Category Manager

C&S Wholesale Grocers•Sheboygan, WI

10d

About The Position

The Category Manager manages all aspects of an assigned product line, including sales, purchasing, pricing, and merchandising. The role develops business, sales, buying, and profit plans for assigned categories; manages product variety, selection, and quality; and maintains retail and wholesale pricing programs to meet gross profit and revenue goals. It also plans promotions, maintains category plan-o-grams, directs retail merchandising, and manages inventory replenishment and investment buying. The position oversees company and customer assets, store space, inventory, customer profit, and company profit, with responsibility for inventory management, advertising coordination, price and data integrity, retail pricing and merchandising, vendor partnerships, market analyses, and gross margin control. Travel is required.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business.
Two to five years of related experience and/or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
Ability to present information effectively and respond to questions from customers, vendors, and C&S management.
Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, and percentages.
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
Ability to interpret instructions in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Responsibilities

Develop strategic business plans for assigned categories.
Develop sales, buying, and profit plans to meet target sales and margin budgets.
Manage product mix, including variety, selection, and quality.
Develop and maintain retail and wholesale pricing programs that achieve gross profit and revenue goals.
Plan product promotions to achieve department objectives.
Develop and maintain category plan-o-grams and direct retail merchandising.
Manage inventory replenishment and investment buying.
Manage company and customer assets, store space, inventory, customer profit, and company profit.
Oversee inventory management, advertising coordination, price and data integrity, retail pricing and merchandising, vendor partnerships, market analyses, and gross margin control.
Travel as required.