Category Manager
Walgreens
DEERFIELD, IL
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JOB DETAILS
LOCATION
DEERFIELD, IL
POSTED
30+ days ago
Job Summary:
Responsible for managing revenue and overall profits and losses (P&L). Manages ongoing business through insight-led decision making, assortment optimization, category marketing, visual merchandising, and vendor management to optimize ROIC.
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.
About Walgreens
Founded in 1901, Walgreens (www.walgreens.com) 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.
Walgreens is the flagship U.S. brand of Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (Nasdaq: WBA), an integrated healthcare, pharmacy and retail leader. Its retail locations are a critical point of access and convenience in thousands of communities, with Walgreens pharmacists playing a greater role as part of the healthcare system and patients care teams than ever before. Walgreens Specialty Pharmacy provides critical care and pharmacy services to millions of patients with rare disease states and complex, chronic conditions.
The actual salary an employee can expect to receive, plus bonus pursuant to the terms of any bonus plan if applicable, will depend on experience, seniority, geographic location, and other factors permitted by law. To review benefits, please visit jobs.walgreens.com/benefits More Company information is available at www.walgreensbootsalliance.com .
Job ID: 1658638BR
Title: Category Manager
Company Indicator: Walgreens
Employment Type:
Job Function: Marketing
Full Store Address: 200 WILMOT RD,DEERFIELD,IL 60015
Full District Office Address: 200 WILMOT RD,DEERFIELD,IL,60015-04620-00001-2
External Basic Qualifications:
+ Bachelor’s degree and at least 4 years of experience in two or more of the following categories: retail, procurement/purchasing, merchandising, vendor relations, pharmacy operations, or retail marketing OR a High School Diploma/GED and at least 7 years of experience in two or more of the following categories: retail, procurement/purchasing, merchandising, vendor relations, pharmacy operations, or retail marketing.
+ At least 2 years of experience working with P&L concepts – revenue, COGS, gross-profit margin, operating expense and income
+ Knowledge of customer centric retailing principles and the analytics of customer purchase behavior.
+ At least 4 years of experience developing strategic programs in merchandising, vendor relations, and marketing in the retail business.
+ Knowledge of retail business financial concepts, to include penny-profit market, mark-up percent, turns and ROI.
+ Experience collaborating on analysis for market-potential evaluation, pricing, and promotions.
+ Knowledge of marketing and promotional strategies and methods.
+ At least 2 years of experience contributing to financial decisions in the workplace.
+ At least 2 years experience in direct leadership, indirect leadership and/or cross-functional team leadership.
+ Willing to travel up to 10% of the time for business purposes (within state and out of state).
Preferred Qualifications:
+ Project management experience.
+ At least 2 years of experience in negotiating deals.
We will consider employment of qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
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About the Company
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Walgreens
Founded over a century ago in 1901, we have a rich and colorful history of continuous improvement and innovation at Walgreens. From inventing the world’s first chocolate malted milkshake to the creation of one of the most popular and sophisticated mobile applications in retail shopping today, we have transformed ourselves into a leader within the retail and drug industry.
Walgreens, one of the nation’s largest drugstore chains, is included in the Retail Pharmacy USA Division of Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc., the first global pharmacy-led, health well being enterprise.
At Walgreens you'll find a team positively energized by the unique talents, ideas, experiences and aspirations of every individual. In other words, you can be your authentic self in our stores, offices and other workplaces, and be comfortable and confident that what matters most here is doing your best to make health and well-being within reach for everyone on a daily basis.
Walgreens has a proud legacy of valuing diversity and fostering inclusion more than 100 years-strong, and we're still living that commitment. We intend to be recognized as a “Next Practices” company for diversity and inclusion – one whose cultures, people, perspectives and workplaces reflect the current and future customers we serve while delivering superior business performance.
Walgreens has over 9,500 stores in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
COMPANY SIZE
10,000 employees or moreINDUSTRY
Retail
WEBSITE
https://www.walgreens.com/