Director, Category and Innovation at Safeway | Pleasanton, CA | $131K/yr – $184K/yr

Safeway

Director, Category and Innovation

Pleasanton, CA (Unknown)

$131K/yr – $184K/yrDirector/ExecutiveFull time

Posted 4 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own the private label product strategy and end to end lifecycle, balancing assortment, development, and quality across vendors and cross functional teams.

Product & Assortment: Define private label mix, spot gaps, and launch new items from ideation through scale.
Vendor & Supply Chain: Negotiate with suppliers, secure favorable terms, and maintain supply and cost efficiency.
Data & Cross-Functional: Analyze market data and align with national and division teams to drive category growth and reporting.

Job Description

Responsibilities

Product & Assortment: Define private label mix, identify gaps, and launch new items along the lifecycle from ideation to scale.
Product Development: Manage concept to commercialization, including formulation, packaging, naming, claims, and positioning.
Quality & Compliance: Ensure products meet safety, regulatory, and ethical sourcing standards with QA and legal teams.
Packaging Structure: Lead packaging refreshes and brand tier consistency aligned with sustainability goals.
Vendor & Supply Chain Management: Support supplier negotiations and collaborate on cost, quality, and continuity.
Supply Chain Optimization: Work with sourcing and logistics to balance inventory and operations.
Market Analysis: Use data analytics and consumer insights to drive category decisions and identify growth opportunities.
Cross-Functional Alignment: Partner with national and division teams to ensure cohesive strategy across channels.
Reporting & Communication: Present category performance and market dynamics to leaders.
Talent Management: Lead and develop team members, drive process improvements and training needs.

Safeway

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Safeway operates as a banner of Albertsons Companies. Locally great and nationally strong, Albertsons Cos. (NYSE: ACI) is one of the largest food and drug retailers in the United States. Albertsons Cos. operates stores across 34 states and the District of Columbia under 20 well-known banners including Albertsons, Safeway, Vons, Jewel-Osco, Shaw’s, Acme, Tom Thumb, Randalls, United Supermarkets, Pavilions, Star Market, Haggen, and Carrs.Albertsons Cos. is committed to helping people across the country live better lives by making a meaningful difference, neighborhood by neighborhood. In 2019 alone, along with the Albertsons Companies Foundation, the company gave nearly $225 million in food and financial support. These efforts helped millions of people in the areas of hunger relief, education, cancer research and treatment, programs for people with disabilities and veterans outreach.

Founded in 1915

USA

52K employees (1,722 in marketing)

www.safeway.com

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