SR CATEGORY MANAGER

United Dairy Farmers; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Senior Category Manager to own and drive category-specific initiatives across retail locations. This role demands extensive experience in category management and a strong analytical skill set to influence both short and long-term retail strategies. Ideal candidates will possess top-notch communication abilities and experience managing P&L, all while maintaining a focus on sales and growth.

Qualifications

• 8-10 years of experience in Category Management.
• Previous experience in a C-store environment preferred.
• Ability to communicate findings and recommendations effectively.

Responsibilities

• Drive initiatives to grow assigned category across retail locations.
• Partner with teams to develop category-specific strategies and annual P&L.
• Monitor revenue, cost, and waste to maximize sales growth.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Communication

Project Management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business management or Marketing

Tools

MS Word

MS Excel

Power Point

MS BI

Job description

Join to apply for the SR CATEGORY MANAGER role at United Dairy Farmers

1 day ago Be among the first 25 applicants

Join to apply for the SR CATEGORY MANAGER role at United Dairy Farmers

POSITION OVERVIEW:

The Sr. Category Manager is responsible for driving initiatives to grow an assigned category or group of categories across the Company’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.

Job Details

Description

POSITION OVERVIEW:

The Sr. Category Manager is responsible for driving initiatives to grow an assigned category or group of categories across the Company’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.
  
  

People Management: (May manage direct reports if applicable)

• Responsible for providing direct reports with timely, candid and constructive performance feedback; developing employees to their fullest potential and provide challenging opportunities that enhance employee career growth;
• Developing the appropriate talent pool to ensure adequate bench strength and succession planning; recognizing and rewarding employees for accomplishments.
• Incumbent also holds his direct reports accountable for performing the same functions and activities with their direct reports if applicable.
  
  

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
  
  

Competencies & Capabilities

• 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

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Marketing and Sales

• Industries

  Retail

Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at United Dairy Farmers by 2x

Get notified about new Senior Category Manager jobs in Cincinnati, OH.

Blue Ash, OH $90,000.00-$140,000.00 2 weeks ago

Program Manager, Student Engagement and Marketing, Enrollment Management

Category Manager, Procurement - Co Man - Decatur, IL. or Erlanger, KY

Cincinnati, OH $81,000.00-$105,000.00 2 days ago

Cincinnati, OH $106,887.00-$138,963.00 2 days ago

Senior Performance Marketing Manager, Google

Cincinnati, OH $100,000.00-$150,000.00 2 days ago

Senior Marketing & Communications Manager

Segment Marketing Manager I - Healthcare

We’re unlocking community knowledge in a new way. Experts add insights directly into each article, started with the help of AI.