**Position Overview** The Associate Category Merchandiser is responsible for the coordination and execution of strategic category plans across a smaller desk and assigned categories. Partnering with the Category Manager and Promotional Planning Manager, the Associate Category Merchandiser will use margin targets and competitive data to provide business insights and recommendations to adjust strategies and tactics to improve sales, simplify execution, and improve profitability for assigned categories. The Associate Category Merchandiser ensures regional assortment and seasonal merchandising needs are prioritized to drive incremental volume. The Associate Category Merchandiser coordinates product, cost, merchandising tactics, and activities supporting promotions, TPRs, and selling events. The Associate Category Merchandiser oversees the input of deals and file maintenance data to ensure all programs are executed on time for their assigned desk & categories. Associate Category Merchandiser will work with cross-functional teams to ensure programs are on trend with the industry, reflective of the regional mix, and focused on delivering the highest quality, relevant products, and best cost. **Job Description** **Description** + Understand and apply analytical and quantitative insights to support annual category strategy development, including supporting the planning process, competitive intelligence, sales data, and syndicated data to provide actionable insights, trends, and opportunities to drive incremental sales and margin, oversee the execution of assigned vendor programs, allowances, performance funds, incentives, forward buys, direct plan ship options maintaining efficiency incentives as a competitive advantage. Partners with the Commercial team and Promotional Planning team in their assigned region to implement sales programs and support local events + Responsible for the oversight and execution of category tactics, milestones, and deliverables, including deal submissions, demand planning, new item introduction, and key selling events. Perform SKU rationalization of categories and work with suppliers to continually offer the right assortment to customers and to continually understand commodity market risk for their assigned desk. + Serves as the primary point of escalation for assigned vendor/broker tactics and planning day to day, including deal submission and approval, and working with manufacturing, Buying, and Transportation to resolve OOS (out-of-stock issues) for their assigned desk + Monitors and tracks Trade Fund planning execution (passed and retained), flyer income, incentives, forward buys, truckload opportunities, and income and escalates variances to the Sr Category Merchandiser for resolution. + Participate in cross-functional planning to support corporate and regional growth strategies. + Travel Required: No **Environment** + Office: Office Temperature (65F to 75F) **Skills** + Solid analytical and quantitative skills, comfortable with complex financial data; Experienced in category planning + Solid understanding of financial methodology to determine costs, develop annual business plans and oversee daily metrics (sales, volume, inventory, costs, etc.) + Ability to present results of analysis, data models, and other projects to management concisely + Strong communications skills – speaking, writing, presenting + Strong planning and time management skills + High threshold for working in ambiguous, fast paced environments – figuring it out and adapting as you go + Ability to operate simultaneously and effectively in both tactical and strategic modes + Will need to travel to minimum of 2 food shows a year **Years Of Experience** + 0-2 years working knowledge of retail/supermarket, wholesale, and/or CPG experience. Bachelor's in Business, Finance, or Marketing required. **Qualifications** Bachelor's Degree - Business, Bachelor's Degree - Finance, Bachelor's Degree - Marketing **Shift** 1st Shift (United States of America) **Company** Robesonia Logistics LLC **About Our Company** Robesonia Logistics, LLC is one of the largest wholesale grocery suppliers in the Northeast, and is one of many companies within the C&S Family of Companies, the largest wholesale grocery supply company in the U.S. and the industry leader in supply chain innovation. At Robesonia Logistics, We Select the Best® – those with the motivation, pride, and drive to succeed in our fast-paced world. Working Safely is a Condition for Employment with Robesonia Logistics. Robesonia Logistics is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer, and considers qualified applicants without regard to race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran status or any other protected factor under federal, state or local law. Company: Robesonia Logistics LLC Job Area: Buying Job Family: Procurement Job Type: Regular Job Code: JC2217 ReqID: R-258470