Associate Category Manager
SuperMom's LLC
- # Associate Category ManagerApplylocations: SSC Irving TXtime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todayjob requisition id: R26\_3348*7-Eleven is an iconic family of brands with over 86,000 locations, surpassing every retailer in the world. We revolutionize convenience, restaurants and fuel through cutting edge innovation — working hard to be the customer's first choice. 7-Eleven empowers our employees to "activate awesome" and make a meaningful impact in their stores and communities every day. If you're ready to grow, lead and make a difference, come join our team and help shape the future of convenience.***JOB SUMMARY:**Manage the strategic development and planning for assigned category, as a subset of a larger group of categories led by the Senior Category Manager. Ensure category sales plans are consistent with the overall Merchandising strategy. Promote and verify execution of category strategy at the store, and ensure that the category fits into the total store perspective**KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITES:**Sales & Planning.\*Assist the Senior Category Manager to develop, manage and communicate sales plans for overall category sales plans.\*Complete entry for national sales planning tool, including de-averaged costs/retail, and new/expanded items/offers.\*Ensure marketing and POP are developed for categories for monthly sales plan; proof monthly solicitation for accuracy, makerecommendations as necessary to support development of regional POP item forecasts.\*Support Product Director and Senior Category Manager on day-to-day activities that include Strategic Pricing team as well as supportingSenior Category Manager in the preparation for and engagement in vendor meetings related to product assortment architecture and cost ofgoods negotiations.\*Assist the Senior CM in developing and executing strategic merchandising initiatives such as roles and intents of categories andsegmentation. Support the Senior CM developing and executing vendor and product specific strategies. Vendor / Supplier Relationships &Supply Chain Management\*Assist Senior CM in managing vendor relationships as requested. Collaborate with Logistics and Senior Category Manager to ensure stablesupply within the demand chain including close collaboration with Logistics team/partners. Additionally, assist Senior Category Manager withproduct quality attributes and ensuring products are delivering on quality/value needs of customers.\*Monitor, execute and verify category offers, costs, bill-backs, allowances, terms, co-op media and other related opportunities; coordinate /communicate with Senior Category Manager.\*Ensure proper information provided for suppliers including product costs, bill-back, allowances, discounts, LDUÆs, routing information, newitem set up details and new vendor set up details.\*Assist Senior CM with forecasting activities including historic sales, store returns, seasonality and cannibalization for all categories asrequested by the Senior CM, coordinating with the Merchandiser and Category Specialist.Assortment / Display management (including POP / Customer messaging)\*Lead national schematics under guidance of the Senior CM. Coordinate with Merchandiser to ensure regional sets are developed and in linewith the national strategy. Review strategy and decisions with the Senior CM before implementation.\*Track all key sales metrics (sales/group/unit/margin) for categories as requested by the Senior CM. Analyze and share insights with SenorCategory Manager, Product Director, Zone Leader and other Operations leadership to driving improved results and enhance understandingof the business.\*Evaluate SSI and NRIs for further testing or expansion to ensure the optimal recommended assortment. Review recommendations withSenior CM for implementation. \*Assist Senior CM in optimizing Gross Profit dollars. Conduct ongoing financial analysis of national sets by evaluating product SKUproductivity.\*Develop and oversee in-store testing of potential new products, concepts and promotional activity. Optimize display managementopportunities within assigned category and assigned zones.\*Support testing activity including preparation/delivering communication materials, tracking of results/feedback to Test areas/stores,verification in stores/Franchise feedback\*Assist integration of roles and intents and segmentation into assortment decisions at the national and regional level. Work with vendors tointroduce/expand new/existing items based on store and customer segments while retracting items in underperforming segments to optimize overall assortment.\*Coordinate SEE vendor sponsorships, samplings, and other events on a national and regional level for categories supported.\*Reworking and troubleshooting outputs (decisions on proposed items, item setup, etc.) and handing requests from accounting.Conduit for communication\*Provide point-of-view to Operational leadership based on CSA/marketplace understanding; be advocate for customer across the category ûengage Operations to support.\*Assist Senior CM to communicate requirements, volume changes/sales plan, other key sales plan information to Division LogisticsManager/Logistics team and coordinate readiness for delivery.\*Assist the Senior CM in communicating integrated sales plans (national/zone) and ensure comprehensive delivery of necessaryfacts/data/SOP.\*Coach Operations regarding best merchandising practices for the category; describe how to sell and what is cost/benefit**EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:****EDUCATION:** Bachelors/4 Yr Degree**YEARS OF RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE:** 2+ years**YEARS OF MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE:** NA**CERTIFICATIONS / LICENSES:****SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:*** Experience - 2+ years of experience* Strong analytical skills. Effective communication. Negotiating experience.* Understanding of financial methodology to determine costs and to develop annual business plan.\*Position not eligible for sponsorship\*#LI-PP1*If an hourly or salary range is included in this ad it represents the range 7-Eleven in good faith believes is the range of compensation for this role at the time of this posting. The Company may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range is only applicable for jobs to be performed in this state. This range may be modified in the future. No amount is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable under the terms and conditions of the applicable policies and plans. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, long-term incentive compensation, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.*
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