Category Manager

Overview

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The Category Manager is responsible for procuring, developing, coordinating programs within assigned category areas to achieve corporate goals by maximizing sales, inventory, and gross margin dollars.

The objectives will be met through focused merchandise assortments, productive marketing, sound negotiations and merchandise management.

Merchandise is purchased to maximize results while enhancing the overall divisions and company strategies.

Bosselman has many benefits to offer you that you will not find anywhere else like :

• Paid vacation
• 401K and matching contributions
• Health, dental and vision insurance
• Short and long term disability insurance
• Life insurance
• A clearly defined path for growth
• On-demand pay with PayActiv (access to earned but not yet paid wages)
• And much more!

Bosselman offers on-demand pay (access to earned but not yet paid wages) through :

Responsibilities

• Evaluates, selects and procures products and services of acceptable quality and quantity.
• Responsible for communicating and negotiating the best programs available through suppliers and vendors.
• Utilizes inventory management software to ensure proper inventory ordering and stock replenishment at all locations.
• Reviews and analyzes sales and gross profit contributions for each category and individual product movement within categories.
• Participates in the development of floorplan design and merchandise placement in new and existing locations.
• Reviews and analyzes inventory and turns to maximize profitability
• Conducts an annual review of assortments to support company goals and customer expectations
• Keeps informed of new products and programs by competitive store visits, vendor contacts and trade magazine articles.
• Works with vendors to minimize cost and maximize margins in assigned categories.
• Works with vendors on new products, discontinued products, in and out of distributions, additional demands, promotions, reduction of out of stocks and processing credits and returns.
• Develops and coordinates promotional programs, advertising and POS with vendors and ensure communication and implementation at store level.
• Analyzes results of promotional activity within assigned categories.
• Completes competitive market surveys as necessary. Makes retail adjustments based on findings of surveys.
• Develops and implements product plan-o-grams for assigned categories based upon sound Category analysis.
• Communicates with all departments to ensure effective implementation of marketing programs.
• Executes sales, margin and inventory plans, to achieve corporate goals.
• Participates in weekly and / or monthly Merchandising meetings, present reports and analysis, discussing issues and action items.
• Assists with all supply chain functions as required.
• Visits stores monthly to review POG and Set integrity and reviews assortments with DM’s and store management.
• Works at store level with DM’s and Store Managers implementing store sets and gathering important store information.
• Works with Category Specialist (s) providing guidance on pricing, costing and vendor support
• Provide friendly and competent customer service.
• Report for work in a timely manner when scheduled.

Additional Job Duties :

Assists in other duties, as assigned.

Supervisor Responsibilities :

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Qualifications

Education and / or Experience (include certs or licenses needed) :

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration or Marketing, or entry-level related experience and / or training, equivalent combination of education and experience, with entry level related purchasing experience is required.
• 4+ years of Purchasing and / or Category Management experience.

Minimum Qualifications :

• Strong organizational skills with effective follow-up and follow-through.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Problem analysis and resolution at both a strategic and functional level.
• Technical skills in strategic planning and marketing.
• Ability to identify and evaluate the latest industry trends.
• Ability to present professionally and effectively before groups of customers, vendors and employees.
• Microsoft Word and Excel experience required.
• Must be able to communicate in English. IF APPLICABLE
• Able and willing to deliver friendly, courteous, and prompt customer service.
• Able and willing to work cooperatively with other team members.
• Must be able to work 50 hours or more a week, work weekends, travel and stay overnight if needed to complete business.

Physical Requirements : The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by the Category Manager to successfully perform the essential functions of the job.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions, provided such accommodations do not create an undue hardship for the Company.

• This employee must occasionally lift and / or move up to 50 lbs., while performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to sit for long periods of time and occasionally required to stand, walk, use hands and fingers, handle or feel, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, talk and hear.
• Physical attendance at the primary work location is required.
30+ days ago