Associate Category Manager

Job description

Associate Category Manager Corporate Office: 5000 Kansas Avenue Kansas City, KS – Hybrid Schedule Available Department: Frozen and Dairy Category Sales Team Position Summary: The Associate Category Manager | Dairy and Frozen is a developmental role within the Category Management team. This role is responsible for profitable sales growth of assigned category(s). They will collaborate with others across the AWG organization as well as supplier partners to achieve shared objectives. The Associate Category Manager owns all item level decisions within their respective category(s) to include but not limited to proper product mix, costing, promotional plans, shelf placement, efficient and profitable procurement, and item derived income to achieve category initiatives. The Associate Category Manager will develop skills to ensure that programs are on trend while receiving the best cost of goods while driving profitable sales growth for AWG and our Members. Description of Work: Learn how to create and implement category initiatives and strategies. Learn how to develop sales growth programs that allow market flexibility within assigne d categories. Develop the necessary skills to manage AWG B...