Category Manager

Candidate: #178451
Current Position: Category Manager
Industry: Retail, CPG
Experience: 25+ Years
Relocation: Remote, Greater St. Louis

Scope:

This candidate is a veteran of the convenience store industry and is seeking their next role in the industry after 25+ years with their prior employer. This has excellent relationships with all major CPG companies and has been responsible for categories at some point in their career. In addition, they also served as the Chief Operating Officer of a nearly 50 store chain.

Accomplishments:

• Managed all in-store merchandise and food service programs for 47 locations.
• Increased net margins from 3% to over >30% in 2023.
• Managed food service program, including product offering, promotions and pricing.
• Extensive knowledge of managing inventory and margins in PDI.
• Extremely loyal, has worked for only 1 company (not including acquisitions) over the past 25+ years.

Haskel Thompson & Associates:

Since our founding in 1979, we have been the go-to recruiting firm within the Retail, QSR, CPG, Private Equity, and Petroleum industries to bring your organization top-tier talent. With our proprietary and extensive vetting process, you can rest assured that you will be adding highly educated, knowledgeable, and qualified candidates to help grow your organization.

For more information about this candidate, please contact Nick McQuarry at 239-302-3582 or Nick@haskelthompson.com