Assistant Category Manager, Bakery Merchandising

Amazon • Austin, TX

11d

About The Position

Whole Foods Market is seeking an assistant category merchant to support our
bakery categories in Austin, TX.

Are you a strong executor with a passion for data driven customer-centric
strategy? Join our team as a Assistant Category Merchant and support product
development, profitability, and customer satisfaction.

In this role, you'll contribute to category goals, strategies, and assortments
tailored to our customers. You'll collaborate cross-functionally to execute
category resets, manage supplier relationships, and deliver business results
through data-rich, customer-centric product selection, pricing, presentation,
and promotion.

You'll get to support a team responsible for customer sensations like Berry
Chantilly Cakes and Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies.

Requirements

• Detail-oriented with strong planning and execution skills.
• Ability to work independently and in a group.
• Ability to deal effectively and comfortably with various stakeholders.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Familiar with category management and/or Exclusive Brand Product Lifecycle concepts, practices and procedures.
• Familiar with financial goals and guidelines.
• 1+ years of account management, project or program management or buying experience
• Bachelor's degree
• Experience using Excel and other business analytic tools

Nice To Haves

• Experience in online retail
• Experience using analytical specific tools such as Google Analytics, SQL or HTML
• Knowledge of Excel and PowerPoint
• Experience writing and building merchandising content

Responsibilities

• Supports category, merchandising, promotional and pricing strategy development, analysis and execution.
• Supports category assortment planning, including supplier line reviews, assortment analysis, stakeholder collaboration, item planning and forecasting.
• With guidance, engages with support team and other stakeholders to translate assortment plans into merchandising plans and help with project execution.
• Plans and executes logistics for key events including supplier line reviews, supplier meetings, sampling events, etc.
• Maintains list of supplier contacts and supports supplier communication as needed (e.g. weekly conference call set up, meeting / call notes and recaps).
• Maintains and updates appropriate system(s) content and helps with other documentation and reporting as assigned.
• Facilitates information sharing between all applicable stakeholders.
• Supports testing development, execution, and analysis as directed.
• Assists with category reset and revisions processes, promotional support, samples and sample room maintenance and with data management as needed.
• Performs and/or assists with data analysis and reporting.
• May own the process for a category insights and strategy presentation.
• May assist in project management of new product development lifecycle (Ideation - RFP – BA - Launch).
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Supports team efforts to develop category vision that is: Grounded in customer-centric data, supportive of higher-level objectives, and a breadth of forward-looking insight.
• Supports leadership and works closely with team leaders on assigned work.
• Accountable for positively impacting team collaboration and group effectiveness.

Benefits

• health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage)
• 401(k) matching
• paid time off
• parental leave

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level