Lead Director - Hand and Body Lotion, Suncare, and Sunglasses

At CVS Health, we’re building a world of health around every consumer and surrounding ourselves with dedicated colleagues who are passionate about transforming health care.

As the nation’s leading health solutions company, we reach millions of Americans through our local presence, digital channels and more than 300,000 purpose-driven colleagues – caring for people where, when and how they choose in a way that is uniquely more connected, more convenient and more compassionate. And we do it all with heart, each and every day.

Position Summary

CVS Health continues to experience tremendous growth! We have an exciting opportunity for a Lead Director Category Manager, Skin Health (Hand and Body Lotion, Suncare, and Sunglasses).

We are looking for a creative, passionate, leader to join the team as a Category Manager, Skin Health (Hand and Body Lotion, Suncare, and Sunglasses). As the Category Manager, you will work with an accomplished team of merchants to help lead the continued growth and expansion of a multi-million-dollar business. You will have full P&L accountabilities, extensive knowledge of the personal care landscape, and an uncompromising bias for action.

As the Category Manager of Skin Health (Hand and Body Lotion, Suncare, and Sunglasses), you will shape the category strategy, be accountable to achieve sales and margin goals, and collaborate across the organization to develop industry-leading growth plans. You will use all available tactics including Assortment, Promotions, ExtraCare, Digital, Social, Marketing, Store Brand and Supplier Capabilities to reach or exceed goals. You will develop short-term (in year) and long-term growth plans (2 or more years) with a disciplined, structured approach and consumer-first mindset. You will need fact-based decision-making capabilities grounded in consumer research and data.

Required Qualifications

3 - 5 years of achieving sales and margin goals through market share growth. Manage profit and loss targets to include sales, contribution margin, inventory turn, GMROI and DOS.
3 - 5 years of developing an informed strategic point of view and influencing partners, including senior leaders while staying up-to-date with the customer and trends.
3 - 5 years of vendor management including collaborating and negotiating with manufacturers and vendors to ensure product placement and product strategy that grow sales and profitability.
3 - 5 years of initiating and building strategic promotional strategies and marketing plans by collaborating with internal partners (e.g., Inventory, Pricing, Promotion, Finance, Marketing, Store Brands, Store Design and Store Operations).

Preferred Qualifications

• Corporate retail merchandise experience
• Omni-Channel experience
• Experience building executive level presentations

Education
Bachelor Degree

Pay Range

The typical pay range for this role is:

This pay range represents the base hourly rate or base annual full-time salary for all positions in the job grade within which this position falls.  The actual base salary offer will depend on a variety of factors including experience, education, geography and other relevant factors.  This position is eligible for a CVS Health bonus, commission or short-term incentive program in addition to the base pay range listed above.  This position also includes an award target in the company’s equity award program. 
 

Our people fuel our future. Our teams reflect the customers, patients, members and communities we serve and we are committed to fostering a workplace where every colleague feels valued and that they belong.

Great benefits for great people

We take pride in our comprehensive and competitive mix of pay and benefits – investing in the physical, emotional and financial wellness of our colleagues and their families to help them be the healthiest they can be. In addition to our competitive wages, our great benefits include:

• Affordable medical plan options, a 401(k) plan (including matching company contributions), and an employee stock purchase plan.

• No-cost programs for all colleagues including wellness screenings, tobacco cessation and weight management programs, confidential counseling and financial coaching.

• Benefit solutions that address the different needs and preferences of our colleagues including paid time off, flexible work schedules, family leave, dependent care resources, colleague assistance programs, tuition assistance, retiree medical access and many other benefits depending on eligibility.

For more information, visit https://jobs.cvshealth.com/us/en/benefits

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