Lead Director Category Manager Baby Care

Were building a world of health around every individual shaping a more connected convenient and compassionate health experience. At CVS Health youll be surrounded by passionate colleagues who care deeply innovate with purpose hold ourselvesaccountable and prioritize safety and quality in everything we do. Join us and be part of something bigger helping to simplify health care one person one family and one community at a time.

Were building a world of health around every individual shaping a more connected convenient and compassionate health experience. At CVS Health youll be surrounded by passionate colleagues who care deeply innovate with purpose hold ourselves accountable and prioritize safety and quality in everything we do. Join us and be part of something bigger helping to simplify health care one person one family and one community at a time.

Position Summary

The Lead Director Category Manager for Baby Care is a merchandising leader within CVS Healths Womens Health portfolio responsible for the strategy and end-to-end performance of a high-priority $450M business with a clear leadership-backed path to $1B (Billion-Dollar Baby). In this role you will own the category P&L and drive sustained growth across eight businesses feeding diapering wipes accessories care mom gifting and on-the-go through trend-forward innovation bold assortment strategies and best-in-class omnichannel execution.

You will bring strong merchant instincts proven people leadership and the ability to identify white-space opportunities while remaining deeply connected to execution. Highly collaborative and commercially driven you will partner across the enterprise to deliver culturally relevant assortments compelling customer experiences and financial results while building and developing a high-performing team as we scale this business toward $1B.

Responsibilities Include

• Own and deliver the Baby Care category P&L driving sales margin and share growth across a $450M business with a clear path to $1B
• Set and execute a clear forward-looking category strategy and innovation roadmap grounded in customer and market insight
• Build and evolve a differentiated trend-right assortment by identifying white-space opportunities emerging trends ingredients and brands
• Lead vendor strategy fostering strong partnerships and negotiating to unlock joint growth and value creation
• Develop and execute integrated promotional and pricing strategies across weekly seasonal and annual programs
• Partner cross-functionally (Inventory Pricing Finance Store Brands Store Design Operations Digital) to deliver seamless omnichannel execution
• Elevate as a destination for Baby Care through strong digital merchandising and storytelling
• Analyze performance and consumer behavior to continuously optimize assortment pricing and promotions
• Maintain a strong pulse on the competitive landscape and evolving consumer needs
• Lead coach and develop a high-performing team while building a strong pipeline of future leaders
• Champion inclusive customer-obsessed strategies that reflect and serve a diverse customer base

Required Qualifications

• 10 years of experience in merchandising category management CPG or related business leadership roles with full P&L ownership
• Previous experience building leading and developing high-performing teams
• Proven track record of delivering or exceeding financial targets in a complex fast-paced environment
• Strong understanding of trends ingredients and evolving consumer behaviors
• Demonstrated ability to pivot quickly solve problems in real time and balance strategy with hands-on execution
• Demonstrated analytical strategic and storytelling skillsturning insights into action
• Proven track record of influencing others with and without authority
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills very strong interpersonal and presentation skills and strong executive presence
• Expertise leveraging MS Office Suite including advanced Excel and PowerPoint
• Willingness to travel up to 20% based on business needs

Preferred Qualifications

• Passion for the Baby Care category and product trends
• 15 years of category management and/or direct spend experience with a track record of meeting or exceeding financial objectives and P&L ownership
• Experience leveraging a strategic mindset with the ability to develop and execute category and merchandising strategies that drive business growth
• 15 years of proven track record influencing others with and without authority
• 15 years of experience building high-performing successful teams and developing key talent with a demonstrated passion for bringing new leaders along and helping them realize their ability to impact the business

Education

Bachelors degree or equivalent years of relevant work experience

Pay Range

The typical pay range for this role is:

This pay range represents the base hourly rate or base annual full-time salary for all positions in the job grade within which this position falls. The actual base salary offer will depend on a variety of factors including experience education geography and other relevant factors. This position is eligible for a CVS Health bonus commission or short-term incentive program in addition to the base pay range listed above. This position also includes an award target in the companys equity award program.

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We take pride in offering a comprehensive and competitive mix of pay and benefits that reflects our commitment to our colleagues and their families.

Additional details about available benefits are provided during the application process and on Benefits Moments.

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