Strategic Category Manager: Growth, Planning & Partnerships

RXinsider LTD.; Dublin, Northern (OH, KY); Hybrid; USD 105,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision coverage

401k savings plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Cardinal Health is seeking a Category Manager to drive cross-functional collaboration and optimize category plans, supplier relationships, and merchandising programs. You will analyze market trends, data sources like Nielsen/IRI, and SKU performance to deliver sales and profitability improvements.

The role requires strong communication, strategic thinking, and the ability to work with multiple teams to meet objectives and exceed customer expectations.

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

• 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.

Skills

Interpersonal communication

Microsoft Office

People management

Financial acumen

Market data analysis

Category management

Strategic thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Tools

Nielsen/IRI data

Job description

Cardinal Health is seeking a Category Manager to drive cross-functional collaboration and optimize category plans, supplier relationships, and merchandising programs. You will analyze market trends, data sources like Nielsen/IRI, and SKU performance to deliver sales and profitability improvements.

The role requires strong communication, strategic thinking, and the ability to work with multiple teams to meet objectives and exceed customer expectations.