Show notes
Ariel Lee, Former Category Manager at CVS Health, shares with us what the role of a Category Manager at a large Retail company is all about.At CVS Health, Ariel was responsible for $300M P&L and 16+ partners across 7,800 stores and CVS.com. Ariel has a BA in Neuroscience from Cornell University, and an MBA with a focus on Marketing and Strategy from Tepper School of Business, Carnegie Mellon University.Some of the areas we touch upon in this episode include:1. What is Category Management2. The day to day job of a Category Manager in Retail3. Importance of understanding consumer behavior to be a good category manager4. Dealing and negotiating with multiple partners for your category5. The kind of person who would do well in this job - dealing with multiple stakeholders, lot of data analysis, deadlines, etc.6. Interesting and challenging aspects of the job7. Tips for interested candidatesThank you for listening!!Follow the show on Twitter @LED_CuratorWebsite www.learneducatediscover.com/Subscribe on iTunes geo.itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/jus…180382202?mt=2Like us on FaceBook at www.facebook.com/learneducatediscover/Email us at hello@learneducatediscover. We will reply!!



