Hannaford offers a flexible work environment, with a hybrid work expectation for Home Office based positions of being physically present in the Scarborough Home Office 3 days a week. This expectation serves to nourish our culture, showcase care through flexibility, and strengthen our partnerships.

Position Summary:

Responsible for producing a comprehensive and cohesive category strategy which successfully meets the needs of our customers and achieves category goals while supporting brand integrated business plans. Drive the day-to-day activities of a selling organization culture with a consumer-centric focus through Category, Merchandising and Pricing (CMP) responsibilities. Responsible for thought leadership and category expertise around trends and category innovation.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

• Manages performance for assigned category including margin and shrink
• Responsible for all category financial & customer metrics
• Responsible for procurement and replenishment (Fresh) and in stock position at the shelf (Center Store) [Service levels, inventory/days on hand, forecasting and seasonal impacts)
• Responsible for talent planning, team development and performance management
• Develops and executes customer-focused category plans and drives a selling culture
• Manages pricing for assigned categories and influences pricing strategy
• Subject matter expert for assigned categories
• Manages assortment and selection for assigned categories (f.e. final approval for all POG decisions)
• Drives product innovation
• Vendor negotiation and relationships
• Develops and builds strong teams
• Develops and leverages relationships with key influence and decision makers in assigned areas
• Inspires and leads team

Qualifications and Experience:

• 5-8 years of professional experience
• Bachelor's Degree
• Proficient in Microsoft Program

Preferred:

• Working knowledge of relationship management with vendors, brokers, and third-party consultants
• Negotiation experience

The pay range for this temporary assignment will align with the associate's current rate of pay.

Skills & Abilities

Competency

Description

Analytics & Insights

Developing actionable insights based on an analysis of information and research, which can serve as the basis for decision making, strategy creation and initiatives/solutions.

Assortment

Ability to optimize assortment both in-store and on-line, to meet identified customer wants, commercial needs and marketplace competitive positioning

Collaborative Partnerships

Ability to create internal and external cross-functional relationships that enable the development of beneficial solutions.

eCommerce Acumen

Ability to understand and apply knowledge of eCommerce drivers and insights, partnering with PDL, to develop digital focused solutions which produce sustainable results.

Financial & Business Acumen

Ability to understand and apply knowledge of Hannaford and supplier business financial drivers, practices, and concepts to develop ideas/solutions which produce desired sustainable results.

Forecasting & Replenishment

Ability to understand & utilize Hannaford's procurement systems, tools & processes to ensure effective logistics for consistent product flow & availability

In-Store & Digital Shelf Management & Merchandising

Ability to understand, create, and implement consistent in-store and digital merchandising and shelf management initiatives, utilizing related tools to support Hannaford's strategies and direction.

Internal & External Communication & Documentation

Ability to communicate with internal partners and external suppliers across functions; Communication may be oral or written including formal presentations and required documentation

Negotiation

Ability to gain alignment between internal and external parties, while achieving positive business results

Pricing & Promotion

Ability to understand, develop, and implement pricing and promotion initiatives that support the Hannaford pricing strategy.

Product, Category, & Industry Knowledge

Ability to apply understanding of food safety, product specifications, category, supplier & industry dynamics, and marketplace trends to deliver our desired business results

Product Development & Assortment

Ability to develop and/or implement product development and assortment initiatives across all retail formats (On-Line & In-Store) to drive desired business results.

Strategic Business Planning

Ability to develop and implement comprehensive Category Leadership Solutions, including facilitating tactics and plans that deliver Hannaford's strategy.