CATEGORY MANAGER
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Category Manager

Nouria is one of New Englands largest and most trusted family-owned and operated convenience stores and fuel retailers. The company owns 170 convenience store locations of which 150 are company-operated, 56 Golden Nozzle car washes, 2 lube centers, the award-winning Whately Diner, and a successful wholesale business.

Nouria continues to expand and experience impressive organic and inorganic growth!

Job Summary:

We are seeking a creative, passionate, and qualified leader to join our team as Category Manager. As category manager, you will work with a team of category professionals to lead growth and innovation within your given categories. You will help shape category strategy, be accountable to category plans for sales and margin goals and collaborate with your peers, operations, and marketing to drive results.

Specific Responsibilities:

Responsible for developing and executing the strategies that grow the revenue and profitability of a given product category.

Define individual, category-specific financial and operational performance targets and provide strong guidance to operations to achieve the defined goals.

Continuously evaluate category financial and operational performance against goals and assert corrective strategic action as required.

Maintain accountability of category growth and Profit & Loss (P&L). Follow trends and use analysis to identify new opportunities.

Vendor management includes collaborating and negotiating with manufacturers and vendors to ensure new product development, product placement and product strategy that grow sales profitability.

Initiate and build strategic product programs and marketing plans by collaborating with internal partners

Lead the development of promotional activities to grow sales and improve category performance.

Define pricing strategies and rules for category pricing targets, including zone-specific pricing strategies

Coordinate activity for special promotions/events (Trade Shows, in store event), and ensures timely and satisfactory execution of the programs

Evaluate Category promotional results to ensure financial targets are met.

Promote the organization throughout the industry, and work to ensure a fair and professional partnership with suppliers.

Manage organizational compliance with all established supplier agreements

Collaborate with Operations and with other departments, to ensure they can influence the decisions and plans that impact their areas.

Qualifications

BA/BS in Business or related field required.

Successful 5-year history in a corporate retail organization

Strong analytical capabilities

Strong influencing, change management, and negotiation skills

Able to demonstrate a pattern of successful problem-solving

Passion for setting and meeting aggressive goals

Openness for new initiatives, adaptive, proactive, and resourceful

Experience building executive level presentations

Consumer focused and results orientated

The company offers a competitive compensation and benefits program including annual performance bonus, monthly auto/mileage reimbursement, 401K Plan, and great work environment. Please apply online through this link:

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Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8-hour shift

Supplemental Pay:

• Up to 10% Annual Performance Bonus

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Worcester, MA 01606: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

Experience:

• Retail management: 5 years (Required)
• Category Management: 3 years (Required)

Work Location: In person