What You Need To Know

Shape a remarkable future with us. Build a career working for an industry leader that truly invests in their people - and equips them with leading technology, continuous learning, and the ability to bring their best selves to work. As North America's largest total beverage distributor, Southern Glazer's isn't just one of Forbes' Top Private Companies; it's a family-owned business with deep roots dating back to 1933.

Southern Glazer's is proud of its well-earned positive reputation, continually achieving accolades for our outstanding workplace culture. We take pride in creating a culture where our people are valued, supported, and provided opportunities for growth and belonging.

As a full-time employee, you can choose from a wide-ranging menu of our Top Shelf Benefits, including comprehensive medical and prescription drug coverage, dental and vision plans, tax-saving Flexible Spending Accounts, disability coverage, life insurance plans, and a 401(k) plan. We also offer tuition assistance, a wellness program, parental leave, vacation accrual, paid sick leave, and more.

By joining Southern Glazer's, you would be part of a team that values excellence, innovation, and community. This is more than just a job - it's an opportunity to build the future of beverage distribution and grow with a company that truly cares about its people.

Overview

Serve as the primary liaison between the local market and designated suppliers; work to develop strategic direction for supplier priorities to meet volume and value targets through optimal allocation of resources and adherence to brand strategy/standards.

Primary Responsibilities Communicate regularly with assigned retailer contact providing project status updates, short-term analysis, and potential issues

Contribute to team problem solving through findings and insights from analysis

Lead strategy development, implementation, and monitoring of category management capabilities to optimize channel business performance

Deliver market ready category leadership plans to be used with our key retail partner and manage changes in market dynamics due to new supplier entrants to optimize the portfolio

Develop strategies and processes that facilitate the communication of insights and information to retail partners in a timely and actionable manner

Develop hands-on knowledge and experience with advanced analytic approaches and concepts within management disciplines and help facilitate data integration

Stay informed of analytic best practices across the industry

Additional Primary Responsibilities Assigns scorecard tracking of assigned category responsibility (including but not limited to: sales, profits, margins, market share)

Lead category reviews by providing assortment and analytics that can help shape future category strategies

Provide direct customer service to retailers

Maintain relationships with cross-functional groups, corporate, retailer and planogram teams

Perform other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications Bachelor's Degree and 5 years of experience or equivalent education and related experience

Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite

Strong organization, multi-tasking and time management skills

Certification in Category Management preferred

Category Management experience within CPG sector

Physical Demands Physical demands include a considerable amount of time sitting and typing/keyboarding, using a computer (e.g., keyboard, mouse, and monitor), or mobile device

Physical demands with activity or condition may occasionally include walking, bending, reaching, standing, squatting, and stooping

May require occasional lifting/lowering, pushing, carrying, or pulling up to 20lbs

EEO Statement

Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits, an Affirmative Action/EEO employer, prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. SGWS complies with all federal, state and local laws concerning consideration of a qualified applicant's arrest and/or criminal conviction records. Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits provides competitive compensation based on estimated performance level consistent with the past relevant experience, knowledge, skills, abilities and education of employees. Unless otherwise expressly stated, any pay ranges posted here are estimates from outside of Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits and do not reflect Southern Glazer's pay bands or ranges.

If you have any questions or concerns about whether this posting complies/adheres with local pay transparency requirements, please contact the SGWS talent acquisition team at NationalTA@sgws.com