Director Category Management , Fresh Foods & Bakery
Atlanta, GA - USA
Job Summary
LOCATION:Atlanta Georgia
***Relocation Assistance Available
SALARY: $146200 to $219000
Job Description
- The Category Management Director Fresh Foods & Bakery is responsible for creating an operational environment that fosters development and profitability.
- This individual partners with the executive team to develop strategic goals and create operating policies for review and implementation.
- This individual leads a cross-functional category management team to maximize efficiency in the areas of planning and operations.
- Up to 20% travel required.
What Youll Do:
- 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 the firm.
- Assesses category offerings develops and communicates strategies and prioritizes the category teams 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 the firms 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.
What Were Looking For:
- Category Management
- Fresh Foods
- Bachelors degree (B. A.) from four-year College or University with experience in procurement product management logistics or merchandising preferred
- 7 years professional experience in a related field preferred
- Supervisory/managerial experience
- Project Management skills preferred
- Familiarity with the retail industry preferred
- Food Service experience nice to have
If you are interested in pursuing this opportunity please respond back and include the following:
- MS WORD Resume
- required compensation.
- Contact information.
- Availability
Upon receipt one of our managers will contact you to discuss the position in full detail.
Stephen Fleischner
INTERMEDIA GROUP INC.
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