SR. Category Manager

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities:
Foster relationships with vendors to achieve better pricing and quality of services
Generate and place purchase orders to ensure product availability meets demand
Conduct market research and suggest appropriate pricing and promotional activities
Continuously conduct market research such as reading trade magazines, attending trade shows, and
shopping competitors in order to stay innovative within the C-Store Industry.
Analyze data or insights to determine industry and consumer trends
Determine competitive pricing and promotional activities of a product category
Analyze and determine the best course of action to rectify low sales (Discontinue, Substitute, or Replace)
Managing the optimal portfolio of products, identifying gaps, and constant cleansing via SKU
rationalization, to create value for our retail members
Facilitate quarterly meetings with vendors to review their products success
Creating marketing strategies for new product and executing the project from concept to launch
Review and analyze daily reports including, but not limited to out-of-stock, price increases, and pending
PO’s
Provide tactical level of operational support to Warehouse Department Heads


Experience and Skills:
5 years Procurement experience
Bachelor’s degree in business, Marketing, or a related field
Strong Category Management skills
Experience with data analysis and highly developed analytical skills
Contract negotiation skills
Ability to collaborate with internal departments and external customers/clients to ensure the achievement
of business objectives
Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Strong organizational skills with ability to multitask and prioritize
Experience with Microsoft Office and SAP

Educational Requirements:
Bachelor’s Degree, or equivalent work experience, knowledge, skills