Category Manager II

Casey's; Ankeny (IA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

401k company match up to 6%

Vacation & sick time

Paid holidays

Volunteer time

Dress for your day

Job summary

Casey’s in Ankeny, IA is seeking a Category Manager II to own the P&L for the candy category, develop the assortment, pricing and promotions to drive guest traffic and profitability. You will build annual category plans, forecast financials, and manage strategic supplier relationships.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree and at least seven years in category management, including three years of leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing or related field or equivalent work experience is required.
• Minimum of seven years of relevant experience, including at least three years of managing categories.
• Requires strong knowledge of the convenience store and/or food service industry, along with a solid understanding of marketing fundamentals, category management, merchandising practices, and consumer behavior.
• Proven ability to manage a P&L, with the ability to analyze results, evaluate opportunities to course-correct and enact change.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute strategy for assigned categories based on competitive and consumer trends and market needs.
• Develop annual category plans and category financial projections and execute to meet goals.
• Owns and manages critical relationships with suppliers of strategic importance to category plans.
• Negotiates supplier contracts, obtains appropriate Legal review and approval.
• Provides product assortment and pricing recommendations based on triangulation of information to include key guest insights, the competitive landscape, external syndicated data sources, internal data analysis, vendor data / insights for assigned categories.
• Spends time in our stores as well as shopping competitive options to better define and understand strengths as well as opportunities, routinely riding stores with our Field Operations Teams as well as with our Supplier Partners.
• Owns and optimizes cost of goods, terms, support funds, and other periodic issues through leveraging of Casey’s existing and future scale.
• Develop monthly promotional sales plan for assigned categories.
• Effectively partners with other teams that play a key part in driving and executing on strategy.

Skills

P&L management

Strategic planning

Category management

Merchandising

Vendor relations

Communication

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business/Marketing

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

MS Word

MS Excel

MS PowerPoint

Job description

At Casey’s, your expertise can make a real impact. Join us as a Category Manager II and help shape a product assortment that drives guest engagement, category growth, and profitability.

In this role, you'll own the P&L for the assigned category (candy) through developing a differentiated offering driven by their product assortment recommendations, optimized product placement, and pricing/promotion activities that maximize guest traffic, revenue and profitability.

Category size: G&GM sized at no greater than $500M in Revenue and $100M in Gross Profit annually

What You'll Do

• Develop and execute strategy for assigned categories based on competitive and consumer trends and market needs.
• Develop annual category plans and category financial projections and execute to meet goals.
• Owns and manages critical relationships with suppliers of strategic importance to category plans.
• Negotiates supplier contracts, obtains appropriate Legal review and approval.
• Provides product assortment and pricing recommendations based on triangulation of information to include key guest insights, the competitive landscape, external syndicated data sources, internal data analysis, vendor data / insights for assigned categories.
• Spends time in our stores as well as shopping competitive options to better define and understand strengths as well as opportunities, routinely riding stores with our Field Operations Teams as well as with our Supplier Partners.
• Owns and optimizes cost of goods, terms, support funds, and other periodic issues through leveraging of Casey’s existing and future scale.
• Develop monthly promotional sales plan for assigned categories.
• Effectively partners with other teams that play a key part in driving and executing on strategy.

What you can expect when you join the Casey's Team:

• A transformative culture putting service first and taking pride in caring for our guests, our communities, and each other.
• We're here for families! Great benefits including choices in medical plans, dental, vision, life insurance, charitable giving programs, and parental leave.
• Competitive pay, 401k company match up to 6%, vacation & sick time, paid holidays, and volunteer time.
• Dress for your day dress code, jeans are welcome!
• The opportunity to work for a big company that has not lost our small company feel. Our senior leadership team is engaged, involved and accessible!
• What are you waiting for? Come be a part of a company that is growing, transforming and is here for good!

Compensation

Starting pay range: $100,000 - $130,000. Actual pay may vary based on Casey’s assessment of the candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities (KSAs), related experience, education, and qualifications. Other factors impacting pay include local prevailing wages and internal equity. This position is eligible for an annual cash bonus based on company performance and an annual equity grant in the form of Restricted Stock Units (RSUs). Our full salary range for this role does extend beyond the hiring range listed, allowing team members the opportunity to continue to grow within the company.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing or related field or equivalent work experience is required.
• Minimum of seven years of relevant experience, including at least three years of managing categories, is required.
• Requires strong knowledge of the convenience store and/or food service industry, along with a solid understanding of marketing fundamentals, category management, merchandising practices, and consumer behavior.
• Proven ability to manage a P&L, with the ability to analyze results, evaluate opportunities to course-correct and enact change.
• Strategic and operational planning skills and independent decision-making skills, with the ability to provide guidance to stores and team members.
• Must be able to communicate professionally and effectively with business partners, field operations, store support center team members - both verbally and with excellent business writing skills.
• Excellent attention to detail, organizational skills, ability to multi-task and meet deadlines. Proficient with Microsoft Office programs, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Master’s degree is preferred.

Additional Requirements

• Work is primarily performed in an office setting, but you must be able to travel when necessary to ensure progress of overall category merchandising strategy (approximately 25% of the time) within the states Casey’s operates.
• Must possess a valid driver’s license and have the physical ability to drive a vehicle for job related travel.