Lead Director, Sr Category Manager- Photo and Services

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Position Summary

Lead Director Senior Category Manager Photo and Services

Are you passionate about building customer focused assortments driving innovation and leading high-impact retail strategies that shape how customers shop every day

This is an exciting leadership opportunity to shape the future of the Photo and Services business at CVS Health. As Lead Director Senior Category Manager you will lead a highly visible customer-cherished portfolio with responsibility for driving sales margin growth customer engagement vendor strategy and omnichannel merchandising experiences across stores and digital channels.

In this role you will set the strategic direction for the category translate customer and market insights into actionable business plans and partner cross-functionally to deliver growth innovation and differentiated experiences for CVS Health customers. You will also lead and develop a team of Category Merchants and Analysts building talent accountability and a strong culture of performance.

Our Heart At Work Behaviors support this purpose. We want everyone who works at CVS Health to feel empowered by the role they play in transforming our culture and accelerating our ability to innovate.

In this role you will:

• Deliver sales and margin goals by attaining market share and thoughtfully managing all lines of the category P&L
• Lead and manage large vendor relationships including joint business planning development and vendor negotiations to secure innovation funding service levels differentiated assortments and profitable growth.
• Develop and implement category plans (i.e. plan optimal SKU mix; ExtraCare loyalty program; weekly seasonal annual promotional programs) for merchandising programs that reflect deep personal knowledge of our businesses customers and client.
• Initiate and execute strategic promotional strategies and marketing plans by influencing and aligning CVS partners (e.g. Inventory Pricing Promotion Finance Store Brands Store Design IT Tech Platform Store Operations and Loyalty) and supplier partners to execute category priorities.
• Build coach and develop a high-performing team with clear goals accountability and a strong pipeline of future merchandising talent.
• Leverage customer loyalty market and competitive insights to identify growth opportunities inform assortment pricing promotion and merchandising decisions and continually sustain a strong understanding of current competition.
• Contribute to the development and execution of General Merchandising initiatives.

Required Qualifications

• 10 years category management and/or direct spend experience with a track record of meeting or exceeding financial objectives and P&L ownership.

• Demonstrated ability to translate customer market and competitive insights into actionable category strategies.

• Proven track record of influencing others with and without authority

• Experience building high-performing successful teams developing key talent.

• Experience leading under pressure adapting quickly to changing dynamics and developing solutions that meet the needs of multiple business stakeholders.

• Ability to lead through ambiguity prioritize competing demands and make sound decisions in a fast-paced retail environment.

• Previous experience developing presentations with strong executive presence communicating complex business strategies clearly to senior leaders and cross-functional partners

• Experience leveraging a strategic mindset with the ability to develop and execute category and merchandising strategies that drive business growth.

• Experience leading category transformation assortment optimization SKU productivity or promotional effectiveness initiatives.

• Experience managing large-scale vendor portfolios and national brand partnerships

• Expertise leveraging MS Office Suite including advanced Excel and PowerPoint capabilities.

• Travel- Ability and willingness to travel regularly 20% of time based on needs of the business

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience building high-performing successful teams developing key talent. Demonstrated passion for bringing new leaders along and helping them realize their ability to impact the business.

• Experience managing photo print or in-store service/equipment-based categories including vendor software testing equipment uptime and colleague/customer experience across kiosk or digital service platforms.

• Experience leveraging a strategic mindset with the ability to develop and execute category and merchandising strategies that drive business growth.

• Experience managing large-scale vendor portfolios and national brand partnerships

Education
Bachelors Degree or equivalent experience

Pay Range

The typical pay range for this role is:

This pay range represents the base hourly rate or base annual full-time salary for all positions in the job grade within which this position falls. The actual base salary offer will depend on a variety of factors including experience education geography and other relevant factors. This position is eligible for a CVS Health bonus commission or short-term incentive program in addition to the base pay range listed above. This position also includes an award target in the companys equity award program.

Our people fuel our future. Our teams reflect the customers patients members and communities we serve and we are committed to fostering a workplace where every colleague feels valued and that they belong.

Great benefits for great people

We take pride in offering a comprehensive and competitive mix of pay and benefits that reflects our commitment to our colleagues and their families.

Additional details about available benefits are provided during the application process and on Benefits Moments.

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal state and local laws.