Category Manager over Beverages

Holiday Oil Company; Draper (UT); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Holiday Oil in Utah seeks a Category Manager to drive merchandising and sales strategies across product categories. You will coordinate with vendors and internal teams to identify market trends and ensure product availability, while developing long-term growth plans.

The role requires strong data analysis, forecasting, and communication skills, plus a customer-focused approach to retail environments. Join a company with 60+ years in the Utah market and a collaborative culture.

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.
• 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.
• Forecasts for product demand to ensure sustainability of inventory.
• Responsible for budget development and revenue for assigned category/categories.

Skills

Category management

Data analysis

Forecasting

Strategic thinking

Communication

Customer focus

Excel

Education

BS/BA in business administration, marketing, or related field

Tools

Tecsys Software

MS Office

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