Senior Advisor, Category Management

Job Description

Provides strategic advice and guidance to inform system level strategies and significant stakeholders. Oversees the organization’s category management function.

Job Responsibility

• Develops and monitors strategic operating goals, objectives and budgets; reports on operational performance, justification, and/or corrective actions.
• Pursues cost reduction opportunities; identifies and builds business relationships to advance strategic goals.
• Collaborates with the leadership to develop strategic category plans based on historical performance.
• Develops policies and procedures governing product selection and assortment, supplier negotiation, product pricing and promotions, and the creation of marketing materials.
• Oversees the collection and analysis of data that provides insight into shopper behavior, consumer trends, or the competitive marketplace.
• Identifies opportunities to improve the sourcing approach and procurement process which could have significant financial impact on the organization.
• Analyzes complex business opportunities and presents complex data sets to leadership that influence internal change, reducing total delivered cost.
• Collaborates and coordinates with team members to achieve expense reduction targets.
• Performs related duties as required. All responsibilities noted here are considered essential functions of the job under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Duties not mentioned here, but considered related are not essential functions.

Job Qualification

• Bachelor’s Degree required, or equivalent combination of education and related experience.
• 10+ years of relevant experience and 2+ years of leadership / management experience, required.

*Additional Salary Detail

The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future.When determining a team member’s base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).