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Weis Markets · 17 hours ago

Category Manager

Weis Markets is a company that values teamwork and the growth of its associates and communities. They are seeking a Category Manager responsible for analyzing sales results, managing category advertising, and developing marketing programs to optimize product offerings and achieve sales targets.

Retail

Responsibilities

Analyze weekly, monthly, and quarterly sales results
Achieve sales and margin targets as developed in the planning process
Develop assortment plans by product group
Manage category advertising including assortment, product mix, sales, and gross margins
Oversee the inventory management of product life cycles, including promotional purchases
Negotiate favorable terms, trade allowances, advertising allowances, new item allowances with suppliers
Develop marketing and promotional programs for the items and categories
Oversee incremental income such as advertising cooperatives, markdown monies, coupon redemption, rebates, scan backs, and temporary price reductions
Identify and implement private label opportunities
Coordinate and communicate effectively with Operations team to ensure precise implementation of category offerings of products
Work closely with other Category Managers to optimize merchandising strategies and overall store performance
Develop and implement category and product line business strategies

Qualification

Retail buying experienceCategory managementBachelor's degree in BusinessMarketing strategiesTeamwork

Required

Bachelor's degree (BA/BS) in Business or Marketing or related field
five (5) years' experience in retail buying or equivalent combination of education and experience
retail store experience

Company

Weis Markets

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Weis Markets is a large regional grocery chain headquartered in Sunbury, PA.

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
unknown
2016-11-21IPO

Leadership Team

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Jack O'Hara
Vice President Legal Affairs and Real Estate
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John Driscoll
Vice President of Store Development
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