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7-Eleven · 4 hours ago

Senior Category Manager - Beer

Irving, TX

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

5+ years exp

7-Eleven is a leading convenience store chain, and they are seeking a Senior Category Manager for their Beer category. This role involves managing the strategic development and planning for the assigned category, ensuring alignment with overall merchandising strategy and optimizing category profitability.

Food and BeverageRetail

No H1B

Responsibilities

Manages, improves and recommends the product assortment for the stores on a national basis for assigned category

Develops annual category plans which include current situation analysis, vision/strategy, and specific category plans. Plans include assortment and positioning, product improvements and development plans, projected revenue and gross profit, display, price, promotion and communication to stores

Drill plans down into seasonal calendars, monthly implementation plans, and recurring assortment change calendars

Performs monthly analysis and verification of plans

Provides explanations for variances in budgeted sales and gross profit and provides projection for upcoming months

Develops an in-depth understanding of the key strategic initiatives and policies of merchandising and ensures assigned category strategies are within Merchandising and Corporate strategy and policy

Develops pricing strategy for assigned categories

Develops recommended retail pricing guidelines (which are subject to executive committee approval) for the stores to optimize category profitability and establishes suggested retail prices within these guidelines

Reviews competitor pricing information gathered by Zone Merchandising Leaders, Merchandisers and pricing group and recommends pricing

Approves pricing recommendations made by Associate Category Manager

Works with Marketing Department on advertising/promotions for assigned category

Works on POP, co-op agreements and promotion timetables and strategies

Develops cost/benefit analysis to determine return on advertising and promotional dollars

Identifies leverage opportunities with vendors and negotiates contracts (working with Procurement), supply agreements and/or programs to achieve the lowest possible acquisition costs (cost of goods) for products selected for the categories on an ongoing basis

Identifies new suppliers to distribute products through CDC and works with Logistics and Procurement in negotiating quality expectations, reduced product costs, etc. with supplier at the senior management level

Works with suppliers and/or other SEI managers to stabilize product supply through forecasting of key products and working with Logistics to solve issues

Reviews and works with Logistics group and manufacturers to resolve out-of-stock issues

Develops and maintains effective working relationships with representatives and senior management of national suppliers

Meets with national vendors on a regular basis to discuss new product development and ways to lower costs

Works with Logistics and Senior Management of key suppliers to ensure that we are meeting our goals with regard to Business Transformation and other Logistics model priorities for 7-Eleven (this includes strategic initiatives based on the product(s)' current method of distribution and potential recommended changes)

Owns the strategic Product Assortment direction and guidelines for assigned categories. Guides Category Manager, Associate Category Managers and Merchandisers in the development of the schematics

Gathers input from the Merchandisers into regional assortment needs

Performs narrowing (SKU rationalization) of assigned categories and works with suppliers to narrow products supplied to stores

Manages the product develop process for assigned categories (including Team Merchandising)

Manages the implementation of field tests for new products and categories

Oversees verification of tests performed by Merchandisers and determines next course of action based upon verification results

Reviews solicitations from potential suppliers to determine if potential product is viable for 7-Eleven

As lead for the assigned categories, owns communication of key strategic initiatives across Merchandising Senior leadership Zone Leaders and other key leadership positions

Manages day to day communication of key messaging to assigned categories across Merchandising, Marketing, Operations, Logistics and other related groups