Category Manager - Fresh Food

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Manage the strategic development and planning for assigned category, as a subset of a larger group of categories led by the Senior Category Manager. Ensure category sales plans are consistent with the overall Merchandising strategy. Promote and verify execution of category strategy at the store, and ensure that the category fits into the total store perspective.

• Develop, manage and communicate sales plans for delegated categories and support additional categories as requested to support Senior CM in development of overall category sales plans.
• Complete entry for national sales planning tool, including de-averaged costs/retail, and new/expanded items/offers.
• Ensure marketing and POP are developed for all categories as determined by the Senior CM for the monthly sales plan; proof monthly solicitation for accuracy, make recommendations as necessary to support development of regional POP item forecasts.
• Facilitate vendor meetings and negotiate for delegated categories. Support Product Director and Senior Category Manager on day-to-day activities that include Strategic Pricing team as well as supporting Senior Category Manager in the preparation for and engagement in vendor meetings related to product assortment architecture and cost of goods negotiations.
• Develop and execute strategic merchandising initiatives such as roles and intents of categories, segmentation and vendor and product specific strategies.

• Own and manage vendor relationships for assigned small categories as a primary contact and assist Senior CM in vendor relationships for key national relationships. Collaborate with Logistics, Senior Category Manager to ensure stable supply within the demand chain including close collaboration with Logistics team/partners. Ensure products are delivering on quality/value needs of customers.
• Negotiate delegated category offers, costs, bill-backs, allowances, terms, co-op media and other related opportunities; coordinate / communicate with Senior Category Manager.
• Ensure proper information provided for suppliers including product costs, bill-back, allowances, discounts, lowest deliverable units, routing information, new item set up details and new vendor set up details.
• Provide forecasting information including initial committed inventories, historic sales, store turns, seasonality, past order frequency and cannibalization for all delegated categories and provide support for categories at request of the Senior CM in conjunction with Merchandiser and Category Specialist.

• Lead national schematics efforts on behalf of the Senior CM. Coordinate with Merchandiser to ensure regional sets are developed and in line with the national strategy. Review strategy and decisions with the Senior CM before implementation.
• Track all key sales metrics (sales/group/unit/margin) for delegated categories and additional categories as requested. Analyze and share insights with Senior Category Manager, Product Director, Zone Leader and other Operations leadership to driving improved results and enhance understanding of the business.
• Evaluate items for further testing or expansion to ensure the optimal recommended assortment.
• Accountable for optimizing Gross Profit dollars within delegated category role and overall category growth. Conduct ongoing financial analysis of national sets by evaluating product SKU productivity.
• Develop and oversee in-store testing of potential new products, concepts and promotional activity within delegated categories and assist for other categories as requested. Optimize…