Replenishment Category Manager

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Are you ready to take the next step in your career? Join us for an exciting opportunity at Albertsons Companies, where innovation and customer service go hand-in-hand!

At Albertsons Companies, we are looking for someone who's not just seeking a job, but someone who wants to make an impact. In this role, you'll have the opportunity to lead, innovate, and contribute to the growth of a company that values great service and lasting customer relationships. This position offers the chance to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment that's constantly evolving.

Main responsibilities:

The Replenishment Category Manager is a national, strategic role responsible for Replenishment planning activities for a group of categories and strategically supports national Merchandising. This is a strategic role doing highly analytical work that makes great influence on the Replenishment organization. Replenishment Category Manager works in small, but highly powered teams, and collaborates closely with Merchandising, Operations, and suppliers.

Replenishment Category Manager supports Replenishment Category Directors to create and update a national volume plan that displays a projection of where inventory should be over the coming months. This role is responsible for sharing the plan with national Merchandising (i.e., National Category Directors) to solicit feedback and form a feedback loop.

Replenishment Category Manager also strategically supports national Merchandising (i.e., NCDs.) by participating in regular collaborative sessions with NCDs and Merchandising on category planning / execution, providing supplier metrics and updates on supplier performance, and supporting NCDs in cost negotiations with suppliers.

The Replenishment Category Manager is a new role and a significant opportunity to make a difference in Albertsons Replenishment transformation at scale. This role is part of the Replenishment Category Lead team, who works with key stakeholders from Merchandising (e.g., NCDs), Replenishment (Division planning support role, Replenishment Operations teams), Operations and suppliers. The Replenishment Category Manager reports to Replenishment Category Directors. As a key member of the national replenishment team, the Replenishment Category Manager commits to delivering a high standard of professional integrity.

• Solicit input on plan from NCD on national supplier commitments
• Ongoing dialogue with NCDs on category strategy performance against plan
• Strategic support for NCDs
• Equip NCDs with the right metrics for supplier negotiations
• Partner with Merchandising and participate in meetings to provide strategic support on category planning / execution
• Collaborate with Replenishment Category Directors to share supplier performance and opportunities for lower cost to serve with NCDs

We are looking for candidates who possess the following:

• Education Level: Bachelor''s degree in related field or equivalent replenishment and planning, and/or Supply Chain experience.

• Experience Level:

• 3 plus years of experience in multiple facets of Supply Chain (including Retail Operations, Buying, Logistics and Manufacturing).

• Deep expertise in a few categories

• Skills and Experiences:

• Deep Replenishment expertise

• Deep expertise in a few categories

• Familiarity with inventory management and order management

• Familiarity with supplier buying, negotiation, cost reduction identification, issue resolution

• Ability to think strategically

• Being proactive about issues and passionate to continuously improve the Replenishment function

• Effective planning and ability to think in a forward-looking way

• Excellent presentation, communication, change management, and persuasion skills

• Consistent, data driven

• Exceptional systems skills especially MS Office and Supply Chain systems

• Albertsons division experience and Distribution center ops experience preferred

• Demand planning and forecasting experience preferred

• Comprehensive understanding of grocery retail industry preferred

• Merchandising expertise is a bonus but not required

• Travel Requirements: Less than 10%.

We also provide a variety of benefits including:

• Competitive wages paid weekly
• Access to up to 50% of your earned wages before payday, via our partnership with Stream
• Associate discounts
• Health and financial well-being benefits for eligible associates (Medical, Dental, 401k and more!)
• Time off (vacation, holidays, sick pay). For eligibility requirements please visit myACI Benefits
• Leaders invested in your training, career growth and development
• An inclusive work environment with talented colleagues who reflect the communities we serve

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Albertsons Companies is at the forefront of the revolution in retail. Committed to innovation and fostering a culture of belonging, our team is united with a unique purpose: to bring people together around the joys of food and to inspire well-being. We want talented individuals to be part of this journey!

Locally great and nationally strong, Albertsons Companies (NYSE: ACI) is a leading food and drug retailer in the U.S. We operate over 2,200 stores, 1,732 pharmacies, 405 fuel centers, 22 distribution facilities, and 19 manufacturing plants across 34 states and the District of Columbia. Our well-known banners include Albertsons, Safeway, Vons, Jewel-Osco, ACME, Shaw's, Tom Thumb, United Supermarkets, United Express, Randalls, Albertson's Market, Pavilions, Star Markets, Market Street, Carrs, Haggen, Lucky, Amigos, Andronico's Community Markets, King's, Balducci's, and Albertson's Market Street.

Our vision is to be a retail leader admired for national strength with deep local roots, offering an easy, fun, friendly, and inspiring experience, no matter how customers choose to shop with us. We celebrate the rich diversity of the communities we serve, and strive to create a workplace where everyone has equal access to opportunities and resources, and can fully contribute to their and our company's success.

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Disclaimer

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature of work performed by the employees assigned to this job and are not the official job description for the position. All employees must comply with Company, Division, and Store policies and applicable laws. The responsibilities, duties, and skills of personnel may vary within store and/or from store to store and the official job description will be provided during the application process.

Albertsons is an Equal Opportunity Employer

This Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and does not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, ethnicity, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, or on any other basis prohibited by law. Consistent with applicable state and local law, the Company will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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