What are the responsibilities and job description for the Category Manager position at Global Industrial?
For over 70 years Global Industrial has been an industry leader providing private label and brand name industrial equipment and supplies to businesses throughout North America.
We carry over 1.7M industrial, material handling and business products that are sold through our website, corporate sales people and full color catalogs. We are constantly increasing our product offerings to meet the diverse and changing needs of our customers. Our customers include small to large corporations, institutions and government agencies as well as consumers.
Category Managers are responsible for all aspects of daily business within their assigned product assortments. This role will have financial accountability, including P&L and buying responsibility for assigned products. Category Managers will inventively solve for customer needs, grow market share, capitalize on business and product opportunities, and improve upon merchandising productivity. The Category Manager will manage their assigned product assortments within the direction and objectives set forth by their Director/VP. The Category Manager may have a team of direct reports, ranging from 1 to 3 associates with responsibility for making hiring decisions including hiring and terminations, performance management and coaching.
Responsibility Statements:
- Responsible for the P&L performance of assigned product category and has buying responsibility.
- Creates direction and strategy for assigned category-specific products that exceeds customer expectations and meets Product Line Review objectives.
- Create appealing product assortments and pricing strategies in assigned categories that align with brand vision/strategy and through an omni-channel lens, such as market localization and partnering with online merchandising.
- Translates strategy into actionable tactics that execute and meet or exceed objectives including sales, gross margin dollar, and inventory turn.
- Provides support and direction to support functions and merchandising team including performance management, accountability and coaching.
- Maintains an effective, day-to-day relationship with vendors, negotiations, providing feedback, and acquiring new relationships.
- Maintain industry expertise to stay aware of new trends/business to optimize product category success.
- Maintain strong, effective relationships with vendors to drive innovation and product development.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in related field and 3 years’ experience in merchandising OR 5 years Merchant experience
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with P&L responsibility
- Demonstrated experience in Category Management at Industrial/Healthcare Supply companies or at medium to large retailers.
Additional Information
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