Manager, Category Management - GSC - US

Sysco

87d

About The Position

The Category Manager develops and executes a Category Plan for a set of categories contributing to the company's stated financial goals by leveraging internal and external cross-functional teams. He or she will lead the category management process and a cross-functional team in the day-to-day practices for a set of categories and develop a relevant, innovative assortment that meets or exceeds customer needs/demands.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or applicable experience.
• 7 years related experience with 4 years of category management, product management or merchandising experience in CPG, Retail or Foodservice industry strongly preferred.
• A proven track record of leading direct and/or indirect associates a plus.
• Must be able to prioritize resources, review deliverables and performance metrics, and focus on executing results while holding self and others accountable.
• Strong Excel and analytical skills are required.

Responsibilities

• Leads and promotes 6-Step Category Management Process to drive sales growth, deliver Value, Variety, and Innovation to the marketplace while maximizing efficiency and lowering operational costs.
• Create and maintain rolling monthly forecast using Annual Operating Plan, current performance and anticipated trend analysis with market conditions both from a supply and demand context.
• Create and execute Category Plans to achieve the stated financial goals.
• Contributes to a culture of an empowered team aligned at achieving stated goals through cross-functional and direct engagement.
• Guide and perform monthly/quarterly supplier business reviews.
• Enhance supplier relations through innovation, sales growth, and issue resolution.
• Leads Sales driven presentations and resources to support and enable profitable, sustainable sales growth.
• Creates insights-based field ready sales tools and monitors their effectiveness by leveraging internal, core supplier and industry resources.
• Creates a strategy and provides approval and guidance for setting MRC (Market Relevant Costs), Cost Changes, Product Evaluations and other product and pricing related activities.

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees