Associate Category Merchandiser - Data-Driven Growth

C&S Wholesale Grocers, LLC; Rancho Cordova (CA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 67,000; Full time

Job summary

C&S Wholesale Grocers, LLC is seeking an Associate Category Merchandiser to coordinate and execute strategic category plans across a smaller desk and assigned categories in the United States. You will partner with the Category Manager and Promotional Planning Manager to drive sales, margin, and on-time program execution.

Travel is minimal with no requirement for travel. The role emphasizes analytical insights, SKU rationalization, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to deliver

Qualifications

• Strong analytical and quantitative skills with experience in category planning.
• Ability to present data-driven insights to management.
• Experience interpreting financial data and costs.
• Travel to food shows minimum 2 per year.

Responsibilities

• Support annual category strategy development using sales data and syndicated data to provide actionable insights, trends, and opportunities to drive incremental sales and margin, oversee the execution of assigned vendor programs, allowances, performance funds, incentives, forward buys, direct plan ship options maintaining efficiency incentives as a competitive advantage.
• Oversee the execution of category tactics, milestones, and deliverables, including deal submissions, demand planning, new item introduction, and key selling events. Perform SKU rationalization and work with suppliers to maintain right assortment and understand commodity market risk.
• Serve as the primary escalation point for vendor/broker tactics and planning, including deal submission and approval, coordinating with manufacturing, Buying, and Transportation to resolve OOS issues.
• Monitor and track Trade Fund planning execution (passed and retained), flyer income, incentives, forward buys, truckload opportunities, and report variances to Sr Category Merchandiser for resolution.
• Participate in cross-functional planning to support corporate and regional growth strategies.
• Travel Required: No

Skills

Analytical skills

Category planning

Financial data analysis

Communication

Planning & time management

Ambiguity handling

Education

Bachelor's Degree - Business

Bachelor's Degree - Finance

Bachelor's Degree - Marketing

Job description

C&S Wholesale Grocers, LLC is seeking an Associate Category Merchandiser to coordinate and execute strategic category plans across a smaller desk and assigned categories in the United States. You will partner with the Category Manager and Promotional Planning Manager to drive sales, margin, and on-time program execution.

Travel is minimal with no requirement for travel. The role emphasizes analytical insights, SKU rationalization, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to deliver