Assistant Category Manager: Data-Driven Assortments

Kroger Family of Companies; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Kroger Family of Companies is seeking a Buyer to manage a discrete category area, support category managers, and influence assortments, pricing, and promotions. You will analyze data, coordinate with vendors and Our Brands, and help align KPIs with divisions.

Responsibilities include plan-o-gram support, monitoring SKU performance, budgeting input, and assisting CM in promotional planning. Requires 2+ years in replenishment or related fields and strong communication skills.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience with replenishment buying/procurement, merchandising, store assistant leader, operations or brand management
• Intermediate knowledge of Excel, Word and Outlook
• Strong attention to detail
• Excellent oral/written communication skills

Responsibilities

• Make recommendations on assortment/plan-o-grams for a smaller category area of responsibility, including potential adds/deletes, and engage CM as needed for perspective and final sign-off
• Manage data analysis and day-to-day communication with vendors, 84.51 and Our Brands, and divisions for discrete area; ensure all inputs are gathered in a timely and comprehensive manner
• Validate local requests with data analysis and align on jointly-defined KPIs with the division
• Support plan-o-gram process, including organizing templates and PCOE communications
• Monitor SKU performance on an ongoing assortment to meet financial and strategic goals; establish feedback loop with CM to inform of potential adjustments
• Make recommendations on category budgets, forecasts, and plans; identify trends in business and competitive landscape that may affect health of business
• Support assortment work and testing process for CMs
• Assist with ad-hoc analysis to drive business forward, such as to evaluate decisions to deviate from pricing algorithm recommendations or react to competitor price moves or cost changes
• Be proficient across all systems (NEXT, Stratum, etc.)
• Support CM in driving promotional strategy to engage customers and drive excitement
• Review past ad performance and information on shelf capacity, store sales, and display locations to inform future promotional recommendations
• Assist in supply chain issue resolution with replenishment; update CMs before regular checkpoints and engage as needed to provide direction
• Organize and manage information sharing with vendor, including product lists /SKU information, directional forecast needs, etc
• Must be able to perform the essential job functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation

Skills

Data analysis

Vendor communication

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Excel

Word

Outlook

NEXT

Stratum

Business Objects

ESP

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Job description

Kroger Family of Companies is seeking a Buyer to manage a discrete category area, support category managers, and influence assortments, pricing, and promotions. You will analyze data, coordinate with vendors and Our Brands, and help align KPIs with divisions.

Responsibilities include plan-o-gram support, monitoring SKU performance, budgeting input, and assisting CM in promotional planning. Requires 2+ years in replenishment or related fields and strong communication skills.