Category Management Director, Bottled Beverages jobs in United States
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RaceTrac · 3 months ago

Category Management Director, Bottled Beverages

RaceTrac is a company focused on creating an operational environment that fosters development and profitability. The Category Management Director for Bottled Beverages is responsible for leading a cross-functional team to maximize efficiency in planning and operations while driving profitability and growth within assigned categories.

Food and BeverageOil and GasRetail

Responsibilities

Serves as the point of contact and voice of the Category Management department for planning and operations
Develops, coaches, and trains the current assigned Category Management team.  Focuses on sharing knowledge and providing the tools necessary to increase department growth and exposure. Encourages continuous two-way feedback from all team members
Partners cross functionally with all members of the Category Management team to align strategic direction in order to execute consistent planning and analytical goals
Drives profitability and growth within assigned categories by implementing aggressive negotiation tactics, industry leading programs and competitive promotions to drive category sales
Ensures all contract negotiation strategies are in line with the best interest of RaceTrac
Assesses category offerings, develops and communicates strategies, and prioritizes the category team’s tactical work
Creates, plans, and executes appropriate financial and guest service goals for the assigned teams
Communicates strategies and gains alignment across departments impacted by category programs
Directs the development of analytical tools to manage product mix, cost, retails, and to determine promotional strategies
Strengthens key vendor relationships to maximize RaceTrac’s position in the marketplace
Approves, prioritizes, and monitors all category expenditures
Develops and maintains key business relationships with cross functional departments on a regular basis to ensure strategic alignment
Drives process improvement strategies that increase efficiencies and simplify our Guests’ and Associates’ lives

Qualification

Category ManagementNegotiation TacticsProject ManagementProcurementProduct ManagementLogisticsMerchandisingSupervisory ExperienceRetail Industry FamiliarityTeam DevelopmentProcess ImprovementCross-functional Collaboration

Required

Bachelor's degree (B. A.) from four-year College or University with experience in procurement, product management, logistics or merchandising
7+ years professional experience in a related field
Supervisory/managerial experience

Preferred

Project Management skills
Familiarity with the retail industry

Company

RaceTrac

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Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, family-owned RaceTrac is one of the largest privately held companies in the United States, serving guests since 1934.

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage

Leadership Team

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Karla Ahlert
Chief Financial Officer
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John Lukas
CIO and Vice President
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