Field Category Manager - Center Store
Core
Manages local product assortment, pricing, and vendor operations to execute national strategy and drive sales revenue for center store locations.
Role type
Field Category Manager
Builds
Local product assortments, promotional programs, and vendor relationships
Domain
Retail / Grocery / Center Store
Deliverable
product features
Required skills
category management, vendor negotiation, financial forecasting, planogram execution, operational reporting, budget management, strategic planning
Preferred skills
MS Office suite proficiency, relationship management, analytical thinking, financial acumen
Responsibilities
Own frontline pricing decisions, select local vendors and negotiate costs, implement planograms and resets, develop promotional concepts, prepare annual category reviews and budgets, track Out of Stock and Zero Sales metrics, establish gross margins and sales quotas
Seniority
Mid-level management (5+ years experience, 3+ years management)