Category Manager L

Job TitleCategory Manager l
LocationOne SE Convenience Blvd, Ankeny, Iowa 50021
Full-Time Part-Time DesignationFull-time
Job Description

At Casey's, we work hard to be the best and have a good time doing it. We stay true to our roots and put service first, building a better future for ourselves and our business. We strive to treat people the way they want to be treated, and we take pride in caring for our guests, our communities and each other. Looking for a culture like this? Join Casey's Prepared Foods & Dispensed Beverages team as a Category Manager l! 

The Category Manager I owns the P&L for assigned categories through developing a differentiated offering driven by their product assortment recommendations, optimized product placement, and pricing/promotion activities that maximize guest traffic, revenue and profitability.

• Develop and execute strategy for assigned categories based on competitive and consumer trends and market needs.
• Develop annual category plans and category financial projections and execute to meet goals.
• Owns and manages critical relationships with suppliers of strategic importance to category plans.
• Negotiates supplier contracts, obtains appropriate Legal review and approval.
• Provides product assortment and pricing recommendations based on triangulation of information to include key guest insights, the competitive landscape, external syndicated data sources, internal data analysis, vendor data / insights for assigned categories.
• Spends time in our stores as well as shopping competitive options to better define and understand strengths as well as opportunities, routinely riding stores with our Field Operations Teams as well as with our Supplier Partners.
• Owns and optimizes cost of goods, terms, support funds, and other periodic issues through leveraging of Casey’s existing and future scale.
• Develop monthly promotional sales plan for assigned categories.
• Effectively partners with other teams that play a key part in driving and executing on strategy.
• May develop and create insightful project briefs for assigned categories based on competitive and consumer trends and market needs.

What you can expect when you join the Casey's Team:

• A transformative culture putting service first and taking pride in caring for our guests, our communities, and each other.
• Opportunities to use cutting edge technologies and enterprise-wide collaboration to enable our strategy and drive world class service.
• The right balance between work and life, to do your best work and enjoy those important personal moments. Ask about our options for workplace flexibility that may be available.
• We're here for families! Great benefits including choices in medical plans, dental, vision, life insurance, employee stock purchase program, charitable giving programs, parental leave AND an onsite Child Development Center
• Competitive pay, 401k company match up to 6%, vacation & sick time, paid holidays, volunteer time, and an onsite cafeteria
• Dress for your day dress code, jeans are welcomed!
• The opportunity to work for a big company that has not lost our small company feel. Our senior leadership team is engaged, involved and accessible!

What are you waiting for? Come be a part of a company that is growing, transforming and is here for good!

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing or related field or equivalent work experience is required.
• At least five years of work-related experience is required. Master’s degree is preferred.
• Comprehensive knowledge of convenience store and/or food service industry.
• Strong understanding of basic marketing and category management principles, merchandising methods, and consumer psychology.
• Strategic and operational planning skills and independent decision-making skills.
• Proven ability to manage a P&L, with the ability to analyze results, evaluate opportunities to course-correct and enact change.
• Proven ability to provide guidance to stores and team members.
• Proven ability to communicate effectively with business partners and field operations, store support center team members, both verbally and with excellent business writing skills.
• Proven ability to maintain professional work relationships and professional communication skills on the telephone.
• Excellent attention to detail, organizational skills, ability to multi-task and meet deadlines.

Other Requirements: 

• Work is primarily performed in an office setting as well as throughout the states in which Casey's operates.
• Ability to lift up to 50lbs.
• Must be able to travel when necessary to ensure progress of overall category merchandising strategy (approximately 25% of the time), including occasional overnight stays.
• Must possess a valid driver’s license and have the physical ability to drive a vehicle for job related travel.