Category Manager
About The Position
As a member of the C&S Wholesale Grocers family of companies, SpartanNash is a food solutions company that delivers the ingredients for a better life. A distributor, wholesaler and retailer with a global supply chain network, SpartanNash distributes grocery and household goods, including fresh produce and the Our Family® portfolio of products, to locations in all 50 states. Our braggingly happy team members — ranging from bakery managers to order selectors; from IT developers to vice presidents of finance; from HR Business Partners to export specialists — create braggingly happy customers spanning national accounts, independent and chain grocers, e-commerce retailers, U.S. military commissaries and exchanges, and the Company’s own brick-and-mortar grocery stores, pharmacies and fuel centers. Ready to contribute to the success of our food solutions company? Apply now! Position Summary: This role is responsible for the development and implementation of category business plans within assigned categories. Manage assigned assets to achieve category roles and results through category strategies that are executed via product assortment, pricing, promotion, shelf/fixture presentation, buying and inventory management decisions that are needed to achieve net profit goals and total customer satisfaction.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree (required) in Business Administration, Marketing, or Supply chain or equivalent combination of education and/or experience.
- Five years of marketing, category management, product management and/or product development experience.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Strong financial acumen, analytical skills.
- Ability to influence and negotiate.
- Demonstrated ability to lead and mentor in a matrixed organization to deliver results through a broad cross functional team.
- Demonstrated knowledge of category products and services, and industry trends.
- Strong presentation and project management skills.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Nielsen Category Management tools, experience with purchasing systems is a plus.
- Ability to travel up to 25% depending on assigned categories.
Responsibilities
- Developing comprehensive category business plans consistent with the Company's overall goals and strategies for assigned categories; plans to include tactics in the areas of assortment, pricing, promotion, and shelf placement.
- Leading a broad cross functional team (inclusive of new CA role, financial planner, procurement team, DC sales, pre-sell, pricing, space planning, and marketing) throughout the business to deliver P&L results.
- Delivering sales, profits, and market share objectives for assigned categories in our corporate retail stores and independent wholesale business.
- Retrieving, analyzing and interpreting performance versus budgeted objectives for category sales and fair share trends using A.C. Nielsen reports, scorecards, profit and loss statements and other internal systems.
- Negotiating and maintaining relationships with vendor partners to increase sales and profits, lower product costs, maximize trade funds and optimize partnerships.
- Working cross functionally with OwnBrands partners in keeping with overall company goals of achieving "best in class" ratings through packaging, innovation and strategic positioning for private label products.
- Maintaining current knowledge of industry trends and best category management practices; making recommendations to improve current programs and processes.
- Additional responsibilities may be assigned as needed.
Benefits
- Total Rewards benefits package
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
