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We’re looking for a Category Manager to join our Merchandising team and help shape the product mix across our convenience store chain. In this role, you’ll manage assigned product categories, analyze consumer and market trends, negotiate with vendors, and develop strategies to drive sales, profitability, and customer satisfaction.

What You’ll Do:

• Develop category strategies that grow sales and margins
• Negotiate pricing, contracts, and promotions with suppliers
• Analyze performance data and adjust assortments accordingly
• Partner with Marketing and Operations on promotions and merchandising
• Build strong vendor relationships and identify new product opportunities

What We’re Looking For:

• 3–5 years of experience in category management, buying, or merchandising (convenience or grocery retail a plus)
• Strong analytical, negotiation, and financial skills
• Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration abilities
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, or related field

Why Join Us:

• Competitive pay + performance bonus
• Full benefits package (medical, dental, vision, 401k)
• Growth opportunities in a fast-paced retail environment

About Rutter’s:

Rutter’s is a family-owned convenience store chain with a proud history of serving communities across Pennsylvania and beyond. Known for our award-winning foodservice, top-tier customer experience, and commitment to innovation, Rutter’s continues to grow as one of the most recognized names in the industry. Join our team and help shape the future of convenience retail.

Position Summary:    

The overall responsibility of the Category Manager is to optimize sales for a particular group of products as well as be able to maintain a productive relationship with our vendors. The ideal candidate can create an engaging relationship with our customers that is interactive and satisfying. The primary responsibilities are Vendor Management, Price Book Administration, Pricing, and Store Merchandising. Our mission is to be the preferred retailer for our vendor partners. This position reports to the Vice President of Store Operations.

Essential Functions :

·   Category Responsibilities – Store Merchandising, Soft Drinks, Grocery, General Merchandise, Coffee, Fountain, ICEE/Freeze, Dairy, DSD Chips, DSD Baked Goods, Ice, Propane, Firewood, Ohio Lottery, Newspapers, Bait, Incomm

·   Lead and provide oversight and direction to the Price Book team and Merchandising Manager

·   Develop category business plan as required of each assigned category

·   Develop strategies and tactics for each assigned category based on current performance, company philosophies, and industry trends

·   Annualize, review, evaluate, and assess category retail sales, gross profit and gross margin

·   Category performance tracking and reporting

·   Negotiate in the best interest of BellStores for item assortment, product pricing, merchandising and promotions with our suppliers and vendors

·   Select product assortment and analyze regularly

·   Develop product promotions to enhance revenue and gross profit

·   Price product according to guidelines and competitive environment

·   Develop, implement, and maintain appropriate planograms for each assigned store by category

·   Ensure proper setup of supplier and products through accounting and price book administration

·   Develop and implement merchandising initiatives based on our reporting and supplier information

·   Responsible for communication of programs, promotions, and initiatives to all Store Managers, District Supervisors, and Regional Managers

·   Participate in the Company’s monthly inspection process

·   Steward our culture of growth, while remaining focused on our values of teamwork, integrity, kindness, family-focused and employee-centered

Competencies:

·   Professional with a high degree of integrity, honesty, and ethical practices

·   Ability to evaluate vendor performance and drive improvement

·   Strong interpersonal skills with a keen ability to juggle multiple priorities effectively and efficiently

·   Demonstrates expertise in reacting to market trends for compelling consumer products

·   Strong knowledge and experience involving product merchandising and planogramming

·   Proven record of successful leadership

·   Ability to develop innovative and strategic initiatives and the ability to think creatively and innovatively.

·   Provides coaching, feedback, and developmental opportunities to build and maintain an effective team

·   Strong problem-solving, analytical and organizational skills

·   Collaborates with the Marketing team on promotions and in-store signage

·   Passionate customer advocacy. Exceptional customer service aptitude and delivery

·   Strong knowledge of brand, products and service management

·   Focused on delivering measurable results: Revenue, Margin, Inventory, ROI

Required Skills and Qualifications:

·   Education and/or experience in Retail, Communication, Business and other related fields

·   Experience with the use and application of the most current technologies and products used in the industry

·   Ability to interpret and leverage data

·   Previous experience in a multi-unit retail operation helpful

·   Proficient computer skills: Microsoft Office programs, email and other company internal and external software programs

Travel:

·   Travel is frequent throughout BellStores Regions. Some out of the area travel and overnight may be expected. 

**Candidate must be located in Tampa, Fl or Charlotte, NC**

Role Summary:

Vaughan Executive Partners has been exclusively retained by a rapidly growing retailer to identify a Category Manager. This individual will be responsible for managing and optimizing assigned product categories across all convenience store locations. The role will drive sales, profitability, and customer satisfaction through the development and execution of strategic category plans, strong vendor partnerships, performance analysis, and effective product assortment, pricing, and promotions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute category strategies to meet company goals for sales, margin, and inventory turns.
• Analyze sales data, market trends, and customer insights to identify growth opportunities.
• Manage product assortment, pricing, promotions, and placement for assigned categories.
• Manager vendor relations to secure competitive pricing, promotional support, and supply chain efficiency.
• Collaborate with operations and marketing teams to implement merchandising plans and promotions at the store level.
• Monitor and evaluate category performance, adjusting strategies as needed to optimize results.
• Oversee new item introductions and product lifecycle management.
• Ensure planogram compliance and work with store teams to maintain merchandising standards.
• Partner with supply chain and replenishment teams to ensure product availability and forecast accuracy.
• Stay informed on industry trends, competitors, and customer preferences in the convenience retail space.

