US Foods

Category Manager – Center of Plate

US Foods

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: MemphisTennesseeUnited States

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Salary

💰 $65,000 - $100,000 per year

Job Level

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