Category Development Specialist

4 weeks ago


Hyattsville, Maryland, United States Retail Business Services Full time
Job Title: Category Development Specialist

Job Summary:

This role provides critical support to drive Private Brands sales, margin, and penetration in collaboration with the Category, Merchandising, and Pricing teams for an assigned category area. The successful candidate will provide key partnerships with category teams to ensure that Private Brands can drive local objectives.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Supports category business meetings with category teams to review performance metrics, long-range plans, and shared opportunities.
  • Assists the management and analysis/reporting of all category aspects related to Private Brands for US local brands, including product quality and financial performance.
  • Assists and leads the development of PB business plans and targets, including sales, profit, penetration, and unit growth.
  • Assists with providing category insights into competition, Best in Class (BIC) programs, industry, and consumer trends to recognize opportunity areas.
  • Supports the development of innovation across assigned categories and responds to the insights and latest trends to meet or exceed the Brand's shopper expectations.
  • Supports/performs the development and launch of new Private Brand products and end-to-end process for product development.
  • Assists with driving the Brand's PB category plans and strategic category reviews that bring impact and influence to move business and decisions forward.

Requirements:

  • Bachelor's degree or related level of experience in the specific Fresh retail category management area.
  • At least 1 year of experience in a category management support role.
  • Good discernment and the validated ability to provide strong customer service to partners.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Strong communication & presentation skills (verbal and written).
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, and able to use reporting tools and to support developing insights from data provided, including use of data to state a case and problem-solving ability.
  • Demonstrates curiosity and an interest in learning and improving upon standard processes.
  • Strong project management skills, including measurement, reporting, and analysis.
  • Ability to navigate ambiguity, adapt quickly to shifting priorities, make timely decisions, and drive behavioral change within the company.
  • Strong proficiency in multi-tasking and handling multiple priorities.
  • Successful track record in establishing relationships at all levels of the organization.
  • Problem solver with the ability to switch seamlessly between critical thinking and tactical execution within a fast-paced environment.


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