Vendor Replenishment Buyer - Kroger
At Niagara, we're looking for Team Members who want to be part of achieving our mission to provide our customers the highest quality most affordable bottled water.
Consider applying here if you want to :
- Work in an entrepreneurial and dynamic environment with a chance to make an impact.
- Develop lasting relationships with great people.
- Have the opportunity to build a satisfying career.
We offer competitive compensation and benefits packages for our Team Members.
Essential Functions
Support sales team with key marketing insights, sales trends and category data.Identify and articulate fact based business opportunities internally and externally.Deliver well thought out and constructed business and shopper solutions in various beverage categories.Lead discovery and dissemination of new shopper insights.Build category management capabilities and expertise around merchandising, assortment, pricing and shelving.Generate and analyze weekly, monthly and annual Kroger POS reporting.Work with Nielsen Analyst for syndicated data pulls.Create POS and syndicated ad hoc reporting as needed.Provide post-promotional analysis for Niagara and competitive promotional programs.Analyze marketing metrics to identify cause-effect relationships between promotional actions and financial outcomes.Manage market segmentation, targeting, and positioning exercises.Attend meetings with the Director of Sales for Kroger regularly.Travel to corporate headquarters, other retail accounts and meetings as needed.Create presentation friendly materials.Make strategic brand, pricing, assortment and merchandising recommendations.Ability to share customer insights with sales team.Negotiate contracts with vendors.Identify key strategic partners that will assist in Niagara's growth.Collaborate with sales team and brokers to build semiannual Business Reviews with Kroger.Be the Customer Insights expert sharing knowledge with team.Lead KAB partnership program.Serve as the primary contact to the customer for all shopper marketing related activities.Develop customer-specific insights-based shopper solutions.Work cross functional with partners to implement customer specific plans.Has a deep understanding of how shoppers behave in different channels.Active shopper insights to grow Niagara sales.Develop strong relationships with customers.Deliver Shopper programs that drive category growth.Ensure that all shopper activity is in line with current brand positioning.Work with Brand Manager to build the annual calendar of shopper activations.Work with the Customer Insights to target and persuade the right Niagara shoppers.Build marketing plans based on consumer / shopper insights and category insights.Manage the shopper marketing budget and shopper agency deliverables.Bring external thought to the team about best practices in shopper marketing.Support development of plans to win in digital with the retailers.Manage and optimize digital and in-store offers and campaigns.Execute digital test and learns.Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications :4 Years Experience in Field or similar manufacturing environment.4 Years Experience in Position.0 Years Experience managing people / projects.experience may include a combination of work experience and education.Preferred Qualifications :6 Years Experience in Field or similar manufacturing environment.6 Years Experience working in Position.2 Years Experience managing people / projects.experience may include a combination of work experience and education.Competencies
This position embodies the values of Niagara's LIFE competency model, focusing on the following key drivers of success :
Lead Like an Owner :Makes safety the number one priority.
Keeps alert for safety issues and escalates immediately.Effectively prioritizes tasks based on department goals.Shows respect to others and confronts interpersonal issues directly.Prioritizes resolution of customer issues effectively.Responds promptly and honors commitments to internal and external customers.InnovACT :Makes recommendations to continuously improve policies, methods, procedures, and / or products.
Demonstrates adaptability by reacting appropriately to unexpected changes in situations or circumstances.Increases performance through greater efficiency.Find a Way :Seeks to develop technical knowledge through learning from other experts.
Understands interdepartmental impact of individual decisions and actions.Seeks solutions rather than placing blame.Empowered to be Great :Consistently looks for ways to improve one's self through growth and development opportunities.
Communicates clearly and promptly up, down, and across.Communicates effectively to manage expectations.Education
Minimum Required : Bachelor's Degree in Business, Marketing, or related field.Preferred : MBA in Business, Marketing, or related field.Typical Compensation Range
Pay Rate Type : Salary $87,360.12 - $126,672.19 / Yearly
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Los Angeles County applicants onlyQualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, the California Fair Chance Act, and any other applicable local and state laws.Any employment agency, person or entity that submits a rsum into this career site or to a hiring manager does so with the understanding that the applicant's rsum will become the property of Niagara Bottling, LLC. Niagara Bottling, LLC will have the right to hire that applicant at its discretion without any fee owed to the submitting employment agency, person or entity. Employment agencies that have fee agreements with Niagara Bottling, LLC and have been engaged on a search shall submit rsum to the designated Niagara Bottling, LLC recruiter or, upon authorization, submit rsum into this career site to be eligible for placement fees.