Associate Category Merchandiser

Salary Range

• Understand and apply analytical and quantitative insights to support annual category strategy development, including supporting the planning process, competitive intelligence, sales data, and syndicated data to provide actionable insights, trends, and opportunities to drive incremental sales and margin, oversee the execution of assigned vendor programs, allowances, performance funds, incentives, forward buys, direct plan ship options maintaining efficiency incentives as a competitive advantage. Partners with the Commercial team and Promotional Planning team in their assigned region to implement sales programs and support local events
• Responsible for the oversight and execution of category tactics, milestones, and deliverables, including deal submissions, demand planning, new item introduction, and key selling events. Perform SKU rationalization of categories and work with suppliers to continually offer the right assortment to customers and to continually understand commodity market risk for their assigned desk.
• Serves as the primary point of escalation for assigned vendor/broker tactics and planning day to day, including deal submission and approval, and working with manufacturing, Buying, and Transportation to resolve OOS (out-of-stock issues) for their assigned desk
• Monitors and tracks Trade Fund planning execution (passed and retained), flyer income, incentives, forward buys, truckload opportunities, and income and escalates variances to the Sr Category Merchandiser for resolution.
• Participate in cross-functional planning to support corporate and regional growth strategies.
• Travel Required: No

• Office : Office Temperature (65F to 75F)

• Specialized Knowledge : Solid analytical and quantitative skills, comfortable with complex financial data; Experienced in category planning; Solid understanding of financial methodology to determine costs, develop annual business plans and oversee daily metrics (sales, volume, inventory, costs, etc.); Ability to present results of analysis, data models, and other projects to management concisely
• Special Skills: Strong communications skills – speaking, writing, presenting; Strong planning and time management skills; High threshold for working in ambiguous, fast paced environments – figuring it out and adapting as you go; Ability to operate simultaneously and effectively in both tactical and strategic modes
• Other: Will need to travel to minimum of 2 food shows a year

• 1-2 : 0-2 years working knowledge of retail/supermarket, wholesale, and/or CPG experience. Bachelor's in Business, Finance, or Marketing required.

C&S Wholesale Grocers, LLC is an industry leader in supply chain solutions and wholesale grocery supply in the United States. Founded in 1918 as a supplier to independent grocery stores, C&S now services customers of all sizes, supplying more than 7,500 independent supermarkets, chain stores, military bases and institutions with over 100,000 different products. C&S also proudly operates and supports corporate grocery stores and services independent franchisees under a chain-style model throughout the Midwest, South and Northeast. We are an engaged corporate citizen, supporting causes that positively impact our communities.

Working Safely is a Condition of Employment at C&S Wholesale Grocers, LLC. C&S Wholesale Grocers is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status, or any other applicable state or federal protected class. The Company provides affirmative action in employment for qualified Individuals with a Disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act.