Mgr,Category Manager

At CVS Health, we’re building a world of health around every consumer and surrounding ourselves with dedicated colleagues who are passionate about transforming health care.

As the nation’s leading health solutions company, we reach millions of Americans through our local presence, digital channels and more than 300,000 purpose-driven colleagues – caring for people where, when and how they choose in a way that is uniquely more connected, more convenient and more compassionate. And we do it all with heart, each and every day.

Assistant Category Manager: General Merchandise

Job Purpose and Summary

CVS Health has a powerful purpose – “Bringing our heart to every moment of your health.” To enable this purpose, we have several initiatives, existing and new, that are re-inventing pharmacy and enabling better health outcomes. In the Merchandising Organization, we support our company’s purpose and our Pharmacy and Consumer Wellness vision to be America’s most trusted health, wellness, and pharmacy care partner, delivering differentiated omnichannel experiences and meeting consumers where they are.

The General Merchandise Team is seeking a detail-oriented and results-driven Assistant Category Manager (ACM) to support our Front Store Merchandising organization. This position will play a critical role in shaping the customer experience across 7,000+ stores. This position is instrumental in delivering the best products and promotions to our customers by leveraging strong analytical skills to evaluate sales trends, identify opportunities, and optimize merchandising strategies.

The ideal candidate can not only identify complex problems but also implement solutions and drive strategic changes across their category of responsibility, as well as support larger business unit/front store challenges outside their assigned category. Candidates should be able to clearly present to Senior Category Manager and DMM leadership. A successful ACM will leverage strong prioritization skills to proactively anticipate the market and take calculated, well-supported risks to grow CVS/category market share while balancing P&L financial impacts.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the business support team including Pricing Analysts, Promotional Assistants, Merchandise Planners, Inventory Planners, Financial Planners, Store Operations, and Category Planogram Designers to achieve the merchandising objectives as it relates to the CVS Strategic plan.
• Search out new, competitive opportunities within the assigned categories and drive the business to ensure an industry-leading position for CVS.
• Achieve market share growth by developing Annual Category Business Plans (1-3-5 years out) and implementing category strategic plans, including weekly, seasonal, and annual merchandising programs to deliver industry-leading results.
• Drive the product review and planning process, initiating and executing marketing plans for weekly and seasonal marketing programs, maintaining positive trade relations, and developing strategic alliances.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in a retail organization working in an analytical role.
• 1+ years of advanced Excel experience.
• Must be open to travel up to 10%.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous retail experience strongly preferred.
• Excellent technical skills, including knowledge of spreadsheet and database software.
• Excellent presentation skills.
• GMROI analysis experience is a plus.
• Experience or working knowledge of IRI or Nielsen market data.
• Familiarity with planogram tools is a plus.

Key Competencies

• Relationship Building: Build strong, credible, and trusted cross-functional relationships.
• Influence: Ability to influence with and without authority.
• Organization and Prioritization: Focus on work that has the most value, reprioritizing as strategies adjust.
• Self-Direction: Require little supervision, driving themselves and the portfolio they lead.
• Analytical Skills: Ensure data analysis is strong, intentional, and thoughtful.
• Innovation: Consistently look for better ways to do things and share those ideas or recommendations with others.

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Pay Range

The typical pay range for this role is:

This pay range represents the base hourly rate or base annual full-time salary for all positions in the job grade within which this position falls.  The actual base salary offer will depend on a variety of factors including experience, education, geography and other relevant factors.  This position is eligible for a CVS Health bonus, commission or short-term incentive program in addition to the base pay range listed above. 
 

Our people fuel our future. Our teams reflect the customers, patients, members and communities we serve and we are committed to fostering a workplace where every colleague feels valued and that they belong.

Great benefits for great people

We take pride in our comprehensive and competitive mix of pay and benefits – investing in the physical, emotional and financial wellness of our colleagues and their families to help them be the healthiest they can be. In addition to our competitive wages, our great benefits include:

• Affordable medical plan options, a 401(k) plan (including matching company contributions), and an employee stock purchase plan.

• No-cost programs for all colleagues including wellness screenings, tobacco cessation and weight management programs, confidential counseling and financial coaching.

• Benefit solutions that address the different needs and preferences of our colleagues including paid time off, flexible work schedules, family leave, dependent care resources, colleague assistance programs, tuition assistance, retiree medical access and many other benefits depending on eligibility.

For more information, visit https://jobs.cvshealth.com/us/en/benefits

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