Meat and Seafood Category Manager

Description

Are you an expert in natural and organic meat and seafood? Earth Fare is looking for a dedicated Category Manager for Meat and Seafood to elevate our category offerings, drive profitability through strategic sales management, and enhance the speed of inventory turnover. Your role involves deep vendor engagement, a thorough understanding of consumer preferences, and leading key aspects like ordering, pricing, shelving, marketing, and promotions.

Essential Functions:

Vendor Management:

• Cultivate cooperative relationships with both national and local vendors to boost category performance.

• Maximize profitability per SKU through strategic sourcing and product development.

• Innovate by exploring new product opportunities and forming strategic alliances.

• Negotiate on pricing, vendor programs, delivery schedules, and payment terms.

• Ensure Earth Fare is first to market with innovative products and unique offerings.

Pricing and Marketing:

• Set competitive everyday and promotional pricing strategies.

• Achieve and maintain competitive pricing indices.

• Adjust pricing to manage inventory flow and meet consumer demand efficiently.

• Develop a year-long marketing plan to drive category growth and differentiation.

• Optimize product placement through effective planogram management.

• Work closely with marketing to create promotional materials that align with category objectives.

Category Management, Strategic Planning & Inventory Supply Chain:

• Drive the strategic direction of the meat and seafood category.

• Launch and expand profitable product lines while phasing out underperforming ones.

• Coordinate line reviews to meet seasonal and customer expectations.

• Use data-driven insights to foster growth and profitability.

• Develop a robust control label program to ensure category strength.

• Forecast trends and manage inventory to balance everyday and promotional sales.

Knowledge and Critical Skills/Expertise:

• In-depth knowledge of the natural/organic meat & seafood category; experience in this area preferred.

• Skilled in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, for data management and analysis.

• Exceptional organizational skills and detail orientation.

• Strong capabilities in financial analysis.

• Proven skills in decision-making, negotiation, and leadership.

• Ability to handle multiple tasks in a dynamic, fast-paced retail environment.

• Excellent communication and relationship-building capabilities.

Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Retailing, Management, Sales, or Marketing.

• Minimum of 5 years in grocery retail, with a specialized focus on natural/organic meat & seafood.

• Experience in product purchasing, negotiation, financial analysis, and inventory control.

• Must have managed P&L previously.

• Experience with planogram execution.

• Prior roles in category management involving vendor relations are highly desirable.

Environmental Conditions & Physical Demands:

• Thrive in a fast-paced, customer-oriented environment.

• Daily work in an office setting with significant computer and phone use; occasional travel required for store visits and trade shows.

Why Earth Fare? At Earth Fare, we're committed to health, sustainability, and innovation in grocery retail. We offer a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, and a chance to be part of a team that values quality and community.

Apply Now! If you're ready to lead our meat and seafood category to new heights, submit your resume to [insert application method here]. Join Earth Fare, where your career can grow alongside our commitment to healthy living!

Qualifications

Salary : $65,000 - $78,000