Director, Category Management

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About the Role (Job Summary)

The Irving TX-based Director Category Management leads category strategy and portfolio execution for assigned Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) categories across branded Foster & Thrive and private label / white label portfolios. This role is responsible for setting the longterm category vision translating enterprise goals into actionable roadmaps and operating plans and driving profitable growth through assortment strategy supplier performance and endtoend commercialization.

Reporting into senior commercial leadership this position partners closely with Sales Marketing Finance Supply Chain Sourcing Legal and Regulatory stakeholders to deliver measurable business outcomes. The Director also leads and develops a team of Category Managers establishing strong execution standards operating rhythms and a highperformance culture.

What Youll Do (Responsibilities)

• Own and evolve endtoend category strategies across branded ownedbrand and private label portfolios translating business objectives into category roadmaps annual operating plans and KPIs.
• Define category vision assortment architecture and portfolio lifecycle plans (innovation maintenance and rationalization) informed by customer channel and market insights.
• Lead supplier strategy and governance in partnership with Sourcing and Legal including negotiation planning joint business planning and supplier performance scorecards focused on cost quality service and innovation.
• Drive endtoend commercialization and gotomarket execution for new products and programs including launch readiness channel enablement and postlaunch performance reviews.
• Identify growth and whitespace opportunities; prioritize innovation pipelines and customer/channel strategies in collaboration with Sales and Marketing.
• Influence crossfunctional decisionmaking across Finance Operations Supply Chain Regulatory and other stakeholders to remove barriers and accelerate execution.
• Lead coach and develop a team of Category Managers; establish standard work operating cadence and continuous improvement practices to improve speed and decision quality.

Basic Requirements

• Degree or equivalent experience. Typically requires 12 years of professional experience and 4 years of management experience.
• Bachelors degree in Business Marketing Supply Chain Finance or a related field or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 12 years of progressive experience in category management product management brand management merchandising procurement/sourcing or commercial strategy.
• 4 years of direct peoplemanagement experience leading and developing professional teams.
• Proven experience owning category strategy and leading complex crossfunctional initiatives with measurable business impact (e.g. growth margin expansion assortment optimization).
• Demonstrated supplier leadership experience including negotiation planning performance management and joint business planning.

Preferred Skills / Experience

• MBA or advanced degree.
• Experience managing private label white label or ownedbrand portfolios.
• Experience working in regulated or compliancesensitive environments (e.g. healthcare OTC regulated CPG).
• Strong analytical capability including advanced Excel and/or BI tools with experience using data to inform assortment pricing and margin decisions.

Travel InOffice and Physical Requirements

• Work environment: Officebased hybrid role.
• Inoffice expectation: Minimum of two (2) days per week onsite at the Las Colinas office; additional inoffice days may be designated based on team needs.
• Travel: Up to 20% varying by business needs (supplier meetings crossfunctional planning and customer/channel engagement).
• Physical requirements: Primarily sedentary work with prolonged computer use; occasional standing walking and lifting of light materials up to approximately 25 lbs.

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Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a fulltime basis without the need for employer support or sponsorship now or in the future. This includes having the legal right to work in the United States without the need for McKesson support or sponsorship for any immigration related employment authorization (e.g. H1B O1 E3 H1B1 TN F1 OPT F1 STEM OPT F1 CPT etc.) now or in the future.

If you will require McKesson to provide immigration support or sponsorship now or in the future you should not apply for this position.

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