Grocery Category Manager: Growth & Strategy

010 Weis Markets, Inc.; Buffalo (NY); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Weis Markets seeks a Category Manager to lead merchandise strategy for grocery categories in Buffalo, NY. You will analyze sales results, develop assortments, and oversee advertising, promotions, and inventory life cycles to maximize margins.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree in Business or Marketing and at least five years in retail buying, plus store experience. You will collaborate with Operations and other Category Managers to drive growth for community stores.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business or Marketing or related field and 5 years in retail buying.
• Retail store experience is required.
• Experience negotiating with suppliers and managing marketing initiatives is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Analyze weekly, monthly, and quarterly sales results.
• Achieve sales and margin targets as developed in the planning process.
• Develop assortment plans by product group.
• Manage category advertising including assortment, product mix, sales, and gross margins.
• Oversee inventory management of product life cycles, including promotional purchases.
• Negotiate favorable terms, trade allowances, advertising allowances, new item allowances with suppliers.
• Develop marketing and promotional programs for the items and categories.
• Oversee incremental income such as advertising cooperatives, markdown monies, coupon redemption, rebates, scan backs, and temporary price reductions.
• Identify and implement private label opportunities.
• Coordinate with Operations to ensure precise implementation of category offerings.
• Work with other Category Managers to optimize merchandising strategies and store performance.
• Develop and implement category and product line business strategies.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Negotiation

Category management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business or Marketing or related field

Job description

Weis Markets seeks a Category Manager to lead merchandise strategy for grocery categories in Buffalo, NY. You will analyze sales results, develop assortments, and oversee advertising, promotions, and inventory life cycles to maximize margins.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree in Business or Marketing and at least five years in retail buying, plus store experience. You will collaborate with Operations and other Category Managers to drive growth for community stores.