Functional Manager, Category Strategy
Walgreens
Job Summary
We are seeking a highly skilled, analytical, strategic, and collaborative Manager to join our Merchandising team. In this role, you will play a critical part in driving category strategy, optimizing assortment planning, and ensuring that product offerings align with customer needs, market trends, and business goals. You will leverage an assortment planning tool with data-driven insights, market research, and performance metrics to shape product selection and assortment strategies across key categories.
Job ResponsibilitiesManages the daily strategic activities that develop and operationalizing a customer-led and data-driven approach to multiple components / processes for a specified section of work within Category/Format StrategyCollaborates with a team and / or cross-functional partners responsible for developing and implementing strategies that support category at growth within established policies, procedures and standards of the specified disciplineOutcomes managed have an impact on category at initiativesMay become actively involved, as required, to meet schedules and resolve problems highly complex in natureMay make recommended changes to strategy/roadmap for area of responsibilityDevelops protocols to support established standardsManages the development and implementation of processes and /or toolsMay oversee team(s) assigned to projects and manages the execution processesCollaborates and works cross-functionally to develop strategies to mitigate loss and/or optimize profitabilityShares information cross-functionally to improve workflow processesInteracts with direct reports and peers in management / customers / vendors to share information and improve cross-departmental processes and relationshipsContinuously evaluates best practices, methodology and tools and seeks to improve deliverables to maintain alignment with business needsReviews reports and metrics and identifies opportunities to grow and optimize specified area of responsibilityAnalyzes the competitive marketplace for patterns and trends and makes recommendations for application of findingsProvides recommendations in creation and development of templates, methodologies, and presentations relating to strategies for area of responsibilityMay create and execute divisional projects based on strategic needUtilizes project management skills to create client-focused deliverables, delegate work, execute project analysis, and deliver strategic resultsProvides guidance, direction, coaching, and counseling to a team of analysts and/or cross-functional partnersAllocates available resources to meet strategic objectivesFosters a diverse and inclusive workplace
About Walgreens
Founded in 1901, Walgreens (www.walgreens.com) has a storied heritage of caring for communities for generations and proudly serves nearly 9 million customers and patients each day across its approximately 8,500 stores throughout the U.S. and Puerto Rico, and leading omni channel platforms. Walgreens has approximately 220,000 team members, including nearly 90,000 healthcare service providers, and is committed to being the first choice for retail pharmacy and health services, building trusted relationships that create healthier futures for customers, patients, team members and communities.
Walgreens is the flagship U.S. brand of Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (Nasdaq: WBA), an integrated healthcare, pharmacy and retail leader. Its retail locations are a critical point of access and convenience in thousands of communities, with Walgreens pharmacists playing a greater role as part of the healthcare system and patients care teams than ever before. Walgreens Specialty Pharmacy provides critical care and pharmacy services to millions of patients with rare disease states and complex, chronic conditions.
The actual salary an employee can expect to receive, plus bonus pursuant to the terms of any bonus plan if applicable, will depend on experience, seniority, geographic location, and other factors permitted by law. To review benefits, please visit jobs.walgreens.com/benefits More Company information is available at www.walgreensbootsalliance.com.
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Basic Qualifications
Bachelor's degree and at least 2 years of experience in promotions, marketing, retail, analytics, pricing, consumer packaged goods, insights, vendor collaboration, consumer research, inventory, category management and/or business analysis OR High School Diploma /GED and at least 5 years of experience in promotions, marketing, retail, analytics, pricing, consumer packaged goods, insights, vendor collaboration, consumer research, inventory, category management and/or business analysisExperience establishing & maintaining relationships with individuals at all levels of the organizationExperience using time management skills such as prioritizing/organizing and tracking details and meeting deadlines of multiple projects with varying completion datesExperience analyzing and reporting data in order to identify issues, trends, or exceptions to drive improvement of results and find solutionsExperience collaborating with internal and external resources to develop strategies that meet department goals within budget and established timelinesAt least 1 years of direct leadership, indirect leadership and/or cross-functional team leadershipWilling to travel up to 15% of the time for business purposes (within state and out of state)
Preferred Qualifications
Experience identifying operational issues and recommending and implementing strategies to resolve problems.We will consider employment of qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Salary Range: $102800 - $164400 / Salaried
We are seeking a highly skilled, analytical, strategic, and collaborative Manager to join our Merchandising team. In this role, you will play a critical part in driving category strategy, optimizing assortment planning, and ensuring that product offerings align with customer needs, market trends, and business goals. You will leverage an assortment planning tool with data-driven insights, market research, and performance metrics to shape product selection and assortment strategies across key categories.
