HEALTH & BABY DIRECTOR
Provide strategic direction of Health & Baby and align efforts across key strategic and financial initiatives.
Act as a liaison and advocate between the team and senior leadership, championing priorities and outcomes.
Develop and communicate long-term plans for the categories, including risk mitigation, resource allocation, and vendor management opportunities.
Demonstrate the company's core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion, and safety.Minimum
* Bachelor's degree in business, marketing, or a related field
* 10+ years of experience in merchandising, category management, or retail strategy
* Experience in roles such as eCommerce Marketing Manager, eCommerce Brand Manager, Sr eCommerce Digital Communication Planner, Influencer and Affiliate Marketing Manager, eCommerce Strategic Planner, or manager of measurement/analytics
* Strong adaptability to shifting customer trends
* Proven ability to collaborate cross-functionally to solve problems and meet financial goals
* Ability to translate strategy into scalable action
* Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast paced environment
* Excellent written, oral, and presentation skills
* Demonstrated ability to lead, coach, and develop high performing teams
Desired
* MBA or advanced degree in business, strategy, marketing, or a related field
* Lead the creation and implementation of a comprehensive strategy to grow Health & Baby in alignment with overall merchandising goals; assess emerging opportunities to uncover long-term trends and growth opportunities; develop new approaches and move beyond incremental improvement to transformational impact.
* Partner with suppliers to drive innovation within Health & Baby, develop a deep understanding of market/competitive/consumer dynamics to define our strategy and drive action against them.
* Collaborate cross-functionally with Merchandising, eCommerce, Division Leadership, Marketing, Operations, and Legal Compliance to ensure alignment and flawless execution.
* Enhance the customer journey by creating engaging and inspirational in-store and online experiences; utilize data-driven insights to optimize product placement, promotions, and pricing strategies to maximize sales for impulse selling items.
* Define and track key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure success.
* Lead category management for Health & Baby, including assortment planning, pricing, promotions, space allocation, and innovation pipeline.
* Supervise and coach direct reports in the performance of their duties; complete performance reviews and provide feedback to direct reports.
* Must be able to perform the essential functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation.
- Rate: Not Specified
- Location: Cincinnati, US-OH
- Type: Permanent
- Industry: Finance
- Recruiter: Kroger Corporate
- Contact: Not Specified
- Email: to view click here
- Reference: 184576
- Posted: 2026-04-04 07:50:19 -
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