Food Lion ยท 1 day ago
Assistant Category Manager
Salisbury, NC
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
5+ years expFood Lion is a retail company committed to the professional development of its associates. The Assistant Category Manager is responsible for managing vendor relationships, leading category processes, and collaborating across departments to achieve budgeted key performance metrics and support the overall strategy of the organization.
Retail
Responsibilities
Assist the Category Manager with providing day-to-day direction for implementation and support of strategies and initiatives of Category, Merchandising & Pricing
Provide leadership coverage for the team when CM is unavailable
Work collaboratively across departments to meet budgeted key performance metrics, which include, but are not limited to: Sales, Movement, Market Share, and Net Contribution metrics. These key performance metrics are meant to be comprehensive but are not limited to the list above due to changing nature of business priorities
Responsible for all aspects of category analysis that will support achievement of Banner strategies. This will include, but not be limited to: Assisting the CM with negotiating the most advantageous programs with vendors and actively seeking new opportunities to reduce costs while maintaining an optimal item mix
Assist the CM with negotiating the lowest cost, including all elements that impact costs such as logistics, distribution, shrink, and reclaim - including swell allowances
Collaborate with Supply Chain (SC) and MGP business areas
Ensure appropriate assortment mix changes as each Category moves through review
Use assortment principles for each Banner as guidelines for ensuring each Banner has the right product on the shelf at the right time
Understand what consumers value most from each Category and meet their needs in a profitable way
Ensure promotional plans are developed using identified lead items that will leverage margin while meeting the standards for the defined category role and strategy for each Banner
Assist the CM in managing vendor allowances to ensure targets are met
Leverage Our Brand items to build consumer loyalty and profitability within the Category as well as Ahold Delhaize
Assist in the creation of a comprehensive, cohesive Category strategy that will meet the needs of the consumers and achieve Category goals while supporting the Banner Integrated Business Plan
Ensure assortment reflects the unique needs of each Category while aligning with the Category role for each Banner
Components to be validated include, but are not limited to: Compliance with best practice promotional planning, feature/display activity, and in-store shopper marketing investments to effectively grow market share for the Category while meeting margin targets used by Category Analysts
Planograms and test sets
Compliance with the on-shelf Category assortment presentation and item mix. Best practice shelf placement principles, planogram production, and versioning
Qualification
Required
5-8 years combined experience in retail, merchandising, category, pricing, logistics, supply chain, procurement, and distribution
Bachelor's Degree or equivalent combination of education and related work experience
Experience with the following computer programs: SEGA, DSS, LlamaSoft, WMS, PFT, Inforem, Tableau, Revionics, MSP
Knowledge of relevant practice areas, i.e., Fresh or Center Store categories
Mature level of knowledge of company, business, and industry practices
Ability to manage day-to-day activity in support of identified business area and functional area strategies
Ability to influence organizational alignment across multiple business areas
Ability to take an educated risk when implementing programs that support consumer demands
Ability to negotiate
Ability to think innovatively
Demonstrate a personal acceptance of change and the ability to adapt and drive change
Demonstrated ability to implement and analyze retail business using consumer insights and analyzing trends
Active listener with an ability to build trust across varying levels of the organization
High degree of credibility and the ability to work with and through all levels of management
Excellent organizational, planning, influence, communication, and presentation skills
Self-motivated and persuasive in presenting and selling ideas and executing their implementation
Company
Food Lion
Food Lion is a easy, fresh and affordable grocery store for you can count on Food Lion every day.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Deborah Sabo
Chief Marketing Officer, SVP
Brian Tanner, SHRM-SCP
Human Resources Business Partner
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