At Coborn's, Inc. we go all out to “Be Remarkable”. Our culture celebrates employee ideas and encourages creative innovations. We're growing, learning, and overflowing with energy. In a dynamic atmosphere that welcomes diversity, we are investing in our employees, along with the growth of our company. Join our grocery teams and connect with guests in a fast-paced retail position with advancement opportunities where you are encouraged to shine as you use your guest service skills. If you're friendly and dependable and you like to work with a terrific team, we'd love to talk about an opportunity on our team.

About the Category Support Specialist:

As the Category Support Specialist, you will provide end-to-end specialized support for all aspects of category management. You will be the front-line representation for assigned categories. You will also be responsible for reporting, price accuracy, ad and promotional planning, communication and contract maintenance. This person will be highly energetic, self-motivated, detail-attentive and will perform with a high degree of accuracy while consistently reflecting the company’s overall vision of inspiring happiness, healthy living and simplicity for each of our guests.

Additional duties include:

• Gather and input Ad and Promotional information into the promotional planning sheets and/or systems
• Verify product information in weekly advertisements and ensure ads accurately reflect contracts and agreements
• Communicate Ad and Promotional information to appropriate parties, to include; vendor partners, managers, operations and marketing teams
• Assist with creating, producing and distribution of communication around special Ads and Promotions.
• Accurately record item pricing information into cost as well as on necessary forms, price books and product lists
• Communicate pricing guidelines and recommendations to the appropriate parties and ensure pricing is maintained in all systems accurately for all banners;
• Partner with vendors to maintain accurate pricing on current products and new products according to contracts and agreements.
• Maintain information related to category assortment and assist the category management team with maintaining shelf placement and plan-o-gram details in appropriate systems.
• Accurately input all required information on deals into the appropriate forms, spreadsheets, and systems
• Provide support for and lead communications with managers for ad planning and pre-book items
• Assist category management team with accurate record keeping of contracts, deals and promotions.
• Act as the primary point of contact for manager’s requests and questions, responding with a sense of urgency and guest focus while ensuring consistent feedback is provided

Benefits of joining our team:

• Vacation Pay, Holidays and Sunday Premium Pay
• Employee Discount & Company-Sponsored Stock (ESOP) (Employee Stock Ownership Plan)
• Employee Growth & Development Opportunities
• 401(k) plans with Company Match
• Voluntary Benefits – Including Vision Insurance
• Full-Time Employees are eligible for: Medical & Dental Insurance and Tuition Reimbursement

Coborn's, Inc. is a fast-growing employee-owned grocery retailer located in the Midwest. Our grocery store formats include Coborn's, Cash Wise, Marketplace Foods, Hornbacher's, and we offer unique online grocery home delivery services through our CobornsDelivers and Cash Wise Delivers locations. Coborn's, Inc. also owns and operates liquor stores under the Coborn's Liquor, Cash Wise Liquor, Andy’s Liquor and Captain Jack's brands. Additionally, our fuel and convenience division, pharmacy, in-house grocery warehouse and distribution center, in-house Central Bakery, and Tops Cleaners are significant assets to our operations. We also have a handful of other retail entities in the markets where the fit is right: Little Dukes, Holiday Stationstores, Ace Hardware, Country Floral Gifts & Greenhouse, Caribou Coffee, Dunn Bros Coffee, Subway and Erbert and Gerbert's.

Our remarkable employees strive to inspire happiness, healthy living and simplicity one guest at a time. With a vibrant and fun work environment, ongoing opportunities for career growth, and generous benefit packages, Coborn's offers a bright future for all employee owners.

In addition to the benefits mentioned above:

We know everyone needs a coffee break to recharge from time to time, employees who work in a store with a coffee shop receive a discount on their purchase!

We also offer flexible scheduling. We understand that many of our employees are trying to juggle school, practice, family time, errands and personal hobbies, all with only about 16 hours of awake time in a day.

We celebrate a culture of recognition, encouraging employees to recognize and thank one another for remarkable behavior. We even have an app for that!

We're always looking for motivated, high-potential employees who want to be part of our next generation of leaders! There are opportunities to grow within our company to positions you may not yet even know exist. Coborn's, Inc. offers a variety of development programs for employees who want to grow their careers with us.

Finally, we believe that building a team of people with different backgrounds, beliefs, experiences and perspectives inspires fresh thinking and opens us up to new possibilities. We are an EEO/AA Employer - All qualified individuals, including minorities, females, veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

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