Product Manager – Merchandising

Albertsons • Pleasanton, CA

19d

About The Position

Why choose us? Are you ready to take the next step in your career? Join us for an exciting opportunity at Albertsons Companies, where innovation and customer service go hand-in-hand! At Albertsons Companies, we are looking for someone who’s not just seeking a job, but someone who wants to make an impact. In this role, you’ll have the opportunity to lead, innovate, and contribute to the growth of a company that values great service and lasting customer relationships. This position offers the chance to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment that’s constantly evolving. About this Role The Merchant Category Strategy Product Team is seeking a Product Manager to lead initiatives that optimize category performance, enhance merchant decision-making, and drive strategic growth across our merchandising ecosystem. This role will focus on building tools and capabilities that empower merchants with data-driven insights, streamline category planning, to reflect merchant strategy.

Requirements

• 7-10 years in merchandising, trade promotions, category management, or CPG commercial strategy, with direct involvement in allowance, cost, and promotional planning.
• Bachelor's or master's degree in business, Economics, Marketing, Data Science, Management sciences, Business Administration.
• Hands-on experience with retailer and CPG data platforms (Circana, Nielsen, Symphony, or equivalent).
• Strong functional understanding of retail pricing, promotion mechanics, space & display execution, and vendor negotiations.
• Demonstrated ability to work with both merchant operators and technical teams to ensure solutions reflect practical workflows.
• Track record of turning data analysis into actionable insights that shaped trade or merchandising decisions.
• Demonstrates strong analytical and critical thinking skills to identify root causes, evaluate complex data, and develop practical solutions.
• Excellent communication skills with ability to credibly engage at all levels - from merchants and department specialists to technical teams and executives.
• Skills Required Pricing & Trade Promotion Strategy CPG & Retail Merchandising Expertise Data Analysis & Hypothesis Development Cross-functional Engagement (Merchants, CPGs, Technical Teams) Strong Communication & Stakeholder Management

Responsibilities

• Champion the needs of customers, merchants, vendors, business teams, and stakeholders throughout the product development cycle, ensuring that what is delivered meets user needs and enables better merchandising decision making.
• Ability to operate in areas of uncertainty and ambiguity.
• Partner with merchants and CPG teams to evaluate allowances, costs, promotions, and display/space plans, ensuring strategies are grounded in real trade practices.
• Use Circana, Nielsen, Symphony, and retailer monetization platforms to curate market trends, develop hypotheses, and test strategies for price, promo, and display planning.
• Act as a functional sense-check for pricing intelligence solutions - ensuring outputs align with what makes sense in the aisle, in negotiations, and in retail execution.
• Collaborate with engineering and analytics teams to translate merchandising requirements into scoped technical solutions, providing ongoing guidance and validation.
• Drive hypothesis development and validation with merchants, using transaction data, competitive benchmarks, and market share analysis.
• Lead cross-functional working sessions to align trade partners, merchants, and analysts around recommendations and scenarios.
• Monitor performance against goals such as trade ROI, sales lift, basket mix, and profitability, sharing insights back to stakeholders.
• Responsible for communicating product solutions and benefits to customers and stakeholders; including knowledge transfer and training for on-going management of features.
• Flexible Career Path: Be prepared to adapt and expand into other areas of the retail domain over time, utilizing your core trade promotion expertise as a foundation for future growth within the company.

Benefits

• Competitive wages paid weekly
• Associate discounts
• Health and financial well-being benefits for eligible associates (Medical, Dental, 401k and more!)
• Time off (vacation, holidays, sick pay).
• For eligibility requirements please visit myACI Benefits Leaders invested in your training, career growth and development
• An inclusive work environment with talented colleagues who reflect the communities we serve

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees