Category Manager
- Vaughan, ON, Canada
$92,000.00 · Full-time
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Job details
- Pay
- $92,000.00
- Job type
- Full-time
- Apply by
- Experience
- Generally 7+ years of experience in a related field.
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
A position at White Cap isn’t your ordinary job. You’ll work in an exciting and diverse environment, meet interesting people, and have a variety of career opportunities.
The White Cap family is committed to Building Trust on Every Job. We do this by being deeply knowledgeable, fully capable, and always dependable, and our associates are the driving force behind this commitment.
Job Summary
Responsible for executing awarded categories (less than $20M in revenue) and managing timelines for execution. Partner with key merchants and Functional Leader to obtain and assess data for merchandising strategy. Act as the liaison with internal/external project affiliates; present key recommendations and collaborate project results to meet and/or exceed corporate objectives.
Major Tasks, Responsibilities, And Key Accountabilities
We encourage all First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples or Indigenous peoples of North America to self-identify in their applications.
Minimum Pay
$92,000.00
Functional Area Sourcing
Recruiter Asante, Kwabena
Req ID WCJR-036301
Postal Code L4L 0B9
The White Cap family is committed to Building Trust on Every Job. We do this by being deeply knowledgeable, fully capable, and always dependable, and our associates are the driving force behind this commitment.
Job Summary
Responsible for executing awarded categories (less than $20M in revenue) and managing timelines for execution. Partner with key merchants and Functional Leader to obtain and assess data for merchandising strategy. Act as the liaison with internal/external project affiliates; present key recommendations and collaborate project results to meet and/or exceed corporate objectives.
Major Tasks, Responsibilities, And Key Accountabilities
- Manages key product categories in a portfolio of products less than $20M in revenue. Serves as business liaison to customers, management, and others affiliated with the project team.
- Drives and executes category program development using the toll gate process and works cross functionally with Packaging Design, Supply Chain, Distribution, Product Forecast, In Store Service, Sourcing, and Finance/Pricing/Hurdle Rate.
- Oversees category product mix development, innovation, planograms (POG), analytics (GMROI, Turns, Margins), Centralized Automatic Replenishment (CAR), Automatic Maintenance Tool (AMT), and visual merchandising.
- Develops and executes merchandising strategy utilizing key components of business drivers.
- Ensures systems are set up properly to support unique distribution and service ordering system.
- Develops strategies to solve multi-faceted problems through understanding of fundamental issues throughout the organization at all levels.
- Solutions require analysis and investigation.
- Achieves planned results by decisions and actions based on professional methods, business principles, and practical experience.
- Manages a group or team of professional individual contributors and/or indirectly supervises support staff.
- Located in a comfortable indoor area. Any unpleasant conditions would be infrequent and not objectionable.
- Most of the time is spent sitting in a comfortable position and there is frequent opportunity to move about. On rare occasions there may be a need to move or lift light articles.
- Typically requires overnight travel 5% to 20% of the time.
- Typically requires BS/BA in a related discipline. Generally 7+ years of experience in a related field. May require certification. Advanced degree may offset less experience in some disciplines.
- B2B Experience in MRO Products considered an asset
We encourage all First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples or Indigenous peoples of North America to self-identify in their applications.
Minimum Pay
$92,000.00
Functional Area Sourcing
Recruiter Asante, Kwabena
Req ID WCJR-036301
Postal Code L4L 0B9
More about this job
Responsibilities
Manages awarded product categories with less than $20 million in revenue, coordinating category execution, timelines, product mix, innovation, planograms, analytics, replenishment, and visual merchandising. Partners with merchants and cross-functional teams to develop merchandising strategies, resolve complex business issues, and deliver recommendations that support corporate objectives.
Requirements
Typically requires a bachelor's degree in a related discipline and at least seven years of related experience; certification may be required, and an advanced degree may offset some experience. B2B experience with MRO products is an asset, and the role may involve overnight travel 5% to 20% of the time.
Skills
- Category Management
- Merchandising Strategy
- Project Management
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Data Analysis
- Product Mix Development
- Product Innovation
- Planogram Management
- GMROI Analysis
- Inventory Turns Analysis
- Margin Analysis
- Automatic Replenishment
- Visual Merchandising
- Supply Chain Coordination
- Sourcing
- Problem Solving
Visa sponsorship
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Hiring contact
Asante, Kwabena
Categories
- Management & Leadership
- Retail
- Construction
- Logistics
- Data & Analytics
Keywords
- Category Management
- Merchandising Strategy
- Category Program Development
- Toll Gate Process
- Packaging Design
- Supply Chain
- Distribution
- Product Forecasting
- In-Store Service
- Sourcing
- Finance
- Pricing
- Hurdle Rate
- Product Mix
- Product Innovation
- Planograms
- GMROI
- Inventory Turns
- Margins
- Automatic Maintenance Tool
- Visual Merchandising
- B2B
- MRO Products
- Construction