3 jobs found in mechanicsville

Job Overview: The primary goal of the Category Manager - Region is to aggressively manage the merchandising strategy for assigned categories, to include Product Assortment, Costs, Promotional Activity, and Shelf Allocation to drive sales for the region's retail customers. The Category Manager is responsible for managing vendor relationships, the vendor funding checkbook and category item assortment to drive sales and margin for UNFI. Job Responsibilities and Accountabilities: Develop category business plans for assigned categories using all available resources, including analysis of both internal and syndicated data, (validated) manufacturer input and expertise, commodity reports, trade/industry news, consumer trends and customer feedback. Measures results and adjusts plans as needed. Develop and manage communication to retail sales team for all selling programs and category management initiatives. Track participation and sales by DC, sales team and retail customer on all...

Purpose: The Sr Category Merch Analyst will use financial targets and competitive data to provide business insights and recommendations to improve sales, operations and profitability for markets and categories. Communicates analysis using comprehensive, easy to digest methods that will translate into impactful and actionable reports for category leadership. The Sr Category Merch Analyst will create opportunities to grow sales and enhance operational information by maintaining pricing strategy by vendor and market and supplying analysis and information to generate opportunities. In addition, the analyst will leverage key research tools and other external data sources, to quantify U.S. product trends and help build go to market strategies alongside the merchandising and sales teams. This role will conduct financial and pricing analysis, forecasting, budgeting and work on special projects Job Responsibilities: Provides business, customer insights and competitor intelligence...

Job Overview: The primary goal of the Category Manager - Region Lead is to aggressively manage the merchandising strategy for assigned categories, to include Product Assortment, Costs, Promotional Activity, and Shelf Allocation to drive sales for the region's retail customers. The Category Manager is responsible for managing vendor relationships, the vendor funding checkbook and category item assortment to drive sales and margin for UNFI. Job Responsibilities and Accountabilities: Train and mentor new Category Managers. Leadership role(s) in a department wide initiative, overseeing planning, communication and successful implementation both within the departments and with supporting teams. Represent the Department and/or Region in a Corporate wide initiative or effort. Initiate and implement new sales driving opportunities whether in response to changing needs/environment or to create a new source of excitement/demand through creative merchandising. Understand workings of...