Beverage Category Leader: Drive Growth & Profit

C&S Wholesale Grocers, LLC; Byron Township (MI); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Total Rewards benefits package

Job summary

SpartanNash is seeking a Category Leader to develop and execute category business plans across assigned categories. You will manage assets to drive profit goals through assortment, pricing, promotions, shelf presentation, and inventory decisions.

You will lead a cross-functional team to deliver sales, profits, and market share while leveraging Nielsen tools and the latest market data. Travel up to 15% is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Marketing, or Supply chain or equivalent combination of education and/or experience.
• Five years of marketing, category management, product management and/or product development experience.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong financial acumen, analytical skills. Ability to influence and negotiate.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and mentor in a matrixed organization to deliver results.
• Demonstrated knowledge of category products and services, and industry trends.
• Strong presentation and project management skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Nielsen Category Management tools, experience with purchasing systems is a plus.
• Ability to travel up to 15% depending on assigned categories.

Responsibilities

• Develop comprehensive category business plans for assigned categories, including assortment, pricing, promotion, and shelf placement.
• Lead a broad cross-functional team to deliver P&L results.
• Deliver sales, profits, and market share objectives for assigned categories in corporate stores and independent wholesale business.
• Retrieve and interpret performance against budgets using Nielsen reports, scorecards, and P&L statements.
• Negotiate and maintain relationships with vendor partners to optimize sales and profits and trade funds.
• Collaborate with OwnBrands partners to achieve best-in-class packaging, innovation, and placement for private label products.
• Maintain knowledge of industry trends and category management practices; propose program improvements.
• Additional responsibilities may be assigned as needed.

Skills

Analytical skills

Financial acumen

Verbal communication

Written communication

Leadership

Presentation skills

Project management

Microsoft Office

Nielsen Category Management tools

Purchasing systems

Travel availability

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Marketing, or Supply chain

Tools

Microsoft Office

Nielsen Category Management tools

Purchasing systems

Job description

SpartanNash is seeking a Category Leader to develop and execute category business plans across assigned categories. You will manage assets to drive profit goals through assortment, pricing, promotions, shelf presentation, and inventory decisions.

You will lead a cross-functional team to deliver sales, profits, and market share while leveraging Nielsen tools and the latest market data. Travel up to 15% is required.