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Core Competencies
Role fitCore Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in Category Management, with a strong focus on analyzing product performance, vendor relations, and pricing strategies. Capable of providing actionable insights and recommendations to enhance category effectiveness and drive growth.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Category Management ExperienceVendor Relations ManagementQuantitative And Analytical SkillsMicrosoft Office ProficiencyStrong Verbal And Written Communication
ATS Keywords
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Hard Skills
Product Assortment AnalysisPricing Strategy AnalysisPerformance ReportingFact-Based RecommendationsSKU Performance Identification
Soft Skills
Interpersonal SkillsTeam CollaborationSelf-DirectionBusiness AcumenPresentation Skills
Tools & Technologies
Microsoft WordMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft PowerPointMicrosoft Outlook
Industry Keywords
RetailFood ServiceConsumer GoodsMatrix EnvironmentMerchandising
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Manage and analyze assigned category performance against growth objectives
- Analyze product assortment, pricing, promotions, new product introductions, and pricing changes
- Maintain reports to track performance, identify variable impacts, and report trends, changes, and opportunities
- Provide recommendations to increase category performance
- Manage vendor relationships, lead product reviews, assess opportunities, and negotiate promotions and agreements
- Review vendor performance reports, identify issues, and recommend solutions to the Category Manager
- Conduct product assortment reviews and identify top-performing SKUs by division and region
- Analyze proposed assortment changes and recommend actions to enhance category effectiveness
- Review category pricing reports and analyze pricing and assortment change impacts
- Develop category-specific communications and product launch support materials
- Maintain relationships with US Foods regions and divisions and resolve escalated merchandising issues
- Collaborate with corporate, regional, divisional staff, executive leadership, vendors, third parties, and consulting firms
Requirements
What you’ll need- 3 years of Category Management or related experience in retail, food service or with a consumer goods company
- Experience in vendor relations, pricing and management of product assortment
- Ability to operate successfully in a matrix environment and work effectively across multiple groups and levels
- Solid quantitative and analytical skills and ability to work in a team setting
- Strong knowledge of products within assigned category and division sales requirements, or ability to rapidly develop it
- Ability to provide fact-based recommendations across various levels of management
- High degree of motivation, ability to prioritize and self-direct, strong business acumen and sound interpersonal skills
- Strong verbal, written and presentation skills
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Microsoft Outlook
- Four year college degree in business or related field, or equivalent experience
- Standard required physical activities including length of time performing each activity
Benefits
Comp & perks- Annual incentive plan bonus
- Health insurance
- Pre-tax spending accounts
- Retirement benefits
- Paid time off
- Short-term and long-term disability
- Employee stock purchase plan
- Life insurance
- Hybrid work arrangement