10 grocery category management experts

Experience: Vice President of Center Store Category Management · Food Lion

Vice President of Center Store Category Management at Food Lion from 2018 to 2026, and Vice President of Merchandising Planning at Food Lion since September 2026. He was also Director of Category Management at Delhaize America (2007–2018), and his Food Lion roles include Category Manager - Dairy (2003–2005) and Director of Procurement (2001–2003).

Experience: Senior Category Director, Super Market Merchandising · Loblaw Companies Limited

Senior Category Director, Super Market Merchandising at Loblaw Companies Limited since December 2024, and Category Director, Super Market Division there from 2022 to 2024. Her other Loblaw roles include Director, Loblaw Brands - Projects, Data and Analytics (2020–2022) and Director, Control Brand Sourcing (2017–2020). Her profile describes category, merchandising and procurement work across national and private brands.

Experience: National Category Manager - Grocery · Sobeys

Former National Category Manager - Grocery at Sobeys (2018–2023) and Category Manager - Grocery there (2015–2017); she has been National Director Merchandising at Sobeys since December 2023. Her profile describes using analytics to identify and track consumer trends and leading cross-functional teams such as supply chain and logistics, retail operations and Private Label.

Experience: National Category Director · Albertsons Companies

National Category Director at Albertsons Companies since July 2021, responsible for developing and executing strategic plans to drive sales and profitability for categories that include Frozen Vegetable, Potato and Desserts. Her other roles include Assistant Grocery Sales Manager at Albertsons Companies (2016–2021), Category Solutions Analyst at The Save Mart Companies (2014–2016) and Category Analyst II- Meals and Ingredients at Safeway (2010–2014).

Experience: Director Category Management - Grocery & General Merchandise · Giant Food

Director Category Management - Grocery & General Merchandise at Giant Food (2024–2025), and Director Category Management - Dairy, Frozen, Health & Beauty, and Homecare there since August 2025. He was Vice President Of Merchandising, Food at Thrive Market (2022–2024) and Sr. Director of Merchandising, Food there (2020–2022); his profile describes leading teams in category management, merchandising and e-commerce.

Experience: Senior Category Director · Loblaw Companies Limited

Former Senior Category Director at Loblaw Companies Limited (2013–2023), where his profile says he led a team of 18 responsible for category management across multiple banners of the Loblaws conventional division in Canada, including Loblaws, Zehrs and Provigo. He was also Vice President Merchandising & Category Management at Rexall Pharmacy Group Ltd. (2012–2013).

Experience: Director, Category Leader, Grocery · Amazon

Former Director, Category Leader, Grocery at Amazon (2024–2026), where she owned a $1B P&L for Center Store and Frozen categories in Amazon Fresh stores and online and led a team of 73 across vendor management, category management, merchandising, marketing and program management. She was also Director, Product Management, Amazon Fresh (2021–2024) and Senior Manager, Vendor Management, Amazon Fresh (2019–2021).

Experience: Vice President of Category Management, Center Store · Food Lion

Vice President of Category Management, Center Store at Food Lion since January 2018, and Director of Category Management, Center Store there from 2016 to 2017. Her other Food Lion roles include Merchandising Manager (2005–2009), Category Analyst (2000–2005) and Buyer (1998–2000).

Experience: Director of Category Management · Gelsons Markets

Director of Category Management at Gelsons Markets since June 2026. His other Gelsons Markets roles include Category Manager (2017–2022), Director of Merchandising Operations (2022–2026) and Assistant Category Manager (2017). His profile describes him as an experienced category manager who uses a data-oriented, customer-first approach to create opportunities and differentiation from competitors.

Experience: Vice President Category Management - Deli, Bakery, Prepared Foods & HMR · Stop & Shop

Vice President Category Management - Deli, Bakery, Prepared Foods & HMR at Stop & Shop since October 2023; her profile also lists her as Director of Deli Bake at Stop & Shop since 2019. At BJ's Wholesale Club she was Category Director - Perishables (2016–2018) and Vice President, DMM - Dairy, Deli, Bakery, Commercial Bakery & Prepared Foods (2018–2019).