Manager, Category Management

cardinalhealth; Kentucky; Hybrid; USD 105,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

401k

Paid time off

HSA

Job summary

Cardinal Health is hiring a Category Manager to lead merchandising within designated categories in a hybrid work setting in the United States. You will drive cross-functional collaboration, optimize the product portfolio, and develop strategic category plans to deliver sales growth and improved profitability.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree and 1–4 years in store-level merchandising, with strong data analytics, supplier negotiation, and excellent communication skills. Bonus eligible.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in related field, or equivalent work experience, preferred
• Minimum of 1-4 years of store level merchandising and retail background, preferred
• Experience with market data, consumer research, preferred (ie., Nielsen/IRI data, etc.)
• Working knowledge of category management principles and practices
• Strong foundation of business fundamentals, performance measurement and business financials
• Strong interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills. Able to communicate effectively and interact with personnel at all levels of technical ability and expertise
• Results oriented, strategic thinker, able to work in a team environment and work independently.
• Proficient in Microsoft office tools
• People management experience, preferred

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional collaboration to meet merchandising objectives and financial targets.
• Collaborate with pricing, marketing, legal, planning, inventory, finance and sales to satisfy customer expectations.
• Manage supplier relationships and product portfolio to improve financial results and market share.
• Develop and deploy strategic category plans and merchandising programs.
• Own category assortment planning and planogram review.
• Initiate and negotiate category promotional plans.
• Maintain trade relations and optimize supplier negotiations.
• Gain category/product intelligence and competitive insights.
• Analyze SKU data to assess sales patterns and decide next steps.
• Make decisions with limited guidance on complex situations.

Skills

Merchandising

Communication

Microsoft Office

Teamwork

Financial acumen

Strategic thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Excel

Microsoft Office

Job description

Responsibilities

• Drives cross functional collaboration that helps to deliver sales, profitability and inventory productivity goals by capitalizing on retail marketplace and shopper trends in designated categories
• Drive collaboration with cross functional teams including pricing, marketing, legal, QRA, planning, inventory management, finance, sales & operations to meet customer expectations and achieve merchandising objectives
• Manages and optimizes supplier relationships and product portfolio to drive financial results, increase market share and exceed customer expectations
• Develop and deploy strategic category plans & innovative merchandising programs to deliver industry leading results
• Own the category assortment planning and planogram review process
• Initiate, negotiate and drive execution of category promotional plans
• Maintains positive trade relations and fosters key supplier relationships. Assesses opportunities and gains competitive advantage in negotiations
• Obtain category/product expertise, in-depth market and competitive intelligence and knowledge
• Efficiently assimilates large amounts of information; exhibits strong financial acumen; exhibits the ability to assess sales patterns based on SKU data and other source
• Able to quickly assess complex situations and determine the most effective path forward with limited guidance

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in related field, or equivalent work experience, preferred
• Minimum of 1-4 years of store level merchandising and retail background, preferred
• Experience with market data, consumer research, preferred (ie., Nielsen/IRI data, etc.)
• Working knowledge of category management principles and practices
• Strong foundation of business fundamentals, performance measurement and business financials
• Strong interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills. Able to communicate effectively and interact with personnel at all levels of technical ability and expertise
• Results oriented, strategic thinker, able to work in a team environment and work independently.
• Proficient in Microsoft office tools
• People management experience, preferred

What is expected of you and others at this level

• Applies advanced knowledge and understanding of concepts, principles, and technical capabilities to manage a wide variety of projects
• Participates in the development of policies and procedures to achieve specific goals
• Recommends new practices, processes, metrics, or models
• Works on or may lead complex projects of large scope
• Projects may have significant and long-term impact
• Provides solutions which may set precedent
• Independently determines method for completion of new projects
• Receives guidance on overall project objectives
• Acts as a mentor to less experienced colleagues
• Anticipated salary range: $105,000 - $150,100
• Bonus eligible: Yes

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision coverage
• Paid time off plan
• Health savings account (HSA)
• 401k savings plan
• Access to wages before pay day with myFlexPay
• Flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
• Short- and long-term disability coverage
• Work-Life resources

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Cardinal Health supports an inclusive workplace that values diversity of thought, experience and background. We celebrate the power of our differences to create better solutions for our customers by ensuring employees can be their authentic selves each day. Cardinal Health is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, preg