CVS Health · New Haven
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Position Summary
Lead Director, Senior Category Manager, Photo and Services
Are you passionate about building customer focused assortments, driving innovation, and leading high-impact retail strategies that shape how customers shop every day?
This is an exciting leadership opportunity to shape the future of the Photo and Services business at CVS Health. As Lead Director, Senior Category Manager, you will lead a highly visible, customer-cherished portfolio with responsibility for driving sales, margin growth, customer engagement, vendor strategy, and omnichannel merchandising experiences across stores and digital channels.
In this role, you will set the strategic direction for the category, translate customer and market insights into actionable business plans, and partner cross-functionally to deliver growth, innovation, and differentiated experiences for CVS Health customers. You will also lead and develop a team of Category Merchants and Analysts, building talent, accountability, and a strong culture of performance.
Our Heart At Work Behaviors™ support this purpose. We want everyone who works at CVS Health to feel empowered by the role they play in transforming our culture and accelerating our ability to innovate.
In this role, you will:
Required Qualifications
10+ years category management and/or direct spend experience, with a track record of meeting, or exceeding, financial objectives and P&L ownership.
Demonstrated ability to translate customer, market, and competitive insights into actionable category strategies.
Proven track record of influencing others with and without authority
Experience building high-performing, successful teams developing key talent.
Experience leading under pressure, adapting quickly to changing dynamics, and developing solutions that meet the needs of multiple business stakeholders.
Ability to lead through ambiguity, prioritize competing demands, and make sound decisions in a fast-paced retail environment.
Previous experience developing presentations with strong executive presence, communicating complex business strategies clearly to senior leaders and cross-functional partners
Experience leveraging a strategic mindset with the ability to develop and execute category and merchandising strategies that drive business growth.
Experience leading category transformation, assortment optimization, SKU productivity, or promotional effectiveness initiatives.
Experience managing large-scale vendor portfolios and national brand partnerships
Expertise leveraging MS Office Suite, including advanced Excel and PowerPoint capabilities.
Travel- Ability, and willingness to travel regularly, 20% of time, based on needs of the business
Preferred Qualifications
Experience building high-performing, successful teams developing key talent. Demonstrated passion for bringing new leaders along and helping them realize their ability to impact the business.
Experience managing photo, print, or in-store service/equipment-based categories, including vendor software testing, equipment uptime, and colleague/customer experience across kiosk or digital service platforms.
Experience leveraging a strategic mindset with the ability to develop and execute category and merchandising strategies that drive business growth.
Experience managing large-scale vendor portfolios and national brand partnerships
Education
Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience
Pay Range
The typical pay range for this role is:
$100,000.00 - $231,540.00
This pay range represents the base hourly rate or base annual full-time salary for all positions in the job grade within which this position falls. The actual base salary offer will depend on a variety of factors including experience, education, geography and other relevant factors. This position is eligible for a CVS Health bonus, commission or short-term incentive program in addition to the base pay range listed above. This position also includes an award target in the company’s equity award program.
Our people fuel our future. Our teams reflect the customers, patients, members and communities we serve and we are committed to fostering a workplace where every colleague feels valued and that they belong.
Great benefits for great people
We take pride in offering a comprehensive and competitive mix of pay and benefits that reflects our commitment to our colleagues and their families.
Additional details about available benefits are provided during the application process and on Benefits Moments.
Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state and local laws.