• Category Manager

    Royal Farms (Baltimore, MD)


    Description:

    Duties and responsibilities:

    - Oversee multiple categories at one time with a focus on Commodity buying

     

    - Identify and evaluate manufacturers, negotiate contracts, and establish relationships to secure the best terms and quality products.

     

    - Conduct in-store research to understand market dynamics, pricing trends, and competitor activity, ensuring informed decision-making.

     

    - Work closely with other departments, including Food Service and Operations, to support product launches and promotional efforts.

     

    - Develop and execute a comprehensive strategy for category management, aligned with overall business objectives and marketing trends

     

    - Stay abreast of industry trends, best practices, emerging technologies, and user behavior to drive continuous improvement.

     

    - Assist the department in planning, coordinating, and executing community events both online and offline.

     

    - Develop monthly presentations and provide weekly updates for Operations and internal teams on purchasing initiatives.

     

    - Provide regular reports on Key performance indicators (KPIs) and make data-driven recommendations

     

    - Analyze costs and identify opportunities for savings, aiming to improve profit margins without compromising quality.

     

    - Prepare reports that detail category performance and market insights.

     

    - Responsible for category performance as relates to profit margins and sales performance

     

    - Ability to travel to offsite meetings as required for meetings, events, or other job-related activities

     

    - Other projects as determined.

    Requirements

    Skills and Experience:

    - A Bachelor’s degree is preferred.

     

    - Must have 5-10 years or more of relevant retail industry experience.

     

    - Strong attention to detail

     

    - Time and project management skills are required.

     

    - The ability to work well in a team, collaborative and horizontal environment.

     

    - Comfortable using technology to accelerate efficiency.

     

    - Strong written and spoken negotiation and communications skills with exceptional customer service.

     

    - The ability to work occasional early mornings due to travel to meetings and stores.

     

    - Ability to work in a corporate office setting, occasionally remote as approved by the supervisor

     

    Salary/offer amount will fall within the listed range, based on candidate experience

     

    Wage

     

    $65000-$85000