Sr Manager, Category - Grocery

Responsible for establishing and executing the strategic direction, financial performance, and operational excellence of a $400M Grocery business spanning 650+ stores across 42 states. Provides leadership across multiple related category groups while managing professional team members and contributing to departmental merchandising strategy, departmental business plans, and long-range growth initiatives. This role owns category vision, P&L performance, supplier strategy, and executional excellence while driving sustained sales growth, profitability, customer engagement, and operational effectiveness. Serves as the primary internal and external leader for grocery-related initiatives, partnering with cross-functional stakeholders to deliver departmental and enterprise objectives. Applies advanced business and merchandising expertise to identify opportunities, resolve complex business challenges, and maximize category and department performance.

Responsibilities

Establishing and executing the strategic direction, financial performance, and operational excellence of a $400M Grocery business across 650+ stores in 42 states; Leading a $400M Grocery business overseeing multiple related category groups, with accountability for P&L performance, budgeting, forecasting, inventory investment, and strategic growth initiatives; Managing and developing multiple professional team members and related functional workgroups, including goal setting, performance management, coaching, talent development, and succession planning; Contributing to departmental merchandising strategy through annual and multi-year business plans, pricing, promotional programs, inventory optimization, and assortment planning; Leading strategic supplier and distribution partnerships with 110+ suppliers and multiple distributors; Serving as the primary merchandising representative to major global CPG organizations; Directing resolution of complex merchandising, operational, and regulatory challenges, including accurate management of promotional funding

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent; At least 8 Years' Experience

Benefits

Nation-wide Medical Plan; Dental; Vision; 401(k); Flexible Spending Accounts; Employee Fuel Discount; Adoption Assistance; Tuition Reimbursement; Onsite Gym; Onsite Cafeteria; Weekly Pay