Manager, Category Job Description
Manager, category
provides leading edge Category Management solutions, utilizing and understanding various syndicated data sources such as IRI, Retail Link, Numerator and other POS tools.
Manager, Category Duties & Responsibilities
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Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Implement brand/sales strategy + action plan in short, medium and long term for the categories for Canadian market to reach objectives as defined
Responsibility and conduct range, space and category reviews with relevant retail partners to maximize the grow of the specific categories
Analyzing, evaluating and providing your retail partners with selling performance regarding the product and category
Creating, developing plan and strategy for relevant categories in cooperation with Senior Category Manager
Developing category relationships with the retailers clients
Create planograms and merchandising
Work with internal teams such as Sales & Marketing
Closely monitor market trends & facts in order to be able to identify best practices, opportunities & threats for our categories, clients & brands
Prepare, justify and present internally and externally key category management projects, from a plain planogram to an holistic Health & Beauty project proposal
Develop a strong knowledge of our categories, brands & retailers
Manager, Category Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Manager, Category
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: CPM, APICS, C.P.M, ISM, CPSM, PMP, NAPM, A.P.I, C.P.I.M, ITIL
Education for Manager, Category
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the manager, category job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Master's Degree in Marketing, Business, Education, Statistics, Math, Engineering, MBA, Management, Business/Administration, Finance
Skills for Manager, Category
Desired skills for manager, category include:
Computers
Nielsen/IRI
MS Office Suite
Space management tools
Syndicated data
Category technologies and products
Retail merchandising and in store execution tactics
Category management principles and analytic techniques
Graphics
Spreadsheets
Desired experience for manager, category includes:
Create strong relationships with our key partners in Retail
Achieve client success against all contractual commitments at a category level (strategic and tactical) for the life of the contract
Understand category deliverables, savings commitments, milestones and obligations, and establish a project plan to meet each
Support client category charter, baseline and market intelligence documents, sourcing strategy and category management approach per the 7 step sourcing process
Be responsible for on going category management (strategy management) activities including driving supplier performance, demand management savings and increasing category compliance
Be the primary interface with the client on the realization of their strategic sourcing objectives through implementation of transformational sourcing
Manager, Category Examples
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Manager, Category Job Description
Job Description Example
Our growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of manager, category. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for manager, category
- Develop presentations and present to Walmart buyer and key stakeholders
- Collaborate with suppliers to assess emerging opportunities and leverage technology innovations from the supply base
- Direct and manage supplier performance improvement initiatives
- To develop and execute on a results-based Procurement strategy for various subcategories of European hotel expenditure categories, FF&E, OS&E, working with key stakeholders in each business area to bring about innovative supply base solutions that meet Brand & Owner requirements
- Preferred Supplier List defined and approved suppliers rationalized and categorized
- Analyze and forecast (global) demands
- Regular and early involvement in business and demand planning
- Carrying out cost and contract negotiation
- Defining and implementing innovative negotiation concepts and strategies
- Perform assessments of market conditions and particular risks to business processes to avoid/prevent potential difficulties through appropriate counter-measures
Qualifications for manager, category
- Stays up-to-date with market, consumers & competitors
- Builds on categories shopper insight
- Activates Business Drivers
- Pursues turnover and profit optimization
- Understanding and expertise in data manipulation, sorting and analysis tools (Excel, SAP, Ariba)
- Monitor spend compliance to multi-Divisional or Group-wide contracts
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Our growing company is looking to fill the role of manager, category. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for manager, category
- Typically leads standard business process initiatives
- Typically manages exempt individual contributors
- Collaborates with contributors globally and across functions to deliver supply chain solutions
- Contributes information to sales strategies by evaluating current product results
- Clearly and consistently gets information across in a timely and effective manner both verbally and written
- Supports CSE's in the business planning process, and presentation in specific accounts
- Allocates available Frame Assortment and works with the Sr
- Provides specific line input to corporate product team to ensure appropriate development for the NA channel, according to supply chain timelines (international development, exclusives, new store needs)
- Work with the Operations/Business teams to manage and negotiate Change Orders (Task Orders, SOWs )
- Negotiate supplier terms and conditions annually and drive measurable improvement
Qualifications for manager, category
- Knowledge of Orchestro /MicroStrategy, a plus
- Experienced in Capex Procurement project management
- Procurement Know how on Capex but also on indirect spent
- Language ability (English fluent, German )
- Experience with multifunctional and multi technology projects
- Capable of working across different geographical demographics and cultures
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Our company is growing rapidly and is hiring for a manager, category. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for manager, category
- Recommend strategies and tactics that can be implemented to drive sales performance, identify gaps or solve problems
- Create and present market and consumer research to assigned account(s)
- Provide recommendations/guidance based on market analysis or sales data
- Build primary relationship with customer
- Accurately maintain database(s) with sales and item attribute information
- Expert in creating/maintaining standard operating procedures for all tasks and projects
- Ad hoc reporting/analysis as needed
- Support internal account team with unbiased recommendations based on knowledge of the market, industry, consumer and customer
- Multi-task between projects and reporting/analytics with ability to adjust priorities based on opportunities/needs
- Assist in Special event coordination (trade shows, marketing incentive programs)
Qualifications for manager, category
- Advanced Knowledge of Contract Law
- Advanced Understanding / Experience / Commercial Knowledge within the Research Industry
- Expert User Knowledge in IT Tools and Methods
- Advanced Process Knowledge
- Ability to draw conclusions based on analyses
- Bachelor’s degree required in business, marketing, finance or other related field
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Our company is looking to fill the role of manager, category. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for manager, category
- Develop a deep understanding of commodity cost structures
- Develop cost models or cost methodologies that allow the SCM community to predict the “should cost” of major purchases
- Understand the key drivers behind commodity cost structures (equipment cost, processing time, labor, etc)
- Gain key supplier buy-in to costing methodologies
- Be able to educate/teach the commodity to others in the EPMV NAM Group
- Develop NAM commodity strategies for key commodities
- Includes a preferred supplier list
- Applicable to all NAM (with some regional exceptions)
- Updated annually
- Develop collaborative supplier relationships that stand the test of time
Qualifications for manager, category
- Understand market dynamics and drive the most effective supplier alignment
- Proven ability to manage and develop talent
- Experience building long-term relationships with vendors
- 3-4 years relevant working experience in Key Account Management
- Experience in handling beauty /cosmetic/ personal care products is advantageous
- Proficient in active English
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Our company is looking to fill the role of manager, category. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for manager, category
- Discuss performance metrics
- Discuss new technologies and joint business opportunities
- What is working
- What is not working
- Areas to improve
- Execute strategic projects within the assigned commodity areas
- Footprint actions
- Plant consolidations
- Greenfield opportunities
- Support R&D in meeting cost targets for new product development efforts
Qualifications for manager, category
- Provide category support to develop strategic alignment and partnering with retailers
- 5 years’ experience using MS Office products such as PowerPoint, and Microsoft Excel
- Delta Bronze and Silver certification are a plus
- Category Management Association – Certified Professional Category Analyst and Category Manager certification - a plus
- Comfortable rolling up sleeves to execute initiatives, perform quantitative analysis and reach sound conclusions
- Minimum 5 years of procurement experience, in a number of roles, spanning multiple spend categories, preferably Indirect spend