Core Competencies:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Supply Chain, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• 3–5 years of progressive experience in category management, merchandising, or retail buying—preferably in the convenience, grocery, or retail industry.
• Experience with a focus on the tobacco category is preferred.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and negotiation skills.
• Proficiency with retail analytics tools, Excel, and inventory management systems.
• Understanding of category roles (e.g., traffic driver, margin builder) and customer decision trees is preferred.

Category Manager

Direct Hire

Palo Alto, CA - Hybrid ***On Site 2x a week***

$145,000 - $155,000

Option 1 Staffing is currently recruiting for a Category Manager with a TOP 10 hospital in the nation. As the Category Manager, you will be responsible for driving category-specific contract coverage and compliance, managing a portfolio of contracts covering medical supplies, non-medical supplies, and purchasing services with a focus on “best value” and Total Cost of Ownership.

Responsibilities:

• Act as the day-to-day point of contact for the Group Purchasing Organization (GPO) and other supplier representatives.
• Analyzing current practices (financial, contractual, and operational data sources), standardizing, improving, documenting, and supporting the organization's Category Management processes throughout the lifecycle of initiatives.
• Negotiate pricing and contracts for products, product groups, and services in collaboration with operational business leaders.
• Monitor and evaluate contract volume, supply chain information system performance, purchasing volume and flow, and value-based selection reporting and outcomes.
• Ensure policies are followed across the organization through education to hospital departments and coordination with Finance, Compliance, Office of General Counsel, and Risk Management.
• Provide input to directors of sourcing and suggest/implement changes and enhancements as needed.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree
• Minimum 5 years experience in healthcare Sourcing, Value Analysis, Procurement, or category management, in a clinical setting
• Experience with services - identifying and bringing on services for HR, Marketing and/or Consulting

If this role piques your interest, apply now and we’ll dive into the details with you.

Option 1 Staffing is an award-winning, statewide, recognized leader in staffing and recruiting, specializing in placing the highest caliber of Non-Clinical Healthcare, Information Technology, Supply Chain, Administrative/Office, and Accounting/Finance professionals in contract and direct-hire opportunities. We work with top and emerging companies in the Technology and Healthcare industry.

We Offer:

• Excellent opportunity to work for an outstanding, large, and growing company!
• Awesome Benefits!
• Excellent salary!
• Medical Insurance
• 401K

“Best of Staffing Award”

Best of Staffing Award is the only award in the U.S. that recognizes staffing agencies that have proven superior service quality based entirely on ratings provided by their clients and job candidates. Award winners make up less than 2% of all staffing agencies in North America.

“Top Performer Award”

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Member American Staffing Association Since 1991.

Nutrabolt is a fast-growing, global active health and wellness company with a portfolio of market leading performance-oriented brands that energize and fuel active lifestyles. The company's disruptive and innovative products compete in the Functional Beverage and Active Nutrition segments, under three consumer-loved brands: C4 (one of the fastest-growing energy drink brands in the United States and the #1 selling global pre-workout brand), XTEND (the #1 post-workout recovery brand in the United States), and Cellucor (an award-winning sports nutrition brand created in 2002).

Since its founding 20 years ago, Nutrabolt has set out to meet the discerning needs of performance athletes and fitness enthusiasts, while appealing beyond this core group to include consumers around the globe who are making healthy, active living a daily priority.

As a Certified Great Place to Work, Top Workplaces USA honoree, Fortune Best Workplace in Texas, and more Nutrabolt cares deeply about our people, planet, and the communities we serve. Here, our teammates are united by our mission, and take ownership in creating a healthy workplace environment that promotes strong bodies, clear minds, and a culture of respect and belonging for all.

Note to applicants: This role is located in Austin, TX.

Who You Are: As a Nutrabolt Category Analyst, you will support our commercial efforts and work cross-functionally to connect sales to strategy. You will own analysis related to fact-based selling, informing internally on market performance and modeling out innovative concepts. You will incorporate consumer insights to help us enhance our positioning within the market and stand out against our competitors.

What You're Good At:

• Analyze and interpret syndicated and retail data to uncover performance trends, root causes, and actionable insights across categories, brands, and
• Build and maintain reporting tools and dashboards that monitor sales performance, distribution (ACV/TPD), dollar and unit velocity, and competitive activity, ensuring accuracy and efficiency in data delivery.
• Manage and manipulate data to uncover root causes and corrective action
• Support sales and category management teams with fact-based recommendations by providing in-depth analyses for business reviews, customer meetings, promotional evaluations, and new item launches.
• Execute quick turnaround requests from the sales team around information such as brand and SKU performance by market / region / customer
• Become an expert on key active nutrition channels: GNC, Vitamin Shoppe, etc.
• Continuously monitor category, shopper, and competitive trends across channels (Mainstream Specialty, Digital) to identify risks, opportunities, and whitespace for innovation.

