Associated Wholesale Grocers Inc, (AWG) is the nation’s largest cooperative food wholesaler to independently owned supermarkets. We are serving over 3,800 locations in more than half of the states in the country from ten distribution centers! AWG also owns and distributes our private labels including Best Choice, Best Choice Superior Selections, Always Save, & Clearly by Best Choice.

In addition to AWG’s cooperative wholesale operations, we as a company also operate subsidiary companies which provide real estate and supermarket development services, digital marketing services, and is a wholesale supply provider of health and beauty care, general merchandise, specialty/international foods and pharmaceutical supply.

AWG has a wide range of departments including retail, HR, IT, sales, management, finance, accounting, and so much more!! If you have a passion for what you do on the daily and want to help feed families in America, then get in touch with our Recruiting department today and see if we can find your next career path!

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Position Summary

This position is responsible to support the Category Manager with day the day activities to drive sales and achieve department and category objectives. Assist the Category Manager with pricing and position of category products. Utilize category documents and records for research and billing.

Description of Work

• Accurately review, verify, and set up new item information submitted.
• Enter new item data into multiple systems and prepare for billing.
• Maintain and update data changes for vendors/sub vendors or freight costs.
• Accurately enter price changes, calculate item markups, and determine the member reflect dates.
• Enter and process billing.
• Compile and run data reports for Category Managers.
• Research and resolve deductions for repayments.
• Build relationships and interact with vendor partners to support promotional activities.
• Communicates and interacts with cross functional departments (eg. Inventory Management, Center Store, Accounting, AWG Brands, and divisional sales teams).
• Assist with any other assigned duties.
  

Competencies

• Collaborates - Works cooperatively with others across the organization to achieve shared objectives.
• Customer focus - Establishes and maintains effective customer relationships.
• Communicates effectively - Provides timely and helpful information to others across the organization.
• Ensures accountability - Establishes clear responsibilities and processes for monitoring work and measuring results.
  

Qualifications

• College degree prefer but not required
• Consumer Products Goods or related industry
  

Benefits:

• Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance
• Health Savings Account
• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
• Paid Vacation, Holiday, and Sick Time
• 401(k) with 4% match along with 3 other contributions
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Basic & Supplemental Life and AD&D
• Employee Assistance Program
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
• Wellness Program
• Yearly Christmas Bonus