Category Manager, Point of Sale (POS)
About The Position
At Philip Morris International (PMI), we’ve chosen to do something incredible. We’re totally transforming our business and building our future on one clear purpose – to deliver a smoke-free future. With huge change, comes huge opportunity. So, if you join us, you’ll enjoy the freedom to dream up and deliver better, brighter solutions and the space to move your career forward in endlessly different directions. Our success depends on people who are committed to our purpose and have an appetite for progress. Our beautiful HQ in Stamford, CT is just steps away from the Stamford Metro-North Train Station and easily accessible from NYC. Job Summary: We are seeking a highly capable and strategic Category Manager to lead sourcing and supplier management for Point of Sale (POS) materials and Rewards Program suppliers in a convenience store retail environment. This role will support marketing, customer engagement, and in-store execution by ensuring the timely and cost-effective procurement of retail signage, display materials, branded merchandise, and customer rewards items across a nationwide network of convenience stores. The ideal candidate brings strong experience in multi-location retail procurement and understands the unique operational needs of fast-paced, high-volume convenience store formats.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, Business, Marketing, or a related field.
- 5+ years of category management or strategic sourcing experience, preferably within convenience, grocery, QSR, or multi-site retail sectors.
- Strong knowledge of in-store marketing production and fulfillment cycles for retail formats.
- Familiarity with loyalty and rewards programs, promotional merchandise, and customer engagement tools.
- Skilled in supplier negotiation, contract management, and cross-functional stakeholder collaboration.
- Proficient in procurement systems (e.g., SAP, Coupa, Ariba, Workday, iCertis, etc) and data reporting platforms.
- Strong organizational and project management skills with the ability to manage multiple initiatives in a fast-paced environment.
- Experience working with 7-Eleven, Military Exchanges and other related retail stores preferred.
- Skilled in setting up companies stores and/or promotional mobile trailers.
Nice To Haves
- Experience sourcing for high-volume retail networks (100+ locations) with decentralized execution models.
- Knowledge of sustainability practices related to printed materials, packaging, and promotional sourcing.
- Professional certifications such as CPM, CPSM, or CIPS.
Responsibilities
- Develop and lead procurement strategies for POS materials (e.g., shelf signage, window clings, floor decals, countertop displays) and rewards program components (e.g., loyalty merchandise, gift cards, promotional items, fulfillment services).
- Partner with internal stakeholders across marketing, merchandising, loyalty, and retail operations to align sourcing strategies with promotional campaigns, seasonal rollouts, and customer experience goals.
- Manage a distributed supplier base to support hundreds or thousands of convenience store locations, ensuring scalability, service consistency, and rapid deployment.
- Optimize logistics, warehousing, and distribution models to minimize lead times and reduce total landed cost for in-store materials.
- Run end-to-end sourcing events (RFP/RFI/RFQ), conduct supplier evaluations, negotiate pricing and terms, and oversee contracting and onboarding.
- Ensure high standards of supplier performance related to speed, quality, accuracy, compliance, and on-time store delivery, especially during key sales periods.
- Evaluate and select partners for digital rewards, third-party redemption platforms, and e-commerce fulfillment capabilities.
- Monitor spend, savings, and supplier KPIs using procurement analytics tools, delivering regular reporting to leadership.
- Stay abreast of industry trends in retail marketing, loyalty strategy, and convenience formats, leveraging innovations to enhance customer engagement and in-store impact. Create and own an innovation roadmap of vending machine capabilities including age verification.
Benefits
- We offer a competitive base salary, annual bonus (applicable based on level of position), great medical, dental and vision coverage, 401k with a generous company match, incredible wellness benefits, commuter benefits, pet insurance, generous PTO, and much more!
- We have implemented Smart Work, a hybrid model of working that promotes flexibility in the workplace.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
