Sr. Category Manager

United Dairy Farmers; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 81,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the retail gasoline industry is seeking a Sr. Category Manager in Cincinnati, OH. This role focuses on driving category growth by developing and executing strategic initiatives across retail locations. Candidates should possess a strong background in category management with robust analytical and communication skills to enhance sales and revenue execution.

Benefits

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Disability insurance

Qualifications

• 8-10 years of experience in Category Management.
• Previous experience in C-store environment preferred.
• Ability to analyze sales and transaction trends.

Responsibilities

• Drive category initiatives across retail locations.
• Monitor revenue, costs, and waste to maximize growth.
• Provide executive overviews and presentations to leadership.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication

Project management

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business management or Marketing

Tools

MS Word

Excel

Power Point

MS BI

Job description

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The Sr. Category Manager is responsible for driving initiatives to grow an assigned category or group of categories across UDF's Retail locations. Incumbent “owns” the category and is responsible for developing ideas, initiatives and opportunities to grow the business, and influence short-term and long-term retail strategy.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Partner with the Category Management, Marketing and Operations teams to develop, deliver and assess category specific initiatives across the retail footprint.

• As part of a team, outlines the short and long term category strategy for UDF Retail. This includes developing annual P&L.

• Actively monitors both revenue, cost and waste (if applicable) and adjusts programs to maximize quality, revenue and transaction growth.

• Partners with Marketing & Guest Insights to analyze key sales and transaction trends from store tests, promotions and campaigns. Leverages Insights to deliver actionable business initiatives to grow the assigned categories.

• Partner with Store Operations to insure successful execution of key category programs. Solicits feedback from Operations with the goal to enhance sales and revenue.

• Provide executive overviews and presentations to leadership on results from campaigns, store tests, promotions, etc.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED:

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business management or Marketing, Business Management or other 4-year degree preferred, but not required
• Eight to Ten (8-10) years’ experience and comprehensive knowledge of Category Management
• Previous experience in a C-store environment preferred.
• Previous price book, ordering/replenishment, and retail analytics experience preferred
• Ability to utilize the data to “story-tell” in a compelling manner to drive a strategic shift in the business or support an existing strategic priority for growth. Ability to develop and communicate findings and recommendations.
• Fundamental understanding of key financial and retail performance metrics
• Extensive familiarity with various category management programs including private label / home-grown versus external programs.
• Demonstrated experience in managing the P&L for the category
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, and possess the ability to present information to external and internal groups
• Owns his/her category and has a sense of urgency to drive for results
• Self-starter, strong drive, highly motivated to make change and bring about fact driven decisions.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Ability to operate in a complex, rapidly changing environment while adhering to tight schedules and budgets.
• Demonstrated project management skills and proven ability to balance multiple projects in varying degrees of implementation.
• Strong organizational, problem-solving and attention to detail skills are required.
• Must be well-organized and able to coordinate multiple tasks and requests.

Computer/Technical:

• Proficient in MS Word, Excel, Power Point, MS BI
• Prior experience with CRM based systems, Loyalty platforms and other marketing/customer-based systems a plus.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Industries

  Retail Gasoline

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