Manager, Senior Category Management

<p><b><span>Function: </span></b><span>At Cardinal Health, the marketing organization is the central hub of business driving activity. Marketing function takes the lead on all aspects of the marketing mix – product, price, place, people and promotion. Marketing analyzes customer behavior to understand their needs, and motivations, broadly defines and communicates the brand purpose and passionately delivers total solutions for our customers.</span></p><p><b><span> </span></b></p><p><b><span>Family: Category Management</span></b><span> - Category management is responsible for cross functional collaboration that helps to deliver sales, profitability and inventory productivity goals by capitalizing on retail marketplace and shopper trends in designated categories. Manages and optimizes supplier relationships and product portfolio to drive financial results, increase market share and exceed customer expectations.</span></p><p><span> </span></p><p></p><p><b><span>Responsibilities</span></b></p><ul><li><span>Collaborates with cross functional teams including pricing, marketing, legal, QRA, planning, inventory management, finance, sales &amp; operations to meet customer expectations and achieve merchandising objectives​</span></li><li><span>Owns and optimizes the category assortment planning and planogram review process.  Initiates, negotiates and drives execution of category promotional plans</span></li><li><span>Maintains positive trade relations and fosters key supplier relationships. Assesses opportunities and gains competitive advantage in negotiations</span></li><li><span>Develops and deploys strategic category plans &amp; innovative merchandising programs to deliver industry leading results. Obtains category/product expertise, in-depth market and competitive intelligence and knowledge</span></li><li><span>Efficiently assimilates large amounts of information; exhibits strong financial acumen; exhibits the ability to assess sales patterns based on SKU data and other sources</span></li><li><span>Responsible for leading a team of 3 to 4 people consisting of various levels of category managers and assistants</span></li><li><span>Responsible for P&amp;L oversight for entire team, including own categories and categories belonging to direct reports</span></li><li><span>Responsible for developing and driving vision and metrics through team</span></li></ul><p><span> </span></p><p></p><p><b><span>Qualifications</span></b></p><ul><li><span>Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Business Administration or related field, preferred</span></li><li><span>Minimum 6 years of store level merchandising and retail background, desired</span></li><li><span>People management experience desired </span></li><li><span>Strong interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills. Able to communicate effectively and interact with personnel at all levels of technical ability and expertise.</span></li><li><span>Results <span>oriented, strategic</span> thinker, able to work in a team environment and work independently. Showcases complex problem solving and go getter mentality.</span></li><li><span>Experience with market data, consumer research preferred (ie., Nielsen/IRI data etc.)</span></li><li><span>Strong working knowledge of category management principles and practices</span></li><li><span>Strong foundation of business fundamentals, performance measurement and business financials</span></li><li><span>Proficient in Microsoft office tools</span></li></ul><p></p><p></p><p><b>What is expected of you and others at this level</b></p><ul><li>Manages department operations and supervises professional employees, front line supervisors and/or business support staff</li><li>Participates in the development of policies and procedures to achieve specific goals</li><li>Ensures employees operate within guidelines</li><li>Decisions have a short term impact on work processes, outcomes and customers</li><li>Interacts with subordinates, peers, customers, and suppliers at various management levels; may interact with senior management</li><li>Interactions normally involve resolution of issues related to operations and/or projects</li><li>Gains consensus from various parties involved</li></ul><p></p><p></p><p><span><b>Anticipated salary range:<span> </span></b></span> <span>$102,000 – $152,985</span></p><p><span><b>Bonus eligible:<span> </span></b>Yes</span></p><p><span><b>Benefits:</b><span> </span>Cardinal Health offers a wide variety of benefits and programs to support health and well-being.</span></p><ul><li><span>Medical, dental and vision coverage</span></li><li><span>Paid time off plan</span></li><li><span>Health savings account (HSA)</span></li><li><span>401k savings plan</span></li><li><span>Access to wages before pay day with myFlexPay</span></li><li><span>Flexible spending accounts (FSAs)</span></li><li><span>Short- and long-term disability coverage</span></li><li><span>Work-Life resources</span></li><li><span>Paid parental leave</span></li><li><span