Sr Mgr Category Development

Staples is business to business. You’re what binds us together.

Our merchandising team aims to deliver the best value and selection to our customers through products, services and solutions all centered around our customers’ needs. We are driven by customer insights and analytics to bring products and solutions to market seamlessly. We’re inclusive, well-rounded professionals who have deep experience in buying, selling, negotiating, operations, design, innovation, finance and more

As Senior Manager, Category Development, you will shape the future of key categories by turning customer, competitive, and financial insights into multi-year growth strategies. You will guide portfolio priorities, influence senior business decisions, and unite Merchandising and cross-functional partners around opportunities that strengthen differentiation, profitability, and customer value.

What you will be doing:

• Develop and execute multi-year category growth strategies, portfolio roadmaps, and actionable plans aligned with enterprise and financial objectives.

• Identify growth platforms, innovation opportunities, and emerging market trends, and recommend where to invest, expand, defend, or exit.

• Evaluate portfolio performance and innovation pipelines, prioritize resources, and recommend strategic trade-offs across competing opportunities.

• Lead category strategy discussions with Divisional Merchandising Managers and senior leaders, using insights and analytics to influence business decisions.

• Align Merchandising, Finance, Supply Chain, Marketing, Sourcing, and other partners around shared priorities and execution plans.

• Assess market attractiveness, customer behavior, competitive dynamics, and financial performance to guide category direction.