Category Manager - Fresh​/Frozen Foods

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At CVS Health, we’re building a world of health around every consumer and surrounding ourselves with dedicated colleagues who are passionate about transforming health care. As the nation’s leading health solutions company, we reach millions of Americans through our local presence, digital channels and more than 300,000 purpose-driven colleagues – caring for people where, when and how they choose in a way that is uniquely more connected, more convenient and more compassionate.

And we do it all with heart, each and every day.

Bring your heart to CVS Health. Every one of us at CVS Health shares a single, clear purpose:
Bringing our heart to every moment of your health. This purpose guides our commitment to deliver enhanced human‑centric health care for a rapidly changing world. Anchored in our brand – with heart at its center – our purpose sends a personal message that how we deliver our services is just as important as what we deliver. Our Heart At Work Behaviors™ support this purpose.

We want everyone who works at CVS Health to feel empowered by the role they play in transforming our culture and accelerating our ability to innovate and deliver solutions to make health care more personal, convenient, and affordable.

• Deliver sales and margin goals by attaining market share and thoughtfully managing all lines of the category P&L
• Lead and manage vendor relationships, collaborating and negotiating extensively with manufacturers and vendors to ensure brand and product strategies drive sales and profitability, as well as creating assortments and experiences (both physical & digital) that drive trust & trips with our customers.
• Manage DSD partnerships with numerous distribution partners across the country holding them accountable to stock the required catalogue of products, maintain the appropriate level of in‑store service and conduct yearly POG updates.
• Foster a strong collaborative partnership with our Field Merchandise Manager team to ensure flawless execution of merchandising plans, some local, by jointly coordinating in‑store merchandising functions of our DSD partners.
• Develop and implement category plans (i.e., plan optimal SKU mix; Extra Care loyalty program; weekly, seasonal, annual promotional programs) for merchandising programs that reflect deep personal knowledge of our businesses, customers, and client.
• Initiate and execute strategic promotional strategies and marketing plans by collaborating internally with CVS partners (e.g., Pricing, Promotion, Finance, Store Brands, Store Design and Store Operations) and supplier partners.
• Collaborate with internal & external partners to deliver compelling experiences.
• Partner closely with the CVS Digital marketplace team (Door Dash, Uber Eats etc.) to strengthen the CVS position within the market, with the goal of being a premier virtual store front across all engaged platforms.
• Develop and continually sustain a strong understanding of current competition as well as search out new competitive opportunities.
• Customer obsessed – driving inclusive business strategies.

• 7+ years category management and/or direct spend experience, with a track record of meeting, or exceeding, financial objectives and P&L ownership.
• Proven track record of influencing others with and without authority.
• Experience leading under pressure, adapting to changing dynamics in real time, and finding solutions that satisfy multiple ‘customers’ of the business.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, very strong interpersonal and presentation skills, and strong executive presence.
• Expertise leveraging MS Office Suite, including advanced Excel and PowerPoint capabilities.
• Strong Data Analytics skills, with experience managing large data sets.
• Travel – Ability, and willingness, to travel, 10% of time, based on needs of the business.

• 10+ years category management and/or direct spend experience, with a track record of meeting, or exceeding, financial objectives and P&L ownership.
• Experience leveraging a…