Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Educational Experience:

Required: Bachelor's degree from four-year College or university plus minimum 2 years corporate or regional level merchandising or sales experience in a consumer packaged goods business. -or- a minimum of 2 years as a Harris Teeter Field Specialist, Assistant, Co-Manager, or Store Director/Manager. -or- An equivalent combination of education and experience.

Preferred: Previous Category management experience, or 2 years CPG experience in area of expertise.

Language Ability:
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.

Math Ability:
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

Reasoning Ability:
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Computer Skills:
To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Microsoft Word, word processing software; Microsoft Excel spreadsheet software; Soft Grocer inventory software; BICEPS/TRICEPS order processing systems, Micro Strategy database software, and Ad Display PIPPA Software.

Certificates and Licenses:
Category Management Development and Training Level I must be completed within 12 months of accepting position and being enrolled in Training Classes.

Work Environment:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the office work environment is usually moderate.

Travel:
Is required of up to two weeks at a time, and could be in excess of 25 nights per year annually and may include travel out of the country.

Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include Close vision and Distance vision. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; use hands to type, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and taste or smell