Category Optimization Manager - Breslau, Canada - Conestoga Meat Packers Ltd.

Conestoga Meat Packers Ltd.

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Breslau, Canada

1 week ago

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Sophia Lee

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JOB PURPOSE:

KEY JOB FUNCTIONS / ROLES / RESPONSIBILITIES:

Responsible for working with and developing cross-functional teams to drive efficiency, opportunity, and profitability across their particular categories.
Negotiate and sell weekly to select commodity accounts to ensure firsthand market understanding and optimize category sales.
Provide internal expertise and direction on pork market pricing (i.e., USDA, Canadian market, exchange rate, Urner Barry), international market/political implications.
Oversee and provide direction regarding the preparation and balancing of daily production requirements and inventory allocation.
Identify strategies and tactics to drive incremental sales by analyzing assortment, evaluating financial data, and developing insights from customer behavior.
Develop recommendations for short

- and long-term optimization opportunities for their specific category responsibilities.

Weekly review and accountability for targeted KPI's, i.e. sales results, mix, profit margins, etc.
Responsible to develop and execute disposition plan for fresh/frozen inventories at optimal levels.
Lead category optimization team within broader Sales Department
Work directly with the Senior Manager, Commodity Sales, and Product Management to create market costing strategies.
Implement and measure effectiveness of pricing strategies developed in conjunction with the Senior Manager, Commodity Sales, and Product Management
Provide overall direction and implement product strategies cross functionally.
Accountable to ensure accurate product specifications for associated category.
Demonstrates and promotes the Conestoga WAY (Company values)
Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
Available for on call in evenings as well as Saturdays as required.

QUALIFICATIONS:

35 years of work experience in a role focused on business analytics.
Understanding of commodity markets preferred
Sales/negotiation skills would be optimal.
University degree in Business Administration, Finance or Mathematics preferred.
Financial skills in order to prepare budgets, cost standards, analyze variances, etc.
Office/project management software skills
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Strong attention to detail
Ability to work independently and handle multiple priorities at the same time.
Strong Proficiency in the Microsoft Office suite, especially Word and Excel
Technologically savvy and able to learn various enterprise systems.
Team player: maintain a positive attitude, and work collaboratively cross functionally.
Proactive problem solver with a focus on continuous improvement
Strong initiative and drive to succeed.

KEY COMPETENCIES

Accountability and Initiative

Takes initiative and demonstrates a "do whatever it takes" work ethic to get the job done.
Consistently delivers on personal targets.

Service Excellence

Displays personal ownership and a sense of urgency over any issues or complaints that arise from the customer experience.
Maintain an outstanding customer experience despite time pressures or obstacles.

Communicating with Clarity