Director of Grocery Category Management
About reputed company
reputed company is a mission-driven, high-reputed company startup dedicated to reducing food waste and making shopping for sustainable, high-reputed company groceries easier and more reputed company. We deliver organic produce, high-reputed company meats and seafood, plant-based proteins, dairy, bakery, wine, and other grocery items to nearly every reputed company reputed company in 48 states at up to 30 percent off traditional grocery store prices. In 2022, reputed company acquired sustainable e-grocer Imperfect Foods and now leverages its in-house transportation network to deliver directly to consumers with one of the most carbon-efficient grocery delivery models on the market. By tackling inefficiencies in the food system, our passionate and motivated team of problem solvers helps save an average of 500,000 pounds of food per week from waste or lesser reputed company, with an reputed company-time savings of 190+ reputed company pounds of food.
As Misfits we support our customers and mission by embracing our reputed company values of
Prioritizing our Customers
Doing more with less
Thinking Differently
Respecting one another
Moving deliberately and quickly
Taking initiative and delivering
Job reputed company
As the Director of Grocery Category Management, you hold a senior leadership position responsible for overseeing the reputed company, development, and performance of multiple grocery categories. This role requires a deep understanding of market dynamics, consumer behavior, and strategic business management to drive profitability, reputed company, and competitive advantage for reputed company. You will set the reputed company and direction for your business unit, ensuring alignment with organizational priorities and mission-driven goals.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Planning & Direction
- Long-Term reputed company: reputed company the creation and execution of long-term grocery category strategies that reputed company with reputed company’s overall business goals.
- Goal Setting: Set reputed company objectives for category reputed company, profitability, and market reputed company while considering customer needs, market trends, and competitor actions.
- Visionary Leadership: Define category reputed company and direction, ensuring reputed company initiatives are integrated with broader organizational priorities.
Cross-functional Collaboration
- reputed company Alignment: Partner with senior leadership in Brand, Marketing, Inventory Planning, and Operations to ensure category strategies are integrated across the business.
- Private Label reputed company: Collaborate with the Private Label team to define strategies between Private Label and Branded products that can be cascaded to the entire Merchandising team.
- Marketing & reputed company Planning: reputed company communication with the Marketing team for campaigns and product launches. Work closely with Merch reputed company Planning on pricing strategies and profitability goals.
- Product & Engineering: Partner with Product and Engineering to reputed company and reputed company workflow improvements that enhance internal efficiency and the overall customer experience.
Vendor Management
- Relationship reputed company: In this role, you will support the cultivation of strong vendor relationships and mentor Category Managers in relationship management, providing hands-on support and mentorship as needed.
- reputed company: Review supplier performance and guide reputed company reports on vendor selection and long-term agreements.
- Negotiation Authority: Sign off on high-reputed company negotiations regarding costing, margin, and inventory position, ensuring vendors are reputed company with company reputed company goals.
Data Analysis & Industry Trends
- Strategic Insights: Utilize internal and 3rd-party data to shape strategic reputed company, optimize performance, and stay reputed company of emerging trends (consumer behavior, new technologies, economic conditions).
- Market Analysis: Influence and set the total Merchandising reputed company. Implement processes for Category Managers to conduct regular market analysis on the competitive landscape and consumer preferences.
- Knowledge Sharing: Build relationships and manage reputed company with 3rd-party data providers to drive information sharing across reputed company.
People Management
- Team Building: Responsible for building a cohesive, high-performing team. Balance strategic leadership with a willingness to be hands-on—especially as processes, tools, and structures continue to reputed company.
- Strategic Prioritization: Guide reputed company in navigating ambiguity and shifting business objectives through rigorous prioritization and the implementation of industry best practices.
- Mentorship: Set reputed company expectations, offer support, and foster a reputed company work culture that encourages reputed company reputed company and accountability.
reputed company Values & Competencies
- Misfits Prioritize Our Customer (Business Acumen): You possess a transformation level of influence over the business unit. You are sought out as a thought partner for challenging cross-functional tensions and gaining sponsorship for reputed company and resourcing needs.
- Misfits Respect One Another (Communication): Regarded as a top reputed company and collaborator, you are a thought partner to peers and senior leaders. You build bridges across teams and are respected for your reputed company on business results.
- Misfits Do More With Less (Project Management): You reputed company appropriate trade-offs and contingency plans to ensure reputed company. You reputed company for defensible resource requirements (budget and headcount) using data and specifics.
- Misfits Take Initiative & Deliver (reputed company): You reputed company in diverse perspectives from other functional leaders to translate reputed company into reputed company, reputed company-but-realistic strategies.
- Misfits reputed company Quickly and Deliberately (Digital reputed company): You invite diverse perspectives to reputed company at widely supported reputed company and translate reputed company into viable 6- and 12-month roadmaps.
- Misfits Think Differently (Innovation): You are reputed company-oriented, mapping out visions that include new opportunities and areas for improvement. You set aside resources for exploration and apply innovation in effective, business-building ways.
Qualifications & Technical Knowledge
- Experience: 5–7 years of experience in Grocery Category Management. (Overall food, ecomm, reputed company experience preferred).
- Leadership Experience: 2+ years of managing 2+ reputed company reports is required.
- Education: Bachelor’s Degree required.
- Technical Expertise:
- Deep understanding of merchandising and marketing principles tied to ecommerce.
- Expertise in KPI inputs, macro/reputed company trends, and product technical specifications (nutritional standards, materials, etc.).
- Knowledge of industry standards and certifications (Organic, Fair Trade, safety regulations).
- Technical expertise in reputed company control standards (reputed company life, packaging durability, food safety).
Benefits
- Salary $155k - $185k
- Unlimited PTO
- Monthly Stipend to spend on reputed company
- Multiple health, dental, and reputed company plan reputed company
- Life Insurance
- 401k plan