Category Manager

Job Description:

Category Manager

Plantation, FL | Hybrid - 3 days per week in office. 

At Chewy, we believe great work starts with great people!

Chewy is looking for a Category Manager to join our team in Plantation, FL. This role offers the opportunity to own the performance and growth of a strategic category, brand, or portfolio while helping shape an outstanding experience for Chewy customers.

You will have experience owning the P&L or heavily involved in the analysis. Vendor Management experience where you developed, negotiated, and influenced decisions is a must. In this role you will index high on ownership and pull data regularly that will influence your strategy.

Your Opportunity

You will take meaningful ownership of a business, developing strategies that improve category performance, strengthen vendor partnerships, and create value for customers. You will manage key commercial levers, including P&L performance, pricing, assortment, promotions, and merchandising, while using data to identify opportunities and guide decisions. You will collaborate across marketing, supply chain, operations, and other teams to turn strategy into measurable business impact. This is an opportunity to build, test, learn, and grow within a fast-paced ecommerce environment where your decisions can directly influence revenue, customer experience, and long-term category growth.

What You'll Do

• Own the financial and operational performance of an assigned category, brand, or portfolio, including P&L management, revenue growth, and key business targets.
• Develop category strategies across pricing, assortment, promotions, merchandising, and other commercial levers to support sustainable growth.
• Analyze customer, financial, and operational data to identify trends, uncover opportunities, evaluate performance, and make informed business decisions.
• Build productive vendor relationships through ongoing performance discussions, negotiations, joint business planning, and alignment on shared growth opportunities.
• Collaborate with marketing, supply chain, operations, finance, and other partners to translate category priorities into coordinated initiatives.
• Identify opportunities to introduce new products, expand assortments, or develop initiatives that improve the customer experience and category performance.
• Improve category performance by testing ideas, measuring outcomes, and adjusting strategies based on customer and business insights.
• Influence cross-functional partners and external vendors by clearly communicating priorities, recommendations, business rationale, and expected impact.
• Monitor category and vendor performance against established metrics and use insights to recommend actions that support revenue, profitability, and customer experience.

What You'll Need

• 4+ years of experience in category management, brand management, merchandising, ecommerce, retail, or a related commercial role.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent degree requirement applicable to the position.
• Demonstrated experience owning or directly contributing to P&L performance, including the ability to understand revenue, profitability, pricing, assortment, and promotional decisions.
• Experience with vendor management, including building relationships, evaluating performance, conducting negotiations, and developing shared business plans.
• Ability to interpret financial, customer, and operational data and translate findings into clear recommendations and actions.
• Experience collaborating across functions such as marketing, supply chain, operations, finance, or merchandising to deliver business goals.
• Ability to prioritize effectively and make informed decisions in a fast-paced environment with multiple stakeholders and changing business needs.
• Ability to travel less than 20%, based on business needs.

Bonus

• Experience managing or scaling new, emerging, or rapidly growing brands or categories.
• Experience with ecommerce, technology-enabled retail, marketplaces, or direct-to-consumer businesses.
• Exposure to supply chain, forecasting, inventory planning, or related operational disciplines.
• Experience introducing new products, developing go-to-market plans, or expanding assortments.
• Demonstrated success improving category revenue, profitability, customer experience, or other measurable business outcomes.
• Experience influencing cross-functional partners when priorities, information, or business conditions are evolving.

What You'll Get

You will have the opportunity to own meaningful business decisions, build strong vendor partnerships, and develop your commercial leadership skills while working with teams across Chewy. You will contribute to a customer-focused business where curiosity, collaboration, and continuous improvement are valued, and where your work can have a visible impact on category growth and the customer experience.

#LI-BB2#LI-Hybrid

Chewy is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, gender, citizenship, marital status, religion, age, disability, gender identity, results of genetic testing, veteran status, as well as any other legally-protected characteristic. If you have a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act or similar law, and you need an accommodation during the application process or to perform these job requirements, or if you need a religious accommodation, please contact

CAAR@chewy.com

To access Chewy's California CPRA Job Applicant Privacy Policy, please click here.