In this role your goals and KPIs will be focused around:

• Increased Category Share in Active Nutrition categories across channels
• Increased distribution (ACV, TPD, Items on shelf)
• Increased brand velocity

What You Contribute:

• Bachelor's Degree in business or analytics
• 3-5 years' experience in CPG Analytics
• 3+ years with hands-on experience working with IRI,
• Nielsen, SPINS or other Point-of-sale data
• Expert/Mastery of Microsoft Excel
• Strong skills in Microsoft Word, and Power Point
• Familiarity with CPG metrics (ACV, TPD, Velocity)
• Effective communication and verbal skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Highly analytical
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment
• Understanding of category management concepts and analysis.
• Familiarity with Nutritional Supplements brands and channels (Mainstream, Specialty, Digital)

Why Nutrabolt?

Nutrabolt cares about our teammates' physical, mental, and financial wellness by providing benefits like: competitive health insurance, life insurance, mental wellness programs, 401K matching, and a Lifestyle Spending Account.

We offer unlimited vacation paid time off and volunteer time off. You'll get discounts on C4 Energy, Cellucor, and XTEND products, too!

We want you to reach your full potential at work by taking care of all loved ones at home. We provide paid parental leave, in addition to reimbursement for expenses related to childcare, fertility treatments, legal fees, and more through our Lifestyle Spending Account.

Employment Type: Full-Time

Work Environment: Typical office environment or home working environment (hybrid)

The Category Analyst will provide a high level of analytical support for the Category and Sales Managers. Support will include analysis of business and market trends to recommend new strategies to managers and increase sales. The Category Analyst wil Analyst, Technology, Sales, Grocery, Manager, Surface

• Gather and combine complementary data from multiple sources; Manipulate, cleanse, analyze, and validate large data sets
• Develops, updates, manages, and refines scorecards and reports to measure results
• Provides analytics and meeting preparation support
• Owns and maintains team attribution: product library/attribution, store master, etc.
• Coordinate with Category and technical teams to ensure efficient use of technology
• Engage with Category Leadership team, Sales, and retailer partners to plan, meet expectations and ensure successful completion of Category projects
• Interpret data, draw conclusions, and develop insights and presentations
• Provide recommendations for space allocation/optimization and assortment planning
• Support space and assortment opportunities aligned with the strategic direction of Category Leadership activities
• Train to become an expert user of Microsoft Office, processes, and solutions

• Supports the team with the development of category insights, solutions, and presentations, including but not limited to new item introductions, package expansion/reduction, assortment analysis (pre/post), promotion effectiveness, seasonality, and post-promotion analysis
• Prepares CM analysis and creates presentation slides for various meetings
• Attend and participate in business planning meetings as necessary
• Populates scorecards
• Generates reports and scorecards
• Seeks clarification or understanding as necessary

• 2+ years of analytical experience (may include an internship) that was focused on food and beverage retailing or merchandising, or sales experience from any industry
• Ability to build strong relationships, initiate action and adjust to change are key attributes of this role
• Proficient in the use of all category management software, concepts, analytical techniques; knowledge of syndicated, panel, and Retailer POS/loyalty card data
• Strong Excel skills, PowerBI, and PowerPoint skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Strong communication skills and ability to influence at all levels of the organization
• Bachelor's degree is required
• Ability to travel by plane approximately 20%

• Must be able to stand, walk, sit; use hands to finger, handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk and hear
• Must have close vision, distant vision, ability to adjust focus, peripheral and color vision
• Must be able to work in an office environment primarily but periodically required to work in a warehouse environment with variable temperatures and lighting
• Should be able to lift 40 lbs. on occasion

The Category Purchaser will lead, develop, and execute sourcing strategy for the respective product category. The incumbent will work directly with our internal sales team as well as our internal and external suppliers. This role is critical to the long term success of the organization, helping to secure future business by ensuring we can meet upcoming customer needs.

Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Lead and develop a category, suppliers & sourcing strategy
• Single point of contact to the suppliers for commercial, strategic and critical escalations issues
• Manage key RFQ with strategic suppliers according to RFQ split-rules
• Manage quotation process for new project
• Analyze supplier costs, steer supplier selection & sourcing decisions
• Define, adapt and sign-off contract scopes (T&C, Specific agreements)
• Rationalize supplier base according global strategy
• Identify, select and develop suppliers according to business needs
• Monitor supplier performance indicators for rating and sourcing purposes
• Steer business allocation and savings by using synergy and global leverage
• Manage supplier costs reduction and bonus plans
• Monitor suppliers panel in term of risks: dependency exposure, financial status

• Bachelor's degree in business administration, Supply Chain Management, or related field or equivalent work experience
• 2-4 Years of experience in a purchasing role, preferably in a distribution or logistics environment