
Category Manager – Center of Plate
US Foods
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Memphis • Tennessee • United States
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Salary
💰 $65,000 - $100,000 per year
About the role
- Support and execute the Area implementation of US Foods COP category strategies across Beef, Poultry, Pork, and Seafood.
- Develop implementation plans for COP category strategies customized for multiple Distribution Centers within the Area.
- Ensure execution is aligned with overall US Foods category strategies, goals, and defined Area needs.
- Review Area-level COP assortments to assess product penetration, identify slow or discontinued SKUs, and uncover growth opportunities.
- Drive profitable sales growth within assigned COP categories across the Area.
- Finalize COP Area assortments, including core, complement, and exception SKUs, while reducing SKU duplication.
- Manage COP SKU inventory health, including evaluating slow and dead inventory for discontinuation, mitigating excess inventory to reduce spoilage, and executing conversion strategies.
Requirements
- Four-year college degree in business or related field, or equivalent field experience required.
- Minimum 7 years category management experience required, with some project management experience preferred.
- Protein or Center of the Plate category experience (Beef, Poultry, Pork, and/or Seafood) strongly preferred.
- Must possess the ability to operate successfully within a matrix organization, working effectively with multiple groups.
- Must be able to provide fact-based recommendations across a variety of management levels resulting in buy-in and improvement in category performance.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Word, and Excel required; working knowledge of PowerPoint is required, working knowledge of Microsoft Teams a plus.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Pre-tax spending accounts
- Retirement benefits
- Paid time off
- Short-term and long-term disability
- Employee stock purchase plan
- Life insurance
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
category managementproject managementinventory managementSKU managementdata analysis
Soft Skills
collaborationcommunicationfact-based decision makingstrategic thinking