelor's Degree • Any vendor negotiations or promo planning experience • Any division sales manager, store coordinator, or store manager experience • Develop formalized short and long-term category strategies and tactics that deliver a unified customer experience across all channels (brick & mortar, extended aisle, digital shelf) • Stay ahead of and respond to industry/customer trends; understand market share and competition; escalate communication to relevant parties (i.e., Our Brands or Divisions) with changes and important initiatives • Understand all available levers across 4Ps to drive category forward and achieve KPIs and goals; be proficient across all systems (NEXT, Stratum, etc.); drive and manage full product life-cycle, including add/deletes and relevant cross-functional meetings • Build assortment after reviewing data from vendors, 84.51 and Our Brands; gather division input during feedback window, managing expectations and communication on segmentation and local assortment needs • Oversee plan-o-gram process, including deadlines, placement, and flow, ensuring guidelines are met • Track and monitor SKU performance and adjust assortment, as needed, to meet financial and strategic goals • Maintain category budgets, forecasts, and plans; understand contribution to total enterprise and division goals • Establish price and category architecture and provide input on trends for programs • Review inclusion in pricing programs with an eye to item financial performance and category strategy • Set base prices and use data to evaluate decisions to deviate from pricing algorithm recommendations • Determine response to competitor price moves or cost change based on recommendation from Pricing team • Oversee promotional strategy to engage customers and drive excitement • Review past ad performance and define promo strategies & goals, including A/B strategies for major promos • Select products for promotion, leveraging data on shelf capacity, number of stores selling, display locations • Set starting promotional prices and define guardrails for promo planners as they tailor prices to divisions • Understand timing of Test & Learns and how to properly manage process • Oversee end-to-end product flow and provide direction for stores/replenishment when supply issues occur • Manage strategic vendor relationships, including communicating priorities and assortment opportunities, identifying long-term supply changes, negotiating competitive prices, and staying ahead of industry trends • Engage vendors, source promo offers, decide on awards; provide directional forecast needs • Supervise and coach direct reports in the performance of their duties; complete performance reviews and provide feedback to direct reports • Must be able to perform the essential job functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation Apply tot his job Apply To this Job