National Category Lead

Job Opportunity at Albertsons Companies

Are you ready to take the next step in your career? Join us for an exciting opportunity at Albertsons Companies, where innovation and customer service go hand-in-hand!

At Albertsons Companies, we are looking for someone who's not just seeking a job, but someone who wants to make an impact. In this role, you'll have the opportunity to lead, innovate, and contribute to the growth of a company that values great service and lasting customer relationships. This position offers the chance to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment that's constantly evolving.

Albertsons Companies has an exciting opportunity to strategically manage a group of Fresh categories nationally for the entire organization. You will play an integral part in our growth and transformation as a company as we seek to provide industry leading customer experience and grow our market share in Fresh and across the store. In this role you must be comfortable as both a team leader and team player.

What does it take to be successful here? You have deep category expertise in Meat and/or Seafood. You have an entrepreneurial spirit and a successful track record of managing high-functioning teams. You have an analytical mindset and can determine data-driven solutions to complex problems. You are a collaborative team member used to presenting analyses and insights to your peers and having discussions to resolve challenges.

You are a passionate and proven negotiator. You are decisive in your actions, yet collaborative in your approach. You want to be part of a team that will build category expertise and an amazing culture to drive the overall success of the company. If that's you then what are we waiting for? Let's do this!

The National roles will have significant responsibilities and ownership of a group of fresh categories; we need our best talent to drive results for our company. Our merchandising leaders will have a well-rounded merch experience across our Region, Market, and National roles. Finally, as a team member of the Fresh National team, you will gain exposure across all 11 Markets and our corporate leaders, working closely with a cross-functional team from across the organization.

Main responsibilities:

The National Director of Category Development– Meat & Seafood will report to a Vice President - National Merchandising (and up through the Group Vice President of Fresh) and will be responsible for developing and managing category development strategies for a group of Fresh categories. As a National Director of Category Development–you will collaborate with Market merchants & functional partners and lead category planning activities for your assigned categories.

The position will be in one of our market offices (Bellevue WA, Clackamas OR, Pleasanton CA, Fullerton CA, Phoenix AZ, Denver CO, Itasca IL, Arlington TX, Lanham, MD, Malvern PA, Lubbock, TX, or West Bridgewater MA) or in our national headquarters (Boise ). Some travel will be required to interact with market merchandising/replenishment teams and suppliers.

This is a significant opportunity to make a difference in retail transformation on a scale. As the leader of your categories, you will work closely with the National, Region, and Market merchandising/replenishment leadership teams to determine category strategies. You will develop deep category expertise, including understanding of category trends, innovations, consumer preferences, nuances by geography and customer segments, and competitor activity.

Collaborating with the National Director of Replenishment, you will negotiate with suppliers on behalf of the markets.

Category Management – Strategically manages Meat & Seafood categories to meet sales, profit, and market share targets at the national and market level. Creates and implements category strategy and tactics, including but not limited too; pricing, promotion, and assortment strategy for each assigned category, based on a detailed and analytically driven planning process, relying on significant collaboration with markets and functional leaders.

Leads the category planning process with national and market merchants to maximize…