Category Manager - Beauty
Walgreens
Deerfield, Illinois
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Responsibilities
Primary Duties
- Plans, develops, and is accountable for sales, gross-profit level, inventory control, and merchandise-turnover objectives for the assigned department(s) and item(s).
- Develops and determines merchandising, display, advertising, distribution, packaging and sales plans and programs for assigned items and merchandise departments.
- Negotiates buying contracts and obtains most advantageous pricing. Manages day-to-day vendor relationships and growth opportunities.
- Uses market, competitive, and customer perceptions analyses to set and adjust item price levels.
- Aggressively manages category performance by establishing category goals and building financial models to predict ROIC.
- Demonstrates category ownership by creating and defending all planogram category strategies and decisions with sound analytics. Delegates analytical tasks to key support functions and synthesizes results.
- Provides Divisional Merchandise Manager (DMM) with business case for promotions/ROTO spots, including promotional productivity forecast and product performance sensitivity analyses.
- Manages the translation of marketing and consumer insights into assortment merchandising decisions. Champions the weekly category meetings with merchant support to manage category performance.
- Maintains an understanding of Walgreens and WBA private brands, including assortment and projected sales forecasts, gross-profit level, and merchandising and promotional programs. Works with the DMM to project sales forecasts and gross-profit levels within the assigned categories.
- Cultivates team morale, motivation, and loyalty through continuous training and mentorship, setting obtainable performance goals and provides clear communication and constructive feedback.
Full Job Description
Category Manager
The Category Manager is a merchandising leader responsible for the vision, strategy, and performance of one of our Beauty categories. The Category Manager will own the category P&L and drive profitable growth through customer-led strategies which come to life through compelling assortments, great in-store and digital merchandising, and productive vendor partnerships. The Category Manager will bring sharp instincts and a deep understanding of the customer, using data and insights to identify opportunities and build plans to capture them. The team member will work across the business with commercial focus, leading cross-functional teams to deliver results, while directly managing and developing a team of associate managers and merchandising assistants. This role is based in our Deerfield, IL office and is on-site four days a week.
Job Responsibilities
Founded in 1901, Walgreens has a storied heritage of caring for communities for generations and proudly serves nearly 9 million customers and patients each day across its approximately 8,500 stores throughout the U.S. and Puerto Rico, and leading omni channel platforms. Walgreens has approximately 220,000 team members, including nearly 90,000 healthcare service providers, and is committed to being the first choice for retail pharmacy and health services, building trusted relationships that create healthier futures for customers, patients, team members and communities.
The Category Manager is a merchandising leader responsible for the vision, strategy, and performance of one of our Beauty categories. The Category Manager will own the category P&L and drive profitable growth through customer-led strategies which come to life through compelling assortments, great in-store and digital merchandising, and productive vendor partnerships. The Category Manager will bring sharp instincts and a deep understanding of the customer, using data and insights to identify opportunities and build plans to capture them. The team member will work across the business with commercial focus, leading cross-functional teams to deliver results, while directly managing and developing a team of associate managers and merchandising assistants. This role is based in our Deerfield, IL office and is on-site four days a week.
Job Responsibilities
- Plans, develops, and is accountable for sales, gross-profit level, inventory control, and merchandise-turnover objectives for the assigned department(s) and item(s).
- Develops and determines merchandising, display, advertising, distribution, packaging and sales plans and programs for assigned items and merchandise departments.
- Negotiates buying contracts and obtains most advantageous pricing. Manages day-to-day vendor relationships and growth opportunities.
- Uses market, competitive, and customer perceptions analyses to set and adjust item price levels.
- Aggressively manages category performance by establishing category goals and building financial models to predict ROIC.
- Demonstrates category ownership by creating and defending all planogram category strategies and decisions with sound analytics. Delegates analytical tasks to key support functions and synthesizes results.
- Provides Divisional Merchandise Manager (DMM) with business case for promotions/ROTO spots, including promotional productivity forecast and product performance sensitivity analyses.
- Manages the translation of marketing and consumer insights into assortment merchandising decisions. Champions the weekly category meetings with merchant support to manage category performance.
- Maintains an understanding of Walgreens and WBA private brands, including assortment and projected sales forecasts, gross-profit level, and merchandising and promotional programs. Works with the DMM to project sales forecasts and gross-profit levels within the assigned categories.
- Cultivates team morale, motivation, and loyalty through continuous training and mentorship, setting obtainable performance goals and provides clear communication and constructive feedback.
Founded in 1901, Walgreens has a storied heritage of caring for communities for generations and proudly serves nearly 9 million customers and patients each day across its approximately 8,500 stores throughout the U.S. and Puerto Rico, and leading omni channel platforms. Walgreens has approximately 220,000 team members, including nearly 90,000 healthcare service providers, and is committed to being the first choice for retail pharmacy and health services, building trusted relationships that create healthier futures for customers, patients, team members and communities.
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$60
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