Meat & Seafood Category Merchandiser: Lead Trends & Launches

The Fresh Market Inc; Greensboro (NC); On-site; USD 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Team member discount up to 40%

Health, Dental & Vision insurance

401K contribution and match

PTO and time off purchase plans

Job summary

The Fresh Market is seeking a Category Merchandiser for our Corporate Office - Store Support Center. You will support Retail Category Managers and Buyers by developing category strategies, launching new products, and driving business objectives through cross-functional partnerships.

You will help identify trends, engage store teams, and support innovation and product implementation from setup through launch. This role reports to the Director of Merchandising.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of experience in category management and/or store retail
• Bachelor’s degree preferred
• Strong merchandising, product and marketing skills
• Demonstrate strong analytical, negotiating and problem-solving skills
• Ability to develop/maintain strong working relationship with peers and cross-functional teams
• Demonstrates leadership and decision-making skills
• Demonstrates strong listening, written and oral communication skills
• Willing and able to travel for trade shows and store trips
• Flexible and adaptive to changing priorities
• Able to organize and prioritize workload to meet deadlines
• Takes calculated risks to achieve results
• Strong understanding of retail math and margin and ability to calculate promotional funding
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel and demonstrated skills with MS Office applications

Responsibilities

• Support Retail Category Managers and Category Buyers to develop and execute category management strategies and programs, based on customer preferences, to deliver financial goals and business objectives for assigned categories
• Build and maintain strong relationships with store teams, supporting them as a priority
• Build and maintain strong partnerships with teams across the Store Support Center
• Partner with Category team in the selection and creation of new items that are on trend and filling assortment gaps
• Support Category team with projects, maintaining organization to follow through to execution.
• Partner with Retail Category Managers to create layouts for store execution.
• Assist Retail Category Manager and Merchandise Execution in creating Presentation Guide for stores.
• Partner with Chef Team to develop How-Tos for products made in store.
• Support innovation and new product implementation from product setup through launch.
• Work in stores as needed to support company and category initiatives.
• Partner with Category Buyers to create distributions to support holidays and events in store.
• Identify emerging trends and shops competition and market regularly
• Partner with Category Buyers and Distributors to continuously improve and maintain best in class service levels.
• Partner with Category Buyers to maintain cost accuracy.
• Review Marketing Materials for accuracy and clarity for Store Teams and Guests.
• Partner with Category Assistant to create content for Weekly Programs.
• Seek opportunities to refresh team-facing materials (Zipline/Inventory Worksheets) in partnership with the Category team to enhance field team’s engagement with the Category

Skills

Merchandising

Product marketing

Analytical skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication skills

Retail math

Education

Bachelor's degree preferred

Tools

Microsoft Excel

MS Office

Job description

The Fresh Market is seeking a Category Merchandiser for our Corporate Office - Store Support Center. You will support Retail Category Managers and Buyers by developing category strategies, launching new products, and driving business objectives through cross-functional partnerships.

You will help identify trends, engage store teams, and support innovation and product implementation from setup through launch. This role reports to the Director of Merchandising.