You're a self-starter, who has a passion for retail and using numbers and different types of data to tell a compelling story. You get excited about the analytical process and using this knowledge to solve problems and make an impact. You are future looking, but also a strong executer that delivers exceptional customer service. You love the idea of supporting a dynamic and growing organization and making your mark on a retail category because you are driven to provide value to the business anyway you can!
As a Sr. Category Manager, you will:
- Help set and lead the strategic direction for a category at a retailer
- Deliver merchandising and assortment planning recommendations
- Research category and industry trends to provide findings on what is next within a category
- Analyze and leverage multiple sources of complex data sets, to tell a story on growth opportunities for the category and demonstrate thought leadership
- Develop and maintain routine reporting on category performance through retailer and Market data and communicate actionable insights
- Build Planograms using the Blue Yonder Space Planning software multiple times a year
- Build and maintain strong relationships with retailer team
- Collaborate and share findings with the Category Management Team
- Have a desire and availability to be a dependable go-to resource for team training and development
- Have an understanding of team strengths, opportunities and existing data resources to most effectively balance workloads and create a connected team culture
- Proactively create efficiencies, processes, and templates for the Category Management team by always looking for new ways to complete the role
- Adaptable and willing to jump into help were necessary
- Ambition to potentially manage other team members
- Other duties and responsibilities that are assigned