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Albertsons Companies · 1 month ago

Product Manager – Merchandising

5918 STONERIDGE MALL RD, PLEASANTON, CA, 94588, US

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$121K/yr - $157K/yr

7+ years exp

Albertsons Companies is a leading food and drug retailer in the U.S., seeking a Product Manager to lead initiatives that optimize category performance and enhance merchant decision-making. The role involves building tools and capabilities for data-driven insights and streamlining category planning.

Food and BeverageFood DeliveryMeat and PoultryRetail

Responsibilities

Champion the needs of customers, merchants, vendors, business teams, and stakeholders throughout the product development cycle, ensuring that what is delivered meets user needs and enables better merchandising decision making

Ability to operate in areas of uncertainty and ambiguity

Partner with merchants and CPG teams to evaluate allowances, costs, promotions, and display/space plans, ensuring strategies are grounded in real trade practices

Use Circana, Nielsen, Symphony, and retailer monetization platforms to curate market trends, develop hypotheses, and test strategies for price, promo, and display planning

Act as a functional sense-check for pricing intelligence solutions - ensuring outputs align with what makes sense in the aisle, in negotiations, and in retail execution

Collaborate with engineering and analytics teams to translate merchandising requirements into scoped technical solutions, providing ongoing guidance and validation

Drive hypothesis development and validation with merchants, using transaction data, competitive benchmarks, and market share analysis

Lead cross-functional working sessions to align trade partners, merchants, and analysts around recommendations and scenarios

Monitor performance against goals such as trade ROI, sales lift, basket mix, and profitability, sharing insights back to stakeholders

Responsible for communicating product solutions and benefits to customers and stakeholders; including knowledge transfer and training for on-going management of features

Flexible Career Path: Be prepared to adapt and expand into other areas of the retail domain over time, utilizing your core trade promotion expertise as a foundation for future growth within the company

Qualification

Pricing & Trade Promotion StrategyCPG & Retail Merchandising ExpertiseData Analysis & Hypothesis DevelopmentCross-functional EngagementCommunication

Required

7-10 years in merchandising, trade promotions, category management, or CPG commercial strategy, with direct involvement in allowance, cost, and promotional planning

Bachelor's or master's degree in business, Economics, Marketing, Data Science, Management sciences, Business Administration

Hands-on experience with retailer and CPG data platforms (Circana, Nielsen, Symphony, or equivalent)

Strong functional understanding of retail pricing, promotion mechanics, space & display execution, and vendor negotiations

Demonstrated ability to work with both merchant operators and technical teams to ensure solutions reflect practical workflows

Track record of turning data analysis into actionable insights that shaped trade or merchandising decisions

Demonstrates strong analytical and critical thinking skills to identify root causes, evaluate complex data, and develop practical solutions

Excellent communication skills with ability to credibly engage at all levels - from merchants and department specialists to technical teams and executives

Pricing & Trade Promotion Strategy

CPG & Retail Merchandising Expertise

Data Analysis & Hypothesis Development

Cross-functional Engagement (Merchants, CPGs, Technical Teams)

Strong Communication & Stakeholder Management