Category Manager, Dairy - Baldor Specialty Foods : Job Details

Establish Category Leadership & Curation: Develop and execute growth strategies for dairy categories to achieve sales and profitability goals. Stay ahead of market trends and identify opportunities for new products and cost-saving measures. Developing exit strategies for unsuccessful products. Maintain an ongoing category review process, including performance metrics and promotional planning. Supplier Management: Maintain an open channel of communication with the suppliers regarding but not limited to: Foster trust relationships with vendors to achieve better pricing and quality of services. Coordinate new meetings/visits. Responsible for new item intake and code creation within system. Draft present proposed buy plans. Product Knowledge: Serve as internal subject matter expert to assigned products: Attend industry shows as needed. Lead product sampling and tasting sessions. Conduct competitive landscape analysis on pricing and offerings. Liaise with marketing team to determine promoti...Manager, Dairy, Product Sales, Supply Chain, Microsoft, Manufacturing, Business Services