Associate Category Manager- Produce

About Imperfect
Imperfect Foods was founded in 2015 with a mission to reduce food waste and build a better food system for everyone. We offer imperfect (yet delicious) produce, affordable pantry items, and quality meat and dairy. We deliver them conveniently to our customers’ doorsteps and pride ourselves on offering up to a 30% discount compared to grocery store prices. Our customers can get the healthy, seasonal produce they want alongside the grocery staples they rely on, without having to compromise their budget or values. We’re proving that doing the right thing for the planet doesn’t have to cost more, and that shopping for quality ingredients can support the people and resources that it takes to grow our favorite foods.
We're headquartered in San Francisco with operations all over the country. Check our website to see if there is an Imperfect near you!
We're looking for folks who are positive, motivated, and ready to change the world. If that sounds like you, drop us a line!
About the Role:
Imperfect Foods is looking for a hardworking Associate Category Manager to join our Merchandising team. You will lead multiple facets of the business including vendor management, product management, partner with operations, and identify growth opportunities. As an Associate Category Manager, you will be able to deliver results at both the strategic and tactical levels across all aspects of the business. The ideal candidate will have a curiosity for the business, solve problems using data, and a passion to invent and simplify within the organization.

Responsibilities:

• Build and maintain key category management tools including vendor scorecards, weekly P&L reporting, and upcoming marketing initiatives. You will develop and drive alignment across the category management team on these tools.
• Partner with Operations to build merchandising team quality and inventory reporting. Use this data to lead root cause analysis and develop corrective action and preventive action plans.
• Partner with the product development team to handle key seasonal development windows for the category management team.

Skills & Qualifications:

• 0-2 years of category analytics/management experience.
• 0-2 years program or project management.
• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management,, Business, or related field
• +1 years of practiced analytical skills including the ability to distill, synthesize, and draw conclusions on large amounts of data.
• Experience with Excel, SPINS, and other platforms preferred.

About You:

• A passion for our mission of creating a better food system through thoughtful category management.
• High ownership over their responsibilities.
• Challenges the status quo and continually seeks to innovate.
• Insatiably curious and open to learning new things constantly.
• You’re passionate about our mission to eliminate food waste and create a better food system for all

Details of Position:

• Full-time, exempt position reporting to the Category Manager, Merchandising
• Salary and employee stock options commensurate with experience
• Competitive benefits package including healthcare, paid vacation, 401K, paid parental leave, and a recurring discount towards your Imperfect Foods box!
• Candidate can be remotely located within US time zones

Physical Requirements:

• Sedentary work; involves sitting most of the time
• Occasional movement may be necessary
• Regular work with computers, including keyboards, mouses, and screens

Individuals seeking employment at Imperfect Foods are considered without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, gender, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, or sexual orientation.
U.S. E-Verify Notice: Imperfect Foods participates in E-Verify in the United States. Imperfect will provide the U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), with information from each new employee's Form I-9 to confirm work authorization.
How we are protecting employees from COVID-19
At Imperfect Foods, employee health and safety is our top priority. We have implemented processes and precautions to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in our facilities. We provide gloves, masks, and hand sanitizer to all essential employees who must report to work. Before entering our warehouse, employees have their temperatures checked. In addition, we take great care to ensure frequently touched surfaces are sanitized throughout the day and all warehouses are fully sanitized weekly.
We have also implemented an Emergency Sick Leave policy providing full-time and part-time employees 2 additional weeks of paid time off and up to 26 weeks paid leave if they have a confirmed case of COVID-19.