Tobacco Category Mgr Job in Lester 19029, Pennsylvania US
This position manages the Sunoco A-Plus Tobacco category, which collectively represents over $250,000,000 in sales and $ 40,000,000 in gross margin annually. The manager is responsible for developing and executing programs and initiatives designed to increase sales and margin for all locations on a national and regional basis, including promotional policies. Develop an annual tobacco category plan, which identifies strategies and tactics to achieve specific category objectives, identify leverage opportunities, and negotiate to achieve the lowest possible cost for products within the category. Utilize volume discounts, special promotional incentives and implement standard operating procedures and policies. The overall management of the assortment of products available for the stores to order, evaluate new products and determine supplier viability, negotiate product costs, allowance structure, billbacks and execute final Vendor approval. Manage the development process for proprietary new items beginning with need assessment through new product introduction including ordering, inventory management, product mix and promotions. Assist in integrating programs into Sunoco overall marketing strategy, participate in meetings and make presentations to communicate category objectives, strategy and programs to Field Operations, Senior Management, and Suppliers.
Job Requirements:
Bachelors’ degree in Business, Administration, Marketing, or equivalent experience. 7-10 years implementing Merchandising and Category Management in Tobacco Programs in Convenience Stores required. Strong negotiating, analytical and communication skills a must!
Sunoco is a leading transportation fuel provider, with operations located primarily in the East Coast and Midwest regions of the United States. The company operates more than 4,700 branded retail locations that market transportation fuels and convenience store merchandise in 23 states.
This retail network is principally supplied by Sunoco-owned refineries with a combined crude oil processing capacity of 675,000 barrels per day. Sunoco is also the General Partner and has
a 31-percent interest in Sunoco Logistics Partners, L.P., a publicly traded master limited partnership which owns and operates 6,000 miles of refined product and crude oil pipelines and approximately 40 active product terminals. Many of Sunoco Logistics' pipelines and terminals and storage facilities are integrated with Sunoco's retail network and refineries. Through SunCoke Energy, Sunoco makes high-quality metallurgical-grade coke for major steel manufacturers.
The company's facilities in the U.S. have the capacity to manufacture approximately 3.67 million tons of metallurgical-grade coke annually. Sunoco also is the operator of, and has an equity interest in, a 1.7 million tons-per-year cokemaking facility in Vitoria, Brazil.