Category Manager II

At Casey’s, your expertise can make a real impact. Join us as a Category Manager II and help shape a product assortment that drives guest engagement, category growth, and profitability. In this role, you'll own the P&L for the assigned category (candy) through developing a differentiated offering driven by product assortment recommendations, optimized product placement, and pricing/promotion activities that maximize guest traffic, revenue, and profitability. Category size: G&GM sized at no greater than $500M in Revenue and $100M in Gross Profit annually.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute strategy for assigned categories based on competitive and consumer trends and market needs.
• Develop annual category plans and category financial projections and execute to meet goals.
• Own and manage critical relationships with suppliers of strategic importance to category plans.
• Negotiate supplier contracts, obtain appropriate Legal review and approval.
• Provide product assortment and pricing recommendations based on triangulation of information to include key guest insights, the competitive landscape, external syndicated data sources, internal data analysis, vendor data/insights for assigned categories.
• Spend time in stores as well as shopping competitive options to better define and understand strengths as well as opportunities, routinely riding stores with Field Operations Teams as well as with Supplier Partners.
• Own and optimize cost of goods, terms, support funds, and other periodic issues through leveraging Casey’s existing and future scale.
• Develop monthly promotional sales plan for assigned categories.
• Effectively partner with other teams that play a key part in driving and executing on strategy.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, or related field or equivalent work experience is required.
• Minimum of seven years of relevant experience, including at least three years of managing categories, is required.
• Strong knowledge of the convenience store and/or food service industry, along with a solid understanding of marketing fundamentals, category management, merchandising practices, and consumer behavior.
• Proven ability to manage a P&L, analyze results, evaluate opportunities to course-correct, and enact change.
• Strategic and operational planning skills and independent decision-making skills, with the ability to provide guidance to stores and team members.
• Ability to communicate professionally and effectively with business partners, field operations, and store support center team members—both verbally and in writing.
• Excellent attention to detail, organizational skills, ability to multi-task, and meet deadlines.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office programs (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Master’s degree is preferred.

Work is primarily performed in an office setting, but you must be able to travel when necessary to ensure progress of overall category merchandising strategy (approximately 25% of the time) within the states Casey’s operates. Must possess a valid driver’s license and have the physical ability to drive a vehicle for job-related travel.

Benefits

• Choices in medical plans, dental, vision, and life insurance.
• Charitable giving programs and parental leave.
• 401k company match up to 6%.
• Vacation & sick time, paid holidays, and volunteer time.
• Dress-for-your-day dress code (jeans are welcome).

Pay

Starting pay range: $100,000 – $130,000. Actual pay may vary based on Casey’s assessment of the candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities (KSAs), related experience, education, and qualifications. Other factors impacting pay include local prevailing wages and internal equity. This position is eligible for an annual cash bonus based on company performance and an annual equity grant in the form of Restricted Stock Units (RSUs). The full salary range for this role extends beyond the hiring range listed, allowing team members the opportunity to continue to grow within the company.