Category Manager, Meat & Seafood

Eataly is the world’s largest artisanal Italian food and beverage marketplace! Eataly is not a chain; each Eataly is different, with its own character and own theme – but all with the same aim... for our guests to:

• EAT authentic Italian food at our restaurants, cafés and to-go counters
• SHOP a selection of high-quality Italian, local and homemade products
• LEARN through our classes and our team’s product knowledge

The Category Manager for Meat and Seafood will be responsible for catalog management and monitoring and analyzing the usage and sales of proteins for Eataly’s current and future locations in North America. The Category Manager will support the planning and maintenance of Eataly’s product catalog and its underlying producer and vendor relationships with the goal of maximizing revenue and efficiency in various retail, QSR and restaurant outlets. Reports to Senior Buyer Meat & Seafood.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES CATEGORY MANAGEMENT:

• Supports senior buyer with executing the strategic direction of the protein portfolio (meat and seafood) by analyzing category performance, identifying assortment opportunities, and maintaining up-to-date product catalogs

• Oversees catalog maintenance for meat and seafood items, ensuring accuracy of item attributes, data specifications, pricing, margin, yield, and associated supply chain channels

• Develops data-backed proposals from catalog KPIs and oversees forecasts and demand planning to ensure product availability and accurate usage reports by market

• Collaborates with senior buyer on promotional calendar to negotiate and build out programming promotional activities

• Assists across the entire product life cycle, including, but not limited to, pricing reviews, quality assessments, establishing supply chain channels, inventory management, and performance metrics by brand and item.

• Manages a cost-effective supply chain and constantly looks for ways to reduce expenses and improve processes, while noting and correcting problems

• Maintains strong relationships with Eataly vendors and producers as well as rapport and streamlined communication to Eataly teams executing the catalog at the store level

• Streamlines product selection for stores, prioritizing national distributors/vendors

• Assists with everyday operational issues, i.e: OOS situations, delivery issues, back up options, invoices/payments, item maintenance

• Liaises with the culinary team for proteins used by foodservice outlets, providing regular updates about product usage, special requests and critical inventory levels

• Creates reports to track stores’ performance of catalog, auditing routinely for purchasing accountability at store level, and recognizing trends and monitoring contractual obligations

• Provides occasional on-the-ground operational support during new store openings to ensure assortment is activated correctly and supply chain is consistent

• Creates proposals for promotions/activations and supports with billback calculations post-promotion

• Performs other duties as required or assigned

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  Minimum of three (3) years’ of progressively more responsible experience in category management, purchasing, or related data analytics and purchasing centric fields

• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, with a strong knowledge of Excel

• Ability to be flexible and problem solve in a fluid environment

• Excellent communication skills

• Outstanding data, analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills

• Butcher or restaurant operational experience a plus

• Passion for Italian cuisine and products

• Two (2) year associate’s degree or a bachelor’s degree from a four (4) year college preferred

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• Availability to troubleshoot urgent issues on occasional nights and weekends

• Occasional travel to all Eataly North America locations

The salary range for this position is $75,000 - $85,000 annually.

Benefits and Perks

• Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Parental Leave
• 401K with match or RRSP
• Bonus program
• Free family meal daily
• Discounts at Eataly
• Classes on products and Italian cuisine
• Referral bonus program
• and more!

Eataly is an equal employment opportunity employer. It is the Company’s policy to not unlawfully discriminate against any applicant or employee on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, age, disability or any other characteristic made unlawful to consider by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Eataly also prohibits harassment of applicants and employees based on any of these protected categories. It is also Eataly’s policy to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws regarding consideration of unemployment status, salary history, credit/bankruptcy history and criminal background/conviction history in making hiring decisions. If contacted for an employment opportunity, please advise Human Resources if you require accommodation.