Category Manager

Job Title:
Category Manager

Position Purpose
Organizes and manages a category (or more than one) assuming the initiative and risk of the business to deliver sales, gross margin, profit and coverage plan

Primary Accountabilities
- Business Development - Identify market needs and develop strategies to fill them, build strategic partnerships, develop market opportunities
- Pre-Line Reviews/Line Reviews - Build attractive assortment to grow business by creating business plan to deliver coverage, sales, gross margin and profit plan.
- Category Management - Category Contribution responsibility, gross margin control, category growth, contract review, vendor management including negotiations and development.
- Planogram - Building the Planogram, Min Review, ZAP Revision, Planogram Maintenance, Secondary Placement Follow up
- Category insight - Store checks, market visit, competition research, Commercial customers visit.
- Store Support & Team development - Customer Satisfaction, Pricing Deals, Develop ACM capabilities and skills
- Marketing - Create marketing plans, brand development and promotions
- Supply Chain - Fill Rate, Special Orders, Recalls, Return to Vendor, Return to Stock, Order Follow up

Education & Experience
Level of Formal Education: A Bachelor's degree (BA, BS) or equivalent.
Area of Study: Business degree
Years of Experience: Three to five years.
Type of Experience: Merchandising, sales, category management
Special Certifications or Technical Skills: Microsoft office, negotiation skills, bilingual (English /Spanish)
Other/Preferred: Analytical skills