Category Manager
Core
Analyze sales results, develop assortment plans, manage category advertising and inventory, and negotiate terms with suppliers to achieve sales and margin targets for grocery categories.
Role type
Category Manager (Grocery)
Builds
Assortment plans, promotional programs, and category business strategies
Domain
Retail / Grocery
Deliverable
product features
Required skills
Sales analysis, assortment planning, inventory management, supplier negotiation, marketing program development, private label strategy, cross-functional coordination
Preferred skills
None stated
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Analyze weekly, monthly, and quarterly sales results; Achieve sales and margin targets; Develop assortment plans by product group; Manage category advertising including assortment, product mix, sales, and gross margins; Oversee the inventory management of product life cycles, including promotional purchases; Negotiate favorable terms, trade allowances, advertising allowances, new item allowances with suppliers; Develop marketing and promotional programs for the items and categories; Oversee incremental income such as advertising cooperatives, markdown monies, coupon redemption, rebates, scan backs, and temporary price reductions; Identify and implement private label opportunities; Coordinate and communicate effectively with Operations team to ensure precise implementation of category offerings of products; Work closely with other Category Managers to optimize merchandising strategies and overall store performance; Develop and implement category and product line business strategies.
Seniority
Mid-level, supervisory