Senior Category Manager

Function: Marketing - At Cardinal Health, the marketing organization is the central hub of business driving activity. Marketing takes the lead on all aspects of the marketing mix – product, price, place, people and promotion. Marketing analyzes customer behavior to understand their needs, and motivations, broadly defines and communicates the brand purpose and passionately delivers total solutions for our customers.

Family: Category Management - Category management is responsible for cross functional collaboration that helps to deliver sales, profitability and inventory productivity goals by capitalizing on retail marketplace and shopper trends in designated categories. Manages and optimizes supplier relationships and product portfolio to drive financial results, increase market share and exceed customer expectations.

• Collaborates with cross functional teams including pricing, marketing, legal, QRA, planning, inventory management, finance, sales & operations to meet customer expectations and achieve merchandising objectives.
• Owns and optimizes the category assortment planning and planogram review process. Initiates, negotiates and drives execution of category promotional plans.
• Maintains positive trade relations and fosters key supplier relationships. Assesses opportunities and gains competitive advantage in negotiations.
• Develops and deploys strategic category plans & innovative merchandising programs to deliver industry leading results. Obtains category/product expertise, in-depth market and competitive intelligence and knowledge.
• Efficiently assimilates large amounts of information; exhibits strong financial acumen; exhibits the ability to assess sales patterns based on SKU data and other sources.
• Responsible for leading a team of 3 to 4 people consisting of various levels of Category Managers and assistants
• Responsible for P&L oversight for entire team, including own categories and categories belonging to direct reports
• Responsible for developing and driving vision and metrics through team

Responsibilities:

• Drives cross functional collaboration that helps to deliver sales, profitability and inventory productivity goals by capitalizing on retail marketplace and shopper trends in designated categories.
• Manages and optimizes supplier relationships and product portfolio to drive financial results, increase market share and exceed customer expectations. Develop and deploy strategic category plans & innovative merchandising programs to deliver industry leading results
• Own the category assortment planning and planogram review process
• Initiate, negotiate and drive execution of category promotional plans
• Maintain positive trade relations and foster key supplier relationships
• Obtain category/product expertise, in-depth market and competitive intelligence and knowledge
• Drive collaboration with cross functional teams including pricing, marketing, legal, QRA, planning, inventory mgmt, finance, sales & operations to meet customer expectations and achieve merchandising objectives

Preferred Qualifications:

• Associate or Bachelor degree in Business Administration or related field, preferred.
• Strong interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills. Able to communicate effectively and interact with personnel at all levels of technical ability and expertise.
• Results oriented, strategic thinker, able to work in a team environment and work independently.
• Minimum 1-4 years of store level merchandising and retail background desired
• Experience with market data, consumer research preferred (ie., Nielsen/IRI data etc., )
• Working knowledge of category management principles and practices
• Strong foundation of business fundamentals, performance measurement and business financials
• Proficient in Microsoft office tools
• Preferred people management experience

Anticipated pay range: $102,000-$152,985

Bonus eligible:Yes

Benefits:Cardinal Health offers a wide variety of benefits and programs to support health and well-being.

• Medical, dental and vision coverage
• Paid time off plan
• Health savings account (HSA)
• 401k savings plan
• Access to wages before pay day with myFlexPay
• Flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
• Short- and long-term disability coverage
• Work-Life resources
• Paid parental leave
• Healthy lifestyle programs

Application window anticipated to close: 04/12/2024 *if interested in opportunity, please submit application as soon as possible

Candidates who are back-to-work, people with disabilities, without a college degree, and Veterans are encouraged to apply.

Cardinal Health supports an inclusive workplace that values diversity of thought, experience and background. We celebrate the power of our differences to create better solutions for our customers by ensuring employees can be their authentic selves each day. Cardinal Health is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, pregnancy, veteran status, marital status, creed, status with regard to public assistance, genetic status or any other status protected by federal, state or local law.