[Skip to main content](#main-content) [OpenNash Jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/) [Hiring report](/reports/hiring/) · [All Amazon jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/amazon/) · [Search jobs](/search/) Amazon · Austin, TX # Sr Mgr, Category Merchant - Coffee, Candy, Breakfast, Whole Foods Market Grocery Team US, TX, Austin Senior individual contributor Hospitality & Food Service Listed on Amazon’s official careers site. Posted April 27, 2026. Check that it is still open and apply there. [Apply on Amazon’s careers site →](https://www.amazon.jobs/en/jobs/10403938/sr-mgr-category-merchant-coffee-candy-breakfast-whole-foods-market-grocery-team) [OpenNash Jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/) / [Amazon](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/amazon/) / Sr Mgr, Category Merchant - Coffee, Candy, Breakfast, Whole Foods Market Grocery Team ## Job description Provides leadership and oversight to the Category Management / Merchandising function, including strategy development, innovation, definition and execution of marketplace differentiators, key supplier partnerships and team development. Responsible for the financial performance of the Category management / Merchandising function. Accountable for all Category Management / Merchandising strategic and operational decisions, including category management, purchasing, and procurement and retail operations. Oversees team efforts to develop category goals & strategies and product assortments through the lens of our core customer, ensuring a strong mix of national brand product relevance, best-in-class local product relevance, and best-in-class private label product relevance - distinguishing Whole Foods Market from our competition. Responsible for business financial performance. ### Key job responsibilities o Provides leadership and oversight to Category Management and Merchandising leaders and teams. o Sets the strategic direction of a master category, serving as foundation for all work merchants perform. o Contributes to, oversees and/or leads the design of category layout, category adjacencies and space allocation for both ongoing and new retail operations. o Contributes to financial performance forecasting and overall Category Management / Merchandising strategic planning and priority setting. o Contributes to strategic alignment between category merchants and/or buyers across regions and retail operations. o Owns relationship management and strategic alignment with key supplier partners. o Serves as a driving force for Merchandising evolution, incorporating multiple and diverse stakeholder needs into plans for continued progress. o Drives strategically-focused and data-driven process improvement recommendations to leadership. o Engages with customers, partners and other key external stakeholders to ensure mutual understanding of WFM principles, values, strategies and priorities. o Aligns resources according to strategic objectives. o Actively monitors and manages Merchandising in-season performance, driving issue resolution through team and elevating performance issues as required. o Engages with senior internal stakeholders, including Marketing, Finance and Procurement, to ensure an integrated approach to ongoing operations. o Addresses and resolves critical and/or sensitive customer, operational and other issues. o Ensures ongoing open and informative communication across all Merchandising stakeholders. o Coaches and develops their team. o Builds a pipeline of talent, hires for all roles, develops those in role, and supports Team Member career progression. ## At a glance - Posted by the employer: Apr 27, 2026 - First seen by OpenNash: Oct 11, 2026 - Last checked: Oct 18, 2026 - Listed for: 174 days - Location: US, TX, Austin[Apply on Amazon’s careers site →](https://www.amazon.jobs/en/jobs/10403938/sr-mgr-category-merchant-coffee-candy-breakfast-whole-foods-market-grocery-team) ## More jobs at Amazon ### [Business Analyst, Pricing Strategy, Whole Foods Market](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/amazon/jobs/c30ed9db46413ee9d8ed/) US, TX, Austin ### [Senior Program Manager, 3P Seafood Distribution, Whole Foods Market](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/amazon/jobs/b641a3a4f0bb904a7f92/) US, TX, Austin ### [AI Hardware Systems Engineer, Annapurna Labs, Trainium Machine Learning Fleet Operations](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/amazon/jobs/cd168b00b12f100648a0/) US, TX, Austin ### [AI Security Engineer, AWS Security - AISec](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/amazon/jobs/558081d47a0658736e48/) US, TX, Austin ## Similar jobs at other companies ### [Department Mgr Coffee Kiosk-Seward](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/albertsons/jobs/fab72a070d25a1e6eb39/) Albertsons · Seward, AK, United States ### [Assoc MGR, Category Enablement](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/best-buy/jobs/c8cda523a9894246bf5d/) Best Buy · Richfield, Minnesota ### [Category Management Mgr - L5](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/lockheed-martin/jobs/7ed8010260b5c378bc52/) Lockheed Martin · Fort Worth, TX ### [Student Worker - Coffee Tempe Food Service or Catering - ASU-Specialty Coffee](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/aramark/jobs/340d2401686fb1da19d5/) Aramark · Tempe, AZ, US OpenNash lists jobs from employers’ own careers sites and does not handle applications. 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