Category Manager over Beverages

Holiday Oil Co.; Draper (UT); On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career growth opportunities

Collaborative work environment

Safety and integrity values

Job summary

Holiday Oil Co. seeks a Category Manager to drive growth across multiple product categories in Utah. You will oversee merchandising, pricing and promotions while coordinating with vendors and internal teams to forecast demand and optimize inventory.

The role requires strong data analysis, strategic thinking and excellent communication. This position offers opportunities to impact profitability and expand category lines within a stable Utah business.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as category manager or experience in a similar role.
• Extensive knowledge of category management, marketing, and sales principles.
• Understanding of data analysis and forecasting methods/tools.
• Proficient in MS Office with emphasis in spreadsheets.
• Must have strategic and critical thinking skills.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• BS/BA in business administration, marketing, or related field.
• Competent using Tecsys Software.
• Experience with product fulfilment.
• Ability to understand and focus on customer needs in a retail environment.

Responsibilities

• Oversees merchandising and sales strategies for assigned categories.
• Coordinates with vendors and other departments to identify market and sales trends to address customer and client needs.
• Analyzes data and/or insights to determine industry and consumer trends.
• Devises long term development strategies for across product categories.
• Develops exit strategies for unsuccessful or obsolete products.
• Fosters trust with vendors and internal teams to achieve best pricing and quality of services
• Orders effectively to ensure product availability meets consumer demands.
• Determines positioning of product categories to maximize visibility.
• Collaborates with marketing teams to determine competitive pricing and promotional activities across relevant categories.
• Collaborates with category managers to expand product categories.
• Forecasts for product demand to ensure sustainability of inventory.Responsible for budget development and revenue for assigned category/categories.

Skills

Category management

Marketing principles

Sales principles

Data analysis

Forecasting

MS Office (spreadsheets)

Strategic thinking

Communication

Relationship-building

Education

BS/BA in business administration or marketing

Tools

Tecsys Software

Job description

Job Purpose

Responsible for delivering growth, evaluating selection decisions, handling brand relationships, improving customer experience and maintaining optimal inventory levels.

Duties And Responsibilities

• Oversees merchandising and sales strategies for assigned categories.
• Coordinates with vendors and other departments to identify market and sales trends to address customer and client needs.
• Analyzes data and/or insights to determine industry and consumer trends.
• Devises long term development strategies for across product categories.
• Develops exit strategies for unsuccessful or obsolete products.
• Fosters trust with vendors and internal teams to achieve best pricing and quality of services
• Orders effectively to ensure product availability meets consumer demands.
• Determines positioning of product categories to maximize visibility.
• Collaborates with marketing teams to determine competitive pricing and promotional activities across relevant categories.
• Collaborates with category managers to expand product categories.
• Forecasts for product demand to ensure sustainability of inventory.Responsible for budget development and revenue for assigned category/categories.

Skills and Education Requirements

• Proven experience as category manager or experience in a similar role.
• Extensive knowledge of category management, marketing, and sales principles.
• Understanding of data analysis and forecasting methods/tools.
• Proficient in MS Office with emphasis in spreadsheets.
• Must have strategic and critical thinking skills.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• BS/BA in business administration, marketing, or related field.
• Competent using Tecsys Software.
• Experience with product fulfilment.
• Ability to understand and focus on customer needs in a retail environment.

Physical requirements

This position's physical demands listed below reflect activities employees are expected to perform during each day worked.

Why Holiday Oil?

• A stable, respected Utah company with over 60 years of growth
• A collaborative environment where your work directly contributes to the company's success
• Strong values rooted in safety, quality, and integrity
• Opportunities to grow your career within the Holiday Oil family

Salary: $90000 - $110000 per year