Job ResponsibilitiesManages the daily strategic activities that develop and operationalizing a customer-led and data-driven approach to multiple components / processes for a specified section of work within Category/Format StrategyCollaborates with a team and / or cross-functional partners responsible for developing and implementing strategies that support category at growth within established policies, procedures and standards of the specified disciplineOutcomes managed have an impact on category at initiativesMay become actively involved, as required, to meet schedules and resolve problems highly complex in natureMay make recommended changes to strategy/roadmap for area of responsibilityDevelops protocols to support established standardsManages the development and implementation of processes and /or toolsMay oversee team(s) assigned to projects and manages the execution processesCollaborates and works cross-functionally to develop strategies to mitigate loss and/or optimize profitabilityShares information cross-functionally to improve workflow processesInteracts with direct reports and peers in management / customers / vendors to share information and improve cross-departmental processes and relationshipsContinuously evaluates best practices, methodology and tools and seeks to improve deliverables to maintain alignment with business needsReviews reports and metrics and identifies opportunities to grow and optimize specified area of responsibilityAnalyzes the competitive marketplace for patterns and trends and makes recommendations for application of findingsProvides recommendations in creation and development of templates, methodologies, and presentations relating to strategies for area of responsibilityMay create and execute divisional projects based on strategic needUtilizes project management skills to create client-focused deliverables, delegate work, execute project analysis, and deliver strategic resultsProvides guidance, direction, coaching, and counseling to a team of analysts and/or cross-functional partnersAllocates available resources to meet strategic objectivesFosters a diverse and inclusive workplace
About Walgreens
Founded in 1901, Walgreens (www.walgreens.com) has a storied heritage of caring for communities for generations and proudly serves nearly 9 million customers and patients each day across its approximately 8,500 stores throughout the U.S. and Puerto Rico, and leading omni channel platforms. Walgreens has approximately 220,000 team members, including nearly 90,000 healthcare service providers, and is committed to being the first choice for retail pharmacy and health services, building trusted relationships that create healthier futures for customers, patients, team members and communities.
Walgreens is the flagship U.S. brand of Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (Nasdaq: WBA), an integrated healthcare, pharmacy and retail leader. Its retail locations are a critical point of access and convenience in thousands of communities, with Walgreens pharmacists playing a greater role as part of the healthcare system and patients care teams than ever before. Walgreens Specialty Pharmacy provides critical care and pharmacy services to millions of patients with rare disease states and complex, chronic conditions.
The actual salary an employee can expect to receive, plus bonus pursuant to the terms of any bonus plan if applicable, will depend on experience, seniority, geographic location, and other factors permitted by law. To review benefits, please visit jobs.walgreens.com/benefits More Company information is available at www.walgreensbootsalliance.com.
#LI-TO1
Basic Qualifications
Bachelor's degree and at least 2 years of experience in promotions, marketing, retail, analytics, pricing, consumer packaged goods, insights, vendor collaboration, consumer research, inventory, category management and/or business analysis OR High School Diploma /GED and at least 5 years of experience in promotions, marketing, retail, analytics, pricing, consumer packaged goods, insights, vendor collaboration, consumer research, inventory, category management and/or business analysisExperience establishing & maintaining relationships with individuals at all levels of the organizationExperience using time management skills such as prioritizing/organizing and tracking details and meeting deadlines of multiple projects with varying completion datesExperience analyzing and reporting data in order to identify issues, trends, or exceptions to drive improvement of results and find solutionsExperience collaborating with internal and external resources to develop strategies that meet department goals within budget and established timelinesAt least 1 years of direct leadership, indirect leadership and/or cross-functional team leadershipWilling to travel up to 15% of the time for business purposes (within state and out of state)
Preferred Qualifications
Experience identifying operational issues and recommending and implementing strategies to resolve problems.We will consider employment of qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Salary Range: $102800 - $164400 / Salaried
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