Job Description Insight Global's client is seeking a seasoned Category Director to lead grocery retail initiatives in our Nashville office. This role focuses on driving category performance for our retail clients through expert merchandising strategies, including pricing, promotions, shelf space allocation, and assortment planning. With a strong emphasis on data-driven analytics and strategic planning, you will oversee category strategies within fresh meat and perishables merchandising and operations to optimize sales, profitability, and market share. The ideal candidate brings over 7 years of hands-on experience in grocery retail category management and operations, with a focus on assimilating complex data into actionable decisions that deliver measurable results. Key Responsibilities: • Lead the development and implementation of comprehensive category strategies for grocery retail clients, emphasizing merchandising elements such as dynamic pricing, targeted promotions, optimal shelf space utilization, supply chain, and visual merchandising to enhance customer engagement and revenue. • Assume direct responsibility for managing key categories, with a focus on fresh meat merchandising and operations, ensuring the seamless integration of merchandising tactics with operational execution. • Ability to analyze meat protein markets and understand case-ready processing capabilities by integrating market insights, supply chain dynamics, and packaging technologies to drive competitive advantage. • Utilize advanced analytics to interpret sales data, consumer trends, competitive landscapes, and market insights, translating them into strategic plans that inform decision-making and drive category growth. • Collaborate with internal teams, client retailers, suppliers, and stakeholders to implement merchandising plans and develop supporting merchandising projects. • Conduct in-depth category reviews, performance evaluations, and ROI analyses for promotional activities, adjusting strategies based on real-time data to achieve financial targets. • Integrate data from various sources (e.g., POS systems, syndicated data, consumer research) into decision-making processes to identify opportunities, mitigate risks, and improve overall category efficiency. • Ensure adherence to industry standards, including food safety, sustainability practices, and regulatory compliance, particularly in perishable categories like fresh meat. • Mentor team members, share best practices in merchandising and analytics, and contribute to broader retail client projects. We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment regardless of their race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please send a request to HR@insightglobal.com.To learn more about how we collect, keep, and process your private information, please review Insight Global's Workforce Privacy Policy: https://insightglobal.com/workforce-privacy-policy/. Skills and Requirements Top 2 Must Haves: • Category experience that may encompass fresh meat merchandising and operations, with a track record of enhancing performance in fresh and perishable goods. • Minimum of 7 years of progressive experience in grocery retail category management or directing, with demonstrated direct responsibility for categories in high-volume environments. Other Qualifications and Experience • Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Retail Management, or a related field preferred, but not necessary. • Proven expertise in merchandising, including pricing and promotion strategies, execution, shelf space optimization, and assortment curation. • Deep understanding of retail grocery trends and consumer shifts. • Excellent communication, negotiation, and leadership skills to foster relationships with clients, vendors, and cross functional teams. Plusses: Master's Degree. Experience with both meat and produce within retail grocers. null We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion,sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military oruniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, andordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request to HR@insightglobal.com.