Food & Beverage Category Manager

Clark Associates; Lancaster (Lancaster County); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Clark Associates, Inc. is seeking a Food & Beverage Category Manager to drive performance within a defined product segment. You will develop and execute growth strategies, negotiate vendor programs, and build strong supplier partnerships to support catalog and category objectives.

This hybrid role requires three days in-person in Lancaster, with collaboration across internal teams and external vendors to optimize pricing, quality, and service while delivering value to customers.

Responsibilities

• Oversee category management within an assigned segment or major category, ensuring alignment with business and category strategies
• Negotiate and execute annual vendor programs that deliver competitive pricing, favorable terms, and strategic value
• Develop, implement, and own growth strategies for assigned categories
• Build andmaintainstrong relationships with key vendors to support long-term categoryobjectivesand overall catalog strategy
• Identifyopportunities for improvement acrosspricing,quality, and service, and implement enhancements proactively
• Applyproficiencyincategory analysis and development tooptimizeperformance and support strategic decision-making
• Utilize strong organizational and communication skills to collaborate effectively across internal and external partners
• Demonstrate knowledge of product materials, features, and attributes to inform category strategy and product decisions
• Independentlyidentifycategory improvement opportunities and execute plans to address them

Job description

Job Summary

The Food & Beverage Category Manager is responsible foremangining performance within an assigned product segment or major category. This role develops and executes growth strategies, negotiates competitive vendor programs, and nurtures strong supplier partnerships that support overall catalog and categoryobjectives. The Food & Beverage Category Manager drives continuous improvement in pricing, processes, quality, and service while ensuring alignment with organizational goals and delivering value to customers.

This is a hybrid position that requires 3 days a week in-person.

Responsibilities

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or abilityrequired. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Oversee category management within an assigned segment or major category, ensuring alignment with business and category strategies
• Negotiate and execute annual vendor programs that deliver competitive pricing, favorable terms, and strategic value
• Develop, implement, and own growth strategies for assigned categories
• Build andmaintainstrong relationships with key vendors to support long-term categoryobjectivesand overall catalog strategy
• Identifyopportunities for improvement acrosspricing,quality, and service, and implement enhancements proactively
• Applyproficiencyincategory analysis and development tooptimizeperformance and support strategic decision-making
• Utilize strong organizational and communication skills to collaborate effectively across internal and external partners
• Demonstrate knowledge of product materials, features, and attributes to inform category strategy and product decisions
• Independentlyidentifycategory improvement opportunities and execute plans to address them