Category Manager

At Maverik, we don’t just offer jobs, we offer adventures. As a Category Manager, you’ll own the strategy, performance, and growth of assigned categories, driving revenue, P&L results, and market share. You’ll build supplier partnerships, shape pricing and promotional strategies, and use data insights to deliver innovative assortments that enhance customer loyalty. Collaboration with marketing, operations, and other teams ensures Maverik stays competitive while delivering results.

This role is based at our Salt Lake City Headquarters with a 4-day hybrid in-office schedule.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide P&L accountability for assigned category(s) that meet annual operating plan objectives and grow market share.
• Maintain strategic oversight and ensuing tactics that deliver a differentiated and innovative outlook to the categories within your responsibilities.
• Serve as a subject matter expert that stays abreast of performance trends, competitors, and regional preferences, keeping the company at the forefront of the market with assortments and merchandising to maintain and build loyal customers alongside an aim toward new customer acquisition.
• Build pricing and promotional strategies that are competitive, while delivering desired gross margin dollars.
• Perform and leverage on-going analytics inclusive of test and learn which present data-driven decisions and improve company results.
• Build strong supplier relationships to secure best pricing and promotional support inclusive of contract negotiation; partner with primary distributors and 3rd party vendors to ensure instocks to meet customer needs.
• Collaborate with key business partners within Marketing support teams and across the business to ensure financial deliverables are met amongst our objectives.
• Seek and monitor operational opportunities which enhance the companies’ bottom line and communicate with our operations team on action plans for improvements of processes, shrink, expense and labor savings

Role Requirements:

• This role is cell phone eligible and supports an 24/7 operation. Occasional after-hours, weekend, or holiday work may be required to respond to urgent issues or service calls.

Qualifications: Education

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field such as Business Administration, Communication, Marketing, Psychology, or Hospitality preferred; associate’s degree will also be considered.

Qualifications: Experience

• 1+ years of experience in field.
• Experience in brand or category management preferred.
• Experience managing P&L and generating demand preferred.
• Strong analytical background and ability to discern, analyze, synthesize and utilize information from various sources.
• Operational experience in retail a significant plus.

Qualifications: Team Member Leadership Skills

• Communicates clearly and respectfully with peers and leaders. Adjusts messaging based on audience and listens actively to ensure shared understanding.
• Takes initiative to meet individual goals and deadlines. Stays focused on priorities and follows through to completion with minimal prompting.
• Demonstrates self-awareness and responds thoughtfully in interactions. Approaches others with empathy and contributes to a respectful, supportive team environment.
• Identifies issues and solves routine problems using logical thinking and available resources. Knows when to escalate and seeks input when needed.
• Delivers high-quality work and responds promptly to customer needs. Builds trust through reliability, attention to detail, and a positive attitude.

• This is not an all-encompassing list of Leadership Skills, but rather those identified as most essential for success in this position.

Duties and responsibilities, as required by business necessity may be added, deleted, or changed at any time at the discretion of management, formally or informally, either verbally or in writing. Scheduling and shift assignments and work location may be changed at any time, as required by business necessity.

Compensation & Benefits
Pay Range: $75,000-$85,000/year + DOE and Bonus Opportunities
The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Maverik considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers, such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills, and current market conditions.
Benefits Include:

• Full Health, Dental, and Vision Package with company contribution to cost
• In-Store and Fuel Discounts
• Retirement plan with company match (401K)
• Eligible for the annual incentive bonus program
• Profit Sharing: When Maverik succeeds, so do you. Team Members are eligible for annual profit sharing—our way of recognizing the important role you play in our success
• Comprehensive Paid Time-Off Policy, along with additional perks and benefits