About the role
About Misfits Market: Misfits Market is a mission-driven, high-growth startup dedicated to reducing food waste and making shopping for sustainable, high-quality groceries easier and more affordable. We deliver organic produce, high-quality meats and seafood, plant-based proteins, dairy, bakery, wine, and other grocery items to nearly every zip code in 48 states at up to 30 percent off traditional grocery store prices. In 2022, Misfits Market acquired sustainable e-grocer Imperfect Foods and now leverages its in-house transportation network to deliver directly to consumers with one of the most carbon-efficient grocery delivery models on the market. By tackling inefficiencies in the food system, our passionate and motivated team of problem solvers helps save an average of 500,000 pounds of food per week from waste or lesser outcomes, with an all-time savings of 190+ million pounds of food. As Misfits we support our customers and mission by embracing our core values of: Prioritizing our Customers Doing more with less Thinking Differently Respecting one another Moving deliberately and quickly Taking initiative and delivering
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The Team: The Misfits Market Merchandising Team is responsible for managing our incredible vendor relationships to source, secure, and sell great tasting products across a growing range of retail categories. Working closely with our vendor/manufacturing partners, the Procurement Team leads the charge at Misfits Market in fighting food waste not only at the farm level but with consumer packaged goods as well.
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The Role: We are looking to hire a passionate food professional to join our Category Management team at Misfits Market as a Category Manager for our Non-Produce department. The Non-Produce Category Manager is a key role that focuses on leading the category strategy for the assigned non-produce categories while supporting the Non-Produce Category Management team in achieving departmental OKRs. In this role, the Non-Produce Category Manager will oversee several key areas, such as curating assortments, managing vendor relationships and cost negotiations, and ensuring item quality and specifications. Additionally, they will be responsible for retail market pricing and developing attribute-based and mission-driven storytelling, among other duties. The Non-Produce Category Manager will report directly to the Sr. Director of Category Management and will work closely with the Buying and Inventory Planning teams as well as with Site Merchandising and Marketing teams to ensure that category strategies are effectively implemented and aligned with company goals.
