Dairy Category Leader - Hybrid, Growth & Strategy

United Natural Foods, Inc.; Stillwater, Northern (MN, KY); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k

Flexible PTO

Hybrid work

Job summary

United Natural Foods, Inc. in Minnesota seeks a Dairy Category Manager to drive category strategies and execution for sales, profitability, and market share. You will align with division goals and corporate merchandising initiatives.

You will build annual business plans, manage pricing, promotions, assortments, and vendor negotiations. Collaborate across procurement, merchandising, store operations, and corporate teams to optimize inventory and service levels.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred; equivalent relevant work experience in food retail considered.
• Experience in merchandising, category planning, and store operations.
• Strong analytical and financial management skills for P&L interpretation.

Responsibilities

• Develops annual category business plans with sales and gross profit projections.
• Creates and maintains pricing, promotional calendars, and assortments by category.
• Manages vendor relationships, negotiations, item authorizations, and allocations.
• Designs schematics and adjacencies to strengthen category roles.
• Plans ads, displays, and merchandising programs across stores.
• Conducts post-promotional analysis and maintains scorecards.
• Collaborates with procurement, merchandising, store ops, and corporate teams.
• Primary contact for vendors in assigned categories.

Skills

Merchandising strategies

Vendor relationships

P&L analysis

Analytical thinking

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Job description

United Natural Foods, Inc. in Minnesota seeks a Dairy Category Manager to drive category strategies and execution for sales, profitability, and market share. You will align with division goals and corporate merchandising initiatives.

You will build annual business plans, manage pricing, promotions, assortments, and vendor negotiations. Collaborate across procurement, merchandising, store operations, and corporate teams to optimize inventory and service levels.