What are the responsibilities and job description for the Category Manager – Beverage Procurement position at Umanist NA?
Job Title: Senior Category Manager – Convenience Store Procurement (DSD / Beverage Focus)
Location: Georgetown, Texas
Job Type: Full-Time
Position Overview
The Senior Category Manager will lead category strategy, vendor relationships, product assortment planning, pricing optimization, and procurement execution for high-volume convenience retail categories.
This role requires a highly analytical professional with deep experience in Direct Store Delivery (DSD), category management, vendor negotiations, and convenience retail procurement.
Key Responsibilities
Location: Georgetown, Texas
Job Type: Full-Time
Position Overview
The Senior Category Manager will lead category strategy, vendor relationships, product assortment planning, pricing optimization, and procurement execution for high-volume convenience retail categories.
This role requires a highly analytical professional with deep experience in Direct Store Delivery (DSD), category management, vendor negotiations, and convenience retail procurement.
Key Responsibilities
- Own and manage assigned product categories across convenience retail channels
- Develop and execute category growth strategies to maximize revenue and margin performance
- Build and maintain strategic vendor relationships to negotiate pricing, promotions, and service levels
- Generate and manage purchase orders to ensure product availability
- Analyze category performance, pricing trends, consumer demand, and market opportunities
- Drive SKU rationalization and optimize product assortment
- Develop promotional pricing strategies and product launch plans
- Conduct competitive market analysis and monitor industry trends
- Lead quarterly vendor business reviews
- Review daily operational reports including out-of-stock, pending PO’s, and price increase analysis
- Partner cross-functionally with warehouse, sales, and operations teams to ensure execution excellence
- Provide tactical procurement support to warehouse operations leadership
- 5 years of category management, procurement, or purchasing experience
- Direct Store Delivery (DSD) experience is required
- Experience in convenience retail, beverage distribution, or C-store procurement
- Strong vendor negotiation and contract management experience
- Proven analytical skills with data-driven decision making
- Experience managing pricing, promotions, and product portfolio optimization
- SAP and Microsoft Excel proficiency
- Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Supply Chain, or related field