Category Manager jobs in Illinois
Category Manager develops the overall strategy for a product category and researches new product options in the category to drive sales and achieve targets. Leads a team that provides category insights and proposals by analyzing marketing and customer data and monitoring relevant market conditions. Being a Category Manager works closely with sales team to determine optimal pricing through analysis of sales trends, competitors, buying habits and planograms of products to promote sales opportunities. Provides effective promotional materials. Additionally, Category Manager may develop special arrangements with vendors to enhance product promotions. Requires a bachelor's degree of marketing. Typically reports to a head of a unit/department. The Category Manager typically manages through subordinate managers and professionals in larger groups of moderate complexity. Provides input to strategic decisions that affect the functional area of responsibility. May give input into developing the budget. Capable of resolving escalated issues arising from operations and requiring coordination with other departments. To be a Category Manager typically requires 3+ years of managerial experience. (Copyright 2024 Salary.com)
Recently Added Category Manager jobs
Category Manager
- Endeavor Health
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Evanston, IL
FULL_TIME
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Position Highlights
- Position: Category Manager
- Location: Evanston, IL
- Full Time
- Hours: 8:30am – 4pm
- Required Travel: N/A
- Responsible for analyzing current practices (financial, contractual and operational data sources), standardizing, improving, documenting, and supporting assigned categories throughout the lifecycle of Supply Chain initiatives.
- Supply Chain Procurement leader of product conversions, standardization, value analysis, and contract management.
- Champions Supply Chain expense reduction initiatives throughout NorthShore.
- Utilizes and effectively applies contract law and category knowledge.
- Participates in the development of short-term tactics and long-range plans to secure business and legal interests resulting in optimal administration and category management solutions.
- Participates in the processes concerning negotiation, consultation on supplies, distribution agreements, awarding of agreements and supplier performance.
- Partners with key administrative, clinical, and physician leaders to develop, manage, analyze, and provide recommendations in regards to category specific RFPs, contracts, bids, trials, and cost reduction initiatives.
- Collaborates with Supply Chain Analysts, clinical area analysts, and other areas to gather supporting data then summarize the results for Supply Chain initiatives.
- Leads assigned Value Analysis Teams focuses on providing proactive cost savings, standardization, product conversions, and on boarding new supplies, implants, devices, equipment and services.
- Education: Bachelor’s Degree
- Certification: MBA, CMRP, CPSM preferred
- Experience: 5 years of Supply Chain experience
- Unique or Preferred Skills:
- Expertise in the following areas within Healthcare Supply Chain: Vendor negotiation, value analysis, contract management, managing product conversions, project management, and product standardization.
- Must be a critical thinker, well organized, detail oriented, skilled at problem solving, and high level written and verbal communication skills.
- Experience collaborating with Group Purchasing Organizations (GPO), analyzing, negotiating, summarizing, and presenting complex agreements.
- Ability to build relationships with clinical, administrative, and physician leadership.
- Intermediate level skills with Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook, Adobe and PDF.
- Experience with Lawson system highly desirable.
- Knowledge of legal principles and routine business terms.
- Career Pathways to Promote Professional Growth and Development
- Various Medical, Dental, Pet and Vision options
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Free Parking
- Wellness Program Savings Plan
- Health Savings Account Options
- Retirement Options with Company Match
- Paid Time Off and Holiday Pay
- Community Involvement Opportunities
When you work for Endeavor Health, you will be part of an organization that encourages its employees to achieve career goals and maximize their professional potential.
Please explore our website (www.endeavorhealth.org) to better understand how Endeavor Health delivers on its mission to “help everyone in our communities be their best”.
Endeavor Health is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. Please refer to the main career page for more information.
Diversity, equity and inclusion is at the core of who we are; being there for our patients and each other with compassion, respect and empathy. We believe that our strength resides in our differences and in connecting our best to provide community-connected healthcare for all.
EOE: Race/Color/Sex/Sexual Orientation/ Gender Identity/Religion/National Origin/Disability/Vets, VEVRRA Federal Contractor. - 4 Days Ago
Category Manager
- Fortune Brands
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Deerfield, IL
FULL_TIME
- Company DescriptionFortune Brands Innovation (FBIN) is built on industry-leading brands and innovation within our operating segments: water, outdoors and security. We have an impressive track record o...
- 6 Days Ago
Category Manager
- LaSalle Network
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Libertyville, IL
FULL_TIME
- Our client, a leader in manufacturing and located in Chicago, is looking for a Category Manager to contribute to their growth. The Category Manager will be responsible for working across various indir...
- 8 Days Ago
Category Manager
- Quest Global
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Rockford, IL
FULL_TIME
- Quest Global is an organization at the forefront of innovation and one of the world’s fastest growing engineering services firms with deep domain knowledge and recognized expertise in the top OEMs acr...
- 1 Day Ago
Category Manager
- Zurn Elkay
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Downers Grove, IL
FULL_TIME
- Category ManagerThe CompanyZurn Elkay Water Solutions Corporation is a thriving, values-driven company focused on doing the right things. We're a fast growing, publicly traded company (NYSE: ZWS), wit...
- 1 Month Ago
Category Manager
- Fiberon Decking
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Deerfield, IL
FULL_TIME
- Company DescriptionFortune Brands Innovation (FBIN) is built on industry-leading brands and innovation within our operating segments: water, outdoors and security. We have an impressive track record o...
- 12 Days Ago
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- Shamrock Foods Company
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- Lifetime Brands
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- Johnson Controls International
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Milwaukee, WI
- What you will do As a Global Category Manager you will be working closely with cross-functional teams to develop and lea...
- 6/9/2024 12:00:00 AM
Category Manager
- Nestlé Purina
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St. Louis, MO
- We’re a leader in the pet care industry, which means we’re not only ahead in volume, profit and market share, but our as...
- 6/8/2024 12:00:00 AM
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- The H.T. Hackney Co.
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Grand Rapids, MI
- The H.T. Hackney Co. is one of the largest wholesale grocery distribution companies in the country, with a distribution ...
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Category Manager
- StraussGroup - Executive Search Consultants
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- THE POSITION The Global Sourcing Manager leads the Strategic Sourcing efforts for the Nicholasville, KY, manufacturing p...
- 6/7/2024 12:00:00 AM
Category Manager
- Insight Global
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Hunt Valley, MD
- Position: Category Manager Location: Hunt Valley, MD (Hybrid / flexible) Duration: 3 Month Contract to Hire Pay Rate: $3...
- 6/7/2024 12:00:00 AM
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the sixth largest population, and the 25th largest land area of all U.S. states. Illinois is often noted as a microcosm of the entire United States. With Chicago in northeastern Illinois, small industrial cities and immense agricultural productivity in the north and center of the state, and natural resources such as coal, timber, and petroleum in the south, Illinois has a diverse economic base, and is a major transportation hu...
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$119,708 to $156,701
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