Category Management - Category Manager

Position Summary: The Category Manager will analyze data and insights to determine industry and consumer trends.

What you'll do:

Processes to enable our Sales team to understand have the best/most appropriate products available for the General Commodity Category (Fry Oils, Fries, Spices, Hors d'oeurves, Condiments, Non-Foods, Liquid Dairy, etc.).

Introducing successful New Products nationally.Support Sales Training activitiesIdentify successful single-region products to Lift/Shift across multiple regions.

Activities to ensure the development of Private Labels within this category to drive competitive advantage.

Identify innovative products and potential suppliers.Collaborate with Marketing and other team to maximize value to the company.

Rationalization of like/similar and special products within the companies portfolio based on performance, velocity and customer interest.

Regionally.Nationally.Post-acquisitions.

Supplier Negotiations for the managed category:

Achieving Target/Market-leading CostsDeveloping Rebate and other program developmentSecuring Supplier Promotional SupportImproving Payment/Cash Cycle Term.

Supplier compliance activities for the managed category.

Legal documentation.Specification sheets & supplier catalogs.Food Safety, etc.

Cross functional collaboration with multiple departments.

About you:

Bachelor's degree from accredited four-year college or university.Previous food service distribution experience strongly preferred.Previous food importing experience strongly preferred.Extensive experience with and knowledge of